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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 4 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Environmental Consequences PAGE 4-161 birds and habitat and to work with land owners and managers to conserve these areas for long-term protection. The Joint Base Lewis-McChord Yakima Training Center (JBLM YTC) is recognized as an IBA based on the presence of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat. Sage-Grouse resources would be affected at a moderate to low level, but the status and management of the IBA will remain intact. Specific biological impacts to Greater Sage-Grouse are detailed in Section - 4.3 Wildlife and Special Status Wildlife Species. 4.6.4.3 Route Segment 1c There are no SMAs associated with Route Segment 1c and no impacts would occur. 4.6.4.4 Route Segment 2a There are no SMAs associated with Route Segment 2a and no impacts would occur. 4.6.4.5 Route Segment 2b There are no SMAs associated with Route Segment 2b and no impacts would occur. 4.6.4.6 Route Segment 2c There are no SMAs associated with Route Segment 2c and no impacts would occur. 4.6.4.7 Route Segment 2d No direct or indirect impacts would occur to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) McCoy Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The McCoy Canyon ACEC is not crossed by the Project and is located 0.4 mile to the east of Route Segment 2d (refer to Appendix A: Jurisdiction, Recreation, and Special Management Areas). 4.6.4.8 Route Segment 3a There are no SMAs associated with Route Segment 3a and no impacts would occur. 4.6.4.9 Route Segment 3b The Hanford Reach of the Columbia River and public lands within 0.25 mile was recommended for inclusion (eligible) in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSR) system as a “Recreational River” as a result of a study conducted by the National Park Service. The eligible section begins one mile downstream from the outflow of the Priest Rapids Dam (free flowing river section) near the Yakima- Grant-Benton County line and includes approximately 0.25 mile on each side of the river. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who has oversight responsibility and manages the proposed “Recreational River'' in such a manner as to protect and enhance the values which caused it to be recommended for inclusion in the National WSR system. No public lands are crossed within 0.25 mile of the Columbia River Eligible WSR and no impacts would occur. 4.6.4.10 Route Segment 3c No impacts would occur to the McCoy Canyon ACEC, Hanford Reach National Monument (HRNM), Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, or Lower Crab Creek Unit of the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area. Impacts in the Eligible Columbia River WSR would be low for 0.2 mile (on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation lands) because the Project would not adversely affect any of the seven outstandingly remarkable resources, as defined in Section 3.6 - Special Management Areas. The resources would be protected by RDFs implemented as part of the Project. Impacts to Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), federally recognized rare plant and animal species, and the intact ecosystem of the river and adjacent Wahluke Slope within 0.25 mile of the eligible portion of the river on public lands are expected to be low or none (see Section 4.2 - Vegetation and Special Status Plant Species and Section 4.3 - Wildlife and Special Status Wildlife Species). Physical impacts on Native American cultural resources and archeological artifacts and sites within 0.25 mile of the river on public land adjacent to the eligible WSR