Planning – Factors I. Introduction II. Inventory Procedures III.Planning A. Background to LWCs in Planning B. Factors to Consider When Protecting LWCs C. Placing LWCs in the Land Use Planning Process D. LWCs and Proposed Projects Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM
Considering lands with wilderness characteristics in land use planning: Factors to Consider Planning – Factors Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM
Factor #1 Wilderness Characteristics Review documented inventories referenced in Land Use Plan available to the public Planning – Factors
Factor #2 Manageability Land status inholdings? access? split estate? Planning – Factors
Factor #2 Manageability Land status External impacts incompatible activities pervasive & omnipresent? Planning – Factors
Factor #2 Manageability Land status External impacts Other laws additional statutory requirements? NPRPA O&C Lands Act Planning – Factors
Factor #2 Manageability Land status External impacts Other laws Boundary modification? boundary road maintenance buffer? boundary vary by Alternative? Planning – Factors
Factor #3 Other Resource Values & Uses Lost or degraded if LWC protected Preserved, recovered, or improved if LWC protected Planning – Factors
Factor #3 Other Resource Values & Uses Lost or degraded Preserved, recovered, or improved presence of other resources development potential compatibility with protection resource availability economic importance Boundary modification? Planning – Factors
Factor #4 recent Congressional action WSAs released in legislation no longer managed under the IMP still have wilderness characteristics (by definition as a WSA) immediate Congressional intent: do not preserve WCs on these areas circumstances may change Planning – Factors
Considering lands with wilderness characteristics in land use planning: Factors to Consider Planning – Factors End of Module IIIB Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM