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<br />11"" " .. <br />. ~ ~ .~: ""\ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />VISUAL QUALITY OBEJCTIVES <br /> <br />The basic intent for establishing \"~O is to provide an inventory <br /> <br />1l"Q. ~<.'~~,~,>,~hat describes the degreel of ac~ep:?ble visual quality alter,7lation <br /> <br />c< "~' "}~ of the nat"ural. land,sqE~' QualIty objectives are based upon the <br /> <br />. \- VI( -<... <br />, ~ , (,.Q <br />~. "S' \ <br />f'')'" \~1{' <br />-J2. <br />,\ \- <br /> <br />$ /' <br />~e.. 1 '" <br />~"" ,,<~O <br />d>"~~1 b <br /> <br />v- '-,,': <br />;,?~ (~S <br />v' <br /> <br />~,('J <br />\C.(',~,\ <br />~ 0' iJ <br />...~ \ '''\ \.\.,~. ~ll <br />, ' <br />7) "" <br />'\J"(O~ . ) <br />~ ....~ I <br />\\1 ~ <br /> <br />public's concern for scenic quality (Sensitivity Levels) as well <br /> <br />as diversity of natural features (Varietyelasses). <br /> <br />METHODOUIGY <br /> <br />VQO~t~e results of integrating three basic factors: Variety <br /> <br /> <br />elasses, "hich defines and categori:ed scenic quality by measuring <br />-- .,..---:".---- <br /> <br />-""-="._, <br /> <br />the amount of variety in the nature! landscape; Viewer Sensitivity <br /> <br />Level, identifying different <br /> <br />levels of user ccncern for <br /> <br />V\Pwe~ <br />of seEm areas <br />~\:, ,,'I J' ~ <br /> <br />of the <br /> <br />the visual <br /> <br />environment; and Distance Zone, divisions <br /> <br />seer--... sC?c:($ <br />landscape as viewed by observers. <br />o'::>~('r ",.~ v' e".vtr'$ <br /> <br />eHA~~eTER SUB-TYPES <br /> <br />The Ell<: River and its Forks are baSically in t"o' different sub-types. <br /> <br />The first is the Elkhead Classifica:ion which is at the base of <br /> <br />Elk River near Clark and reaches to approximately Hinman Park, <br /> <br />This subtype is characterized by moderate to steep mountains with <br /> <br />rocky outcrops..!2. more moderate sl":Jes with rolling character, <br /> <br />Spruce/fir and pine are on the steeper lands and aspen interspersed <br /> <br />among the conifers. Lower elevatic~s <br /> <br />of rolling hills are covcred <br />~ --~... <br />---..' <br />surroun.Qs large JLspen parks,.:t<" <br /> <br />I<ith ,::spen, s.!!:geJ2rusb, and ~ t:cn <br /> <br />Steep canyons are not common to this subtype. The aspen stands <br /> <br />are the most significant clement oi the landscapc b~c:J.use of the <br /> <br />large gruupings and changing chara..::: 0:> I" . \':ater forms ;U'C not visually <br /> <br />.. ' <br /> <br />pv;' 1\f!I'J flr'll'l(~\'.j <br /> <br />"k \))e <br />'i"rf <br /> <br />strong "in thi.s Ch.1.r:lctcr subt\'pc. <br />:'\ \ . <br />v':.,C(:' ~.... ('('L\\. a..s?.@.\ (..Ii{L'u,'~ -.", L':'~" <br />'"I \ I~" IS ; ',." . r'l , ~ , <br /> <br />-....J-.,. <br />- , <br />