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<br />A Deeper Look...."
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<br />Read on for a more detailed
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<br />look at our inventory process,
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<br />Law, Policy, and Direction
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<br />TIlt' \\'Jdcmess :\cc of 1%4 (p.L 88-57.') prMldt,s
<br />tht' Imtul aUl.hont~' for r<Y.ldless tn\'('lltont's :lnd
<br />t'\':lluatlom Curr('t\1 dlr('ctlOn for road]ess :lrea
<br />1ll\'cn!orl('s :lud t'\'alu:Hlons I~ found lJl 36 CPR
<br />~19.17. Forest Sernct' lundbooks (FSf f) and manuals
<br />(fSi\l) Itst addillonal ('\"aluatlon requirements (FSJ I
<br />1909.12,7, rs:-.f 1923, :lnd FSM ~3~O).
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<br />Based on tillS directIOn, Rqoon ~ d('Y("]uped a
<br />gUld:lnn' paper (,ntilled A fuJi/dIns "rod l'''TThJd,d Ana
<br />Inl'llllol)" PlIlpOJl, PrortJ.s ,md /'mJJ((Ii, TillS paper \\':lS
<br />prepared by the Rt'gJon : PIaIUlUlg AnalYSIS Team
<br />:md appro\"Cd by tbe ReglOn:tj Directors mJune of
<br />1997, II outlme~ the USt' of:t geographiC lIlfOrTIUtion
<br />s)'stem (GIS) Ul the road less Illwmory process.
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<br />The Inventory Process
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<br />The first step III the e\'J.lu:'1tlol1 oi pott'!HIJ.1 \\'1ldeme5s
<br />IS to Identl~' J.nu lll\"Cnlory all rO:'1dks~, unde\'e1oped
<br />are:lS that s:ltlsfy the defl.lulion of wilderness
<br />:lCCOrdUlg to the 19M \'rlld~'mcss :\Cl.
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<br />\'\;'e used GIS as a too] to help ,denufy arC3S Utat
<br />ffilght meet dlt' followUlg cnrt'ru:
<br />. 5,000 acres or morc.
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<br />. U'SS than 5,0(10 acrn bUI conu",'Uous to an
<br />e~lslm,g\\'1]demess
<br />. No cl1s:O>lfieu roads.l
<br />The follo\nng :lre:as were remowd from the
<br />Ln\Totory:
<br />. Recrcauon and aJnulUstr.lnn' Sill'S
<br />. Ski areas
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<br />1 :\ dlsSltieJ rlnJ IS ,l W.ld .:onstruCled or numt:uned t'or
<br />IutJg.t~rm hl~h\\"JY \,thlck use :\11 trMls, both mOlOrLZCd
<br />,U1J non-mownuJ. \line iell 1n the Ul\'enlOn', all
<br />ob[lt~rJtcJ ~v.lJs mJ ros~ 1968 user creJted ~oJds were
<br />;llSll [er-, m rle.1Se n'Xt' th,1t Ihl' JcflnJ1Jon or rO:.lds IS
<br />SOmt"\lo'h;l: Jll.fuenl than U1 ou~ Purpose anJ
<br />='eeJiPI,llllllng LntaLl.
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<br />. DcS1gJL"1t(-d wilden\ess 3ft"'}5
<br />. L'uhty comdor"
<br />. Malar harw5t WU(5, prt'-comrru:.rcu] and
<br />commt'rCLl.l tlunrung urn!.'>, mclud1.l1g sales wldt'r
<br />COlltr.lCt or WIth a !'.1f..,'llt-d de(lS101l1l0UCC,
<br />. :\11 of the lands Wt an: not FOrt.~t $en'ICt'
<br />oWllnsrup \1.'1t1un the iort"sc boundary
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<br />lllt' ]nterdlsclplma~' Team (ID'1) :lud dlstncts
<br />renewed Lilt' nups and mad(: adlustmenrs based on
<br />oo-the-b'1'OUnd knowledge:.
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<br />fi'm USDA d I
<br />~. roa eSS.fs.fed,us
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<br />The Roadless Initiative
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<br />in October, PreSident Chlllon asked [he Forest
<br />Scn'lCe to dn'dop a stOtcgy for nuna~>mg all w:'1dl<:ss
<br />arC3S 10 lht' ~a[iona] Poresl Syslem. The Forest
<br />Ser\'lc(' pubhshed a 1'\OtlCC of Jmcnt Ul Octoocr 1999
<br />outluung a propos('d acuon to unplcmenr the
<br />Prcsldt'oc's d1fcctl\'e, The proposed rule would
<br />UlHl:ltl' a t\I.'o-pan process 10 protecl roadlcss areas,
<br />If ;ldopted, pan onc would urunt'dcuely restnCl
<br />c("rum aCl1ntles, such as road conslruC\.lOn. III
<br />unroaded purtlons of m\'('nlOnecl road less areas. ;lS
<br />pre\'1ocsly Idcnofied m R.-\RE II and ('\:lQmg [nfl'Sf
<br />plan mn'ocones. Part two would csubltsh natlona]
<br />dlfeCtlon for m:Hugmg lll\'cntoned road less areas, and
<br />for detemumllg whether :l.IId to what extent slllular
<br />protections should be extended to urunn'ntoned
<br />ro;tdk'ss areas Smcc the ;\ledlclOe Bow Plan IS
<br />curn'ntly III r('\"ISl()fi, dlrectlon prm'lded by thiS
<br />e~pt'ctt'd ruk' u'llI apply to tht' Jnwntoncd Roadlcss
<br />;\r~'as dcscnocd III thIS ilewslener.
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<br />TIle releasc of (he Draft Ennronmenullmpact
<br />Statement.. proposed rule IS expected III May :000_
<br />TillS rele:'1~ Will be followed by a public COffil11enr
<br />pt'ood l-h.;ed on public IllpUl, L1le J.,gency wiJl
<br />dc\-c]oP:i final rule and cn\"ironmcnullmpaCl
<br />sutemcnr \'nt'n the drafl. documents :ire a\':lllable,
<br />the Forest \\:I1J host public mceungs 10 explam the
<br />road]ess mltUII\'e. You willlu\"C opportulUty to
<br />reneU' roadless area ours at that ume also, Once tile
<br />fma] rule IS establIshed, the i\fcdlCUlC Row re\"iSlOn
<br />('fiorl wiJ] be subleCl to any dlrccuon contamed 111
<br />dut rule, If you M\'e any (juesuons concenung the
<br />Roadless lruu.au\'e. II1fomuuon can oc found at their
<br />U'ebsHC: ww"\'roadless,f~t(.'d,m or by wntUlg m:
<br />l-SD.-\ Forest Sernce. arrerlt10n roadless, P.O. Box
<br />:::1090. Saltuke City, LOT s,n:~
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