wilderness characteristics guidance for the blm
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Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM. I. Introduction II. Inventory Procedures A. Background B. Route Analysis & Boundary Identification C. Size D. Naturalness E. Outstanding Opportunities & Supplemental Values F. Boundary Adjustments & LWC Documentation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Wilderness Characteristics
Guidance for the BLM
Inventory - Size
I. Introduction II. Inventory Procedures
A. BackgroundB. Route Analysis & Boundary IdentificationC. SizeD. Naturalness E. Outstanding Opportunities & Supplemental
ValuesF. Boundary Adjustments & LWC Documentation
III. Planning
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Inventory Procedures:Size
Inventory - Size
Wilderness Characteristics
Guidance for the BLM
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Size – Option 1 Roadless
more than 5,000 acrescontiguous BLM
do not count State or private inholdings
do not inventory State or private
Inventory - Size
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Size – Option I “Contiguous”
having boundaries that touch
Inventory - Size
not “contiguous”
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Size – Option I “Contiguous”
sharing an edge, not sharing a point
Inventory - Size
not “contiguous”
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Size – Option I “Contiguous”
sharing an edge, not sharing a point
Inventory - Size
“contiguous”
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Size – Option I “Contiguous”
sharing an edge, not sharing a point
Inventory - Size
“contiguous”?
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Size – Option 2 Roadless
regardless of sizecontiguous with lands formally
determined to have wilderness values potential wilderness values Federal lands managed to protect
wilderness characteristics
Inventory - Size
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Size – Option 2 Roadless
regardless of sizecontiguous with
Wilderness (BLM, FWS, FS, NPS) BLM Wilderness Study Area FWS “Proposed for Wilderness Designation” FS “Recommended Wilderness” or
“Wilderness Study Area” NPS “Recommended” or “Proposed”
Inventory - Size
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Size – Option 2 Roadless
regardless of sizecontiguous with
Wilderness (BLM, FWS, FS, NPS) BLM Wilderness Study Area FWS “Proposed for Wilderness Designation” FS “Recommended Wilderness” or
“Wilderness Study Area” NPS “Recommended” or “Proposed”
Inventory - Size
NOT FS “Roadless” areas unless a
lso “Recommended
Wilderness”
NOT NPS “Eligible for Wilderness S
tudy”
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Size – Option 3 Roadless and possible to manage as
wilderness regardless of size
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Size – Option 4 Roadless Island
Inventory - Size
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Size – Documentation Document size rationale If no size criteria are met
no wilderness characteristics further inventory activity not necessary document!
If size criterion is met proceed to “naturalness” criterion
Inventory - Size
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Inventory Procedures:Size
Inventory - SizeEnd of Module IIC
Wilderness Characteristics
Guidance for the BLM