National Wilderness Program Manager Updates and FY 2022 Priorities
Stay updated on the latest wilderness area data, priorities, and developments from Peter Mali, National Wilderness Program Manager. Explore the progress in maintaining wilderness stewardship, monitoring, and more for the upcoming year. Contact Peter Mali for more information.
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Forest Service Wilderness Update Peter Mali, National Wilderness Program Manager -- National Wilderness Workshop 2021 November 15, 2021
803 Wilderness Areas 111,687,310 acres
448 Wilderness Areas 36.7 million acres
FY 2022 Wilderness Priorities Continue support for Wilderness Stewardship Performance, Wilderness Character Monitoring WSP: Continue to receive FY21 data, but preliminary results suggest increase in the number of areas meeting baseline performance standards WCM: collected baseline data (or in process) on about 40% of FS wilderness Finalize Congressionally mandated climbing directives Continue development of guidance for recreational climbing on National Forest System lands, including in Congressionally designated wilderness Complete revision of the Minimum Requirements Decision Guide Interagency working group striving to make MRDG process more intuitive while maintaining its effectiveness in helping managers make defensible decisions when considering a use otherwise prohibited by Wilderness Act
Peter Mali National Wilderness Program Manager peter.mali@usda.gov
