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<br />stocking, and evaluate the-.problem. Roade may be proposed to im-
<br />prove access, or demand. may be made for. access by motor bo~t.
<br />float plane, helicopter, snov or trail vehicle. Look at the winter
<br />range problem also to eee whether wilderness status might serve to
<br />protect this range. Where confl1~ts with wilderness are apparent,
<br />torm a judgment about which species would be benefited by contrast~-
<br />log management and which should ~e preferred a~d what the result of
<br />decr~sed management would be.
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<br />B. CONSTRUCTION PROPOSALS
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<br />1. Transportation: Investigate possible Bchewes for installing trans-
<br />portation facilities in the ares, including highways (interstate,
<br />atate, county or forest highways), railroads, monorails, tramways,
<br />tunn~ls, landing fields, and canals. Check part1cu1~rly the list
<br />ot'authorized state highways, county roads, and transportation
<br />sYBtem maps of the administering agency.
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<br />2, Utilities; From public utilities, such as power companies, telephone
<br />companies, water supply agencies, gas companies, and aviation agen- .
<br />cies, find out whether they have plans for running power ,lines, .
<br />telephone lines, flumes or pipelines through'the-area. Beacons,
<br />radar s~&tions, snd relay st~tions may also be contemplated.
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<br />3. Recreational Facilities: Among the facilities incompatible with
<br />wilderness are ski resorts, with lodges and lifts, hunting cabins.
<br />packers stations with highly developed loading platforms, corrals,
<br />and sheds, developed cemp grounds, and boat launching ramps. The
<br />recreational planners of the administering agency may be. plann1.ng
<br />such facilities, often in cooperation with a permittee. Shelters
<br />are allowed in wilderness only if needed for the health and safety
<br />of users,
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<br />4. Scientific Apparatus: Universities and research agenci.. are in-
<br />creaaingly interested in installing observatories, re8earch stations,
<br />and various monitoring and messuring equlpmant in remote and high
<br />areas, While research is an intended purpose of wilderness, the
<br />means with which it is pursued must be compatible with it; e.g.,
<br />observation plota, collection devices, and small recording instru-
<br />ments, BUildings, conspicuous equipment, and physical manipulatton
<br />of the environment are incompatible.
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<br />S Administrative Facilities: The Wl1dernr.sa Act only ~1111'''''~ (111':-11'
<br />adm1ni~tr8tive facilities in wilderness which are ,p~!lcnl tal I ~\I
<br />its administration as a wilderness area. Facilities existing t~
<br />s~rve purposes outside the wilderness or merely adding to the co~-
<br />fort and convenience of users are not allowed. Thus, bridges, look-
<br />'outs, and guard stations mey or may not be allowable in wilderness
<br />depending on their purpos~. Lock at the fi.re plan for the area
<br />to determine whether any permnnent fire roads are planned. wnile
<br />temporary fire roads are allowed 1n wilderness, pe~nent ones are
<br />not.
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