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
