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to provide forest products, increase water yield, and maintain or improve wildlife habitat. These accesses would be closed to motorized use when not needed for resource management activities. However, roads to the area could provide public access, which is not now available. , :~ f' Under the unsuitable alternative, up to 25 percent of the WSA could be served by motorized access for vegetation management to provide forest products, increase water yield, and maintain or improve wildlife habitat. Due to the additional area on which vegetation management may occur, this alternative will provide more public access than the suitable with modified boundary alternative. :~ '. , ;~ ,;i ~ , ~ 9 00 I :; ~ 14. Range I I] Public Law 96-560, Section 108, specifically references grazing regulations applicable to National Forest wildernesses. Grazing is permitted in wilderness and where established will continue to be allowed. However, a recommendation for wilderness, if subsequently adopted, wilI have an effect upon grazing activities, particularly regarding new use, access, and the methods employed in the conduct of range management. :;; Livestock use or management activities will not change significantly with any alternative. Some effects will occur due to limitations on new use, access, and methods of management used under the suitable and suitable with modified boundary alternatives. Currently, there are no non-structural range improvements planned. Under the suitable or suitable with boundary modification alternatives, improvements to increase capacity with intensive range management practices could not be accomplished. B. Social and Economic Effects None of the alternatives would have significant effects on the general population, employment, income or lifestyles in the HRU's unless significant mineral 88 ('C2697