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<br />001306 <br /> <br />determination will be made as to whether or not the intrusion to the <br /> <br />area can be rehabilitated, it will recover naturally over time, or if <br /> <br />the area, or part of it, should be dropped from further inventory. If <br /> <br />exclusion of intruded areas results in the unintruded part of the road~ <br /> <br />less area being less than 5,000 acres, the entire area may be dropped <br /> <br />from further consideration. However, a smaller area can be retained <br /> <br />for study if it is determined that its preservation and use in an <br /> <br />unimpaired condition would be practical, or it is contiguous with another <br /> <br />agency's land possessing wilderness potential. <br /> <br />(c) Outstanding Solitude or a Primitive and <br /> <br />Unconfined Type of Recreation. The Act does not detail what is intended <br /> <br />by solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation. In most <br /> <br />cases, the two opportunities could be expected to go hand-in-hand. How- <br /> <br />ever, the opportunity for outstanding solitude may be present in an area <br /> <br />offering only limited primitive recreation potential. Also, an area may <br /> <br />be 80 attractive for recreation use that it would be difficult to main- <br /> <br />tain opportunity for solitude. In general, an area must provide and <br /> <br />be managed to maintain an outstanding opportunity for an individual to <br /> <br />experience either solitude or a nonmotorized and nondeveloped type of <br /> <br />recreation. That area which offers neither will not qualify for wilder- <br /> <br />ness. Those areas that cannot be considered to offer outstanding solitude <br /> <br />........ <br />or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation, in comparison "to other <br /> <br />roadless areas in the region, can be dropped from consideration. <br /> <br />(d) Other Features. It will be desirable for <br /> <br />the area to contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, <br /> <br />educational, scenic, or historical values; but it is not mandatory. <br /> <br />22 <br />