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<br />001940 <br /> <br />or educational activities, ~istorical incidences# interesting ~eolo;j and <br />nice scenary sHould be notcu anJ ,.;ritten into your final f12lJ report. <br />. 'iilere are other Hilderness values such as i.laintainin,; 't:-atershed <br />y'uality. ~'Jilderness areas are 2xcellellt L:.::i.te.r::.;heJs because they are protected <br />from activities that Hould silt or c.ontaminate tlle ';Jater. In ~)laces ~Jhe.re <br />tourislIJ. . is important to' the economy Hilderness has an obvious economic <br />value. <br /> <br />C Final <letenoiuation of boundaries is one or t,le last steps in a <br />wilderness study. It.is .illOSt pertinent to those areas wnere a final <br />wild.erness pro!>osal is bein;; :\Jritten on an area" -that is beiot suggested for <br />.. ins tan.t I. \/ilderness desi;;na cion. uoundar ies" should be Ioea ted alont: <br />topographic f~atures tUdt are noticeable on the ground, if possible <br />(ridtse tops are ideal) o. liley nust also encompass all eligitle con.tiguous <br />land. <br />SOLletirnes tile Forest Service. J.{oadless Area boundaries Jo nbt include <br />all the land tnat is eligible so in beginninG you.r fielJ study you should <br />expand the area you are consiJering. This is done by exaI:1inins Maps and <br />drawin~ Ule boundaries up .to. obvious excluding features. lhese are most <br />often roads and the l'rocess has been called identifying tlie road net. <br />You lllay.disc9ver later that the eXi'anded boundaries encompass. a timber <br />narvest that does, not shOt" up on the map. Your area may eventually shrink <br />back to its original size but you will then be confident that no eligible <br />lands have been overlooked. . <br /> <br />()~ <br />~ <br />\"'3\3 <br />~ uSGS <br /> <br /> <br />I ( A <br />7 /z. >>c:a e- <br />c- L(YoA;~ <br />