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Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM
I. Introduction II. Inventory Procedures 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 Planning – Factors
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Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM
Considering lands with wilderness characteristics in land use planning: Factors to Consider Planning – Factors
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Factor #1 Wilderness Characteristics
Review documented inventories referenced in Land Use Plan available to the public Planning – Factors
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Factor #2 Manageability
Land status inholdings? access? split estate? Planning – Factors
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Factor #2 Manageability
Land status External impacts incompatible activities pervasive & omnipresent? Planning – Factors
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Factor #2 Manageability
Land status External impacts Other laws additional statutory requirements? NPRPA O&C Lands Act Planning – Factors
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Factor #2 Manageability
Land status External impacts Other laws Boundary modification? boundary road maintenance buffer? boundary vary by Alternative? Planning – Factors
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Factor #3 Other Resource Values & Uses
Lost or degraded if LWC protected Preserved, recovered, or improved if LWC protected Planning – Factors
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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
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Factor #4 recent Congressional action
WSA 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
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Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM
Considering lands with wilderness characteristics in land use planning: Factors to Consider End of Module IIIB Planning – Factors
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