planning – factors
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
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Factor #2Manageability
Land status inholdings? access? split estate?
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Factor #2Manageability
Land status External impacts
incompatible activities pervasive & omnipresent?
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Factor #2Manageability
Land status External impacts Other laws
additional statutory requirements?
NPRPA O&C Lands Act
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Factor #2Manageability
Land status External impacts Other laws Boundary modification?
boundary road maintenance buffer? boundary vary by Alternative?
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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