1. 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
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2. Inventory Procedures: Size
Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM
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Size
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3. Size – Option I Roadless more than 5,000 acres contiguous BLM
do not count State or private inholdings
do not inventory State or private
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4. Size – Option I “Contiguous” having boundaries that touch
not “contiguous”
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5. Size – Option I “Contiguous” sharing an edge, not sharing a point
not “contiguous”
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6. Size – Option I “Contiguous” sharing an edge, not sharing a point
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7. Size – Option I “Contiguous” sharing an edge, not sharing a point
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8. 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
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9. 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”
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10. Size – Option 3
Roadless and possible to manage as wilderness regardless of size
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11. Size – Option 4
Roadless Island
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12. 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
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13. Inventory Procedures: Size
Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM
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Size
End of Module IIC
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