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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Wilderness Characteristics

Guidance for the BLM

Size – Option 1 Roadless

more than 5,000 acrescontiguous BLM

do not count State or private inholdings

do not inventory State or private

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Size – Option I “Contiguous”

having boundaries that touch

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not “contiguous”

Size – Option I “Contiguous”

sharing an edge, not sharing a point

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not “contiguous”

Size – Option I “Contiguous”

sharing an edge, not sharing a point

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“contiguous”

Size – Option I “Contiguous”

sharing an edge, not sharing a point

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“contiguous”?

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

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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”

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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”

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NOT FS “Roadless” areas unless a

lso “Recommended

Wilderness”

NOT NPS “Eligible for Wilderness S

tudy”

Size – Option 3 Roadless and possible to manage as

wilderness regardless of size

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Size – Option 4 Roadless Island

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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

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Inventory - SizeEnd of Module IIC

Wilderness Characteristics

Guidance for the BLM