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 III. Planning Inventory - Size
Inventory Procedures: Size Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM Inventory Procedures: Size Inventory - Size
Size – Option I Roadless more than 5,000 acres contiguous BLM do not count State or private inholdings do not inventory State or private Inventory - Size
Size – Option I “Contiguous” having boundaries that touch not “contiguous” Inventory - Size
Size – Option I “Contiguous” sharing an edge, not sharing a point not “contiguous” Inventory - Size
Size – Option I “Contiguous” sharing an edge, not sharing a point Inventory - Size
Size – Option I “Contiguous” sharing an edge, not sharing a point Inventory - Size
Size – Option 2 Roadless and less than 5,000 acres regardless of size contiguous with lands formally determined to have: wilderness values potential wilderness values Federal lands managed to protect wilderness characteristics Inventory - Size
Size – Option 2 Roadless regardless of size contiguous 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” NOT FS “Roadless” areas unless also “Recommended Wilderness” NOT NPS “Eligible for Wilderness Study” Inventory - Size
Size – Option 3 Roadless and possible to manage as wilderness regardless of size Inventory - Size
Size – Option 4 Roadless Island Inventory - Size
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
Inventory Procedures: Size Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM Inventory Procedures: Size End of Module IIC Inventory - Size