Planning – Factors

I. IntroductionII. Inventory ProceduresIII. Planning

A. Background to LWCs in Planning B. Factors to Consider When Protecting LWCsC. Placing LWCs in the Land Use Planning

ProcessD. LWCs and Proposed Projects

Wilderness Characteristics

Guidance for the BLM

Considering lands with wilderness characteristics

in land use planning:Factors to Consider

Planning – Factors

Wilderness Characteristics

Guidance for the BLM

Factor #1Wilderness

Characteristics

Review documented inventoriesreferenced in Land Use Planavailable to the public

Planning – Factors

Factor #2Manageability

Land status inholdings? access? split estate?

Planning – Factors

Factor #2Manageability

Land status External impacts

incompatible activities pervasive & omnipresent?

Planning – Factors

Factor #2Manageability

Land status External impacts Other laws

additional statutory requirements?

NPRPA O&C Lands Act

Planning – Factors

Factor #2Manageability

Land status External impacts Other laws Boundary modification?

boundary road maintenance buffer? boundary vary by Alternative?

Planning – Factors

Factor #3Other Resource Values &

Uses Lost or degraded if LWC protected Preserved, recovered, or improved if LWC protected

Planning – Factors

Factor #3Other 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

Factor #4recent 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 changePlanning – Factors

Considering lands with wilderness characteristics

in land use planning:Factors to Consider

Planning – FactorsEnd of Module IIIB

Wilderness Characteristics

Guidance for the BLM