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III. FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS <br />The proposal would permit the retention of the primeval character <br />of 80,150 acres as Wilderness. <br />Some results of this action would be: <br />1. Maintenance of an enduring wilderness resource. <br />2. Maintenance of recreation and scenic amenities. <br />3. Provide a living laboratory for the study of <br />the forces of nature and ecological benchmarks <br />of plant and animal life. <br />4. Provide a broad economic base for the local <br />communities. <br />IV. ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WHICH CANNOT BE AVOIDED <br />The proposed action minimizes the adverse effects, both physical <br />and social, and provides an opportunity to create favorable land -use <br />patterns on public lands. Despite the minimizing effect, the <br />following adverse influences will remain: <br />1. Mineral extraction will create some esthetic scars. <br />These can be minimized by good planning, design, <br />and rehabilitation. <br />2. Present land -use patterns, public and private, will <br />change outside of the Wilderness Units. Generally, <br />these patterns will involve more intensive use of <br />the land, requiring good planning and zoning by <br />concerned government entities. <br />3. Permitted development activity could adversely <br />impact the present high quality water and air <br />values within the Review Area. In all cases, <br />developmental activities must make provision to <br />comply with or exceed standards of applicable <br />water and air quality laws and regulations. <br />The significance of adverse influences would vary with the manage- <br />ment arrangement of all lands within the Review Area under existing, <br />and /or new authorities. The following options were identified under <br />which management authorities could be exercised to minimize adverse <br />effects on the Area's wilderness, recreation and mineral values. <br />1. Maintain Total Local Jurisdiction of Private Lands <br />This is the option which represents the status quo as to <br />jurisdiction. Regulations already in force and those which <br />-3- <br />