Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for BLM
This content provides guidance for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on wilderness characteristics, including inventory procedures and planning background for LWCs.
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Wilderness Characteristics Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM Guidance for the BLM I. Introduction II. Inventory Procedures III. 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 Background
Wilderness Characteristics Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM Guidance for the BLM Considering lands with wilderness characteristics in land use planning: Background Planning Background
Mandate from FLPMA Mandate from FLPMA Land Use Planning or Project Analysis: Effects of protecting WCs Effects of not protecting WCs Effects of managing LWCs on other resources Planning Background
Alternative Allocations Alternative Allocations No LWCs present document LWCs present 1) emphasize other multiple uses 2) emphasize other multiple uses while mitigating impacts to WCs 3) emphasize protection of LWCs 4) combination of 1), 2), or 3) Planning Background
Presence of LWCs result of an inventory not a management decision Protecting an LWC land use planning decision involving other agencies; the public called? check with your SO no universal name across the BLM Planning Background
Wilderness Characteristics Wilderness Characteristics Guidance for the BLM Guidance for the BLM Considering lands with wilderness characteristics in land use planning: Background End of Module IIIA Planning Background