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<br />of the groups who favored the Forest Service proposal specifically asked that South <br />Fork White River be excluded or modified. <br /> <br />Copies of the hearing record and an analysis of public response are on nIe in the of- <br />fice of the Chief, Forest Service, Washington, D. C., and the office of the Regional For- <br />ester, Building 85, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado. All exhibits presented at <br />the hearing and all letters received as a result of the public notice and prior to Novem- <br />ber 15, 1966, are also on nIe in the office of the Regional Forester. <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS <br /> <br />Structures and Activities <br /> <br />Trails are necessary for administration and public use of the area. There are now <br />approximately 160 miles of horse and foot trails within the proposed boundary. These <br />trails will be maintained as the principal means of access. <br /> <br />Four-wheel-drive vehicles have invaded the Primitive Area to a limited extent. <br />These jeep tracks will be blocked and prohibitions on jeep use enforced. <br /> <br />No Forest Service administrative improvements exist in the proposed area. The <br />rustic-type signs now in place are needed to help disperse and direct travelers. <br /> <br />Two semipermanent "packer stations" are under special-use permit at Marvine Lake. <br />They will be removed in 1970 at the expiration of an agreed-to lo-year amortization <br />period. <br /> <br />At the junction of the East and West Lost Lakes trails, and improvement known as <br />the Lost Lakes Lodge is located in the NW'4 Section 12, T. 1 N., R. 88 W., 6th P. M. <br />The permittees have agreed to termination and removal in 1967. The existing fishery <br />building and boathouse at Trappers Lake are scheduled for removal. <br /> <br />The grave of one Joe Belarde, who died in 1928, is located north of the Devil's <br />Causeway in the mouth of Dead Mexican Gulch-so named because of the grave. A <br />wooden cross and headboard mark this site. <br /> <br />Fire <br /> <br />The recent history of fire is one of a few small fires. Normal climatic conditions do <br />not include the "blow-up" factors which generate major fires. Man-caused fires will be <br />the main risk. Heavy fuels, from insect-killed spruce, will be concentrated along the <br />green understory of spruce and fir reproduction. Forest fires should not be a critical <br />factor in wilderness management of the area. <br /> <br />Insects and Disease <br /> <br />The Engelmann spruce bark beetle epidemic of the 1940's has been reviewed in the <br />Timber Section of this report. Other insects here are the Ips, present in endemic popu- <br />lations within the proposed boundary. <br /> <br />No unusual infections of forest tree diseases are known. <br /> <br />Non-Federal Lands Inside Boundary <br />All the lands ins.de the proposed boundary are Federal lands. <br /> <br />18 <br />