Management and Setting Prescriptions for Area with Wilderness Characteristics

• Description: Documents related to the Upper Colorado River Wild and Sceni Stakeholders Process
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 5/3/2010
• Title: Management and Setting Prescriptions for Area with Wilderness Characteristics
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

Working Draft 5/3/2010
• Stocking of wildlife and fish species native to the area may be permitted. Introduction of
threatened, endangered, or other special-status species native to North America may be allowed.
• Management activities on these lands will emphasize natural processes for wildlife management.
Visual Resource Management. Manage areas under VRM Class II objectives unless otherwise
managed as VRM Class I.
Naturalness.
Management activities will be guided by the principle of doing the minimum necessary to manage the
area to preserve its natural character.
• No Fluid Mineral Leasing-Close unleased federal mineral estate to oil and gas leasing and
geophysical development.
• Apply a no surface occupancy stipulation (GS/K-NSO-43)on surface occupancy and surface-
disturbing activities for the protection of wilderness characteristics.