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<br />I! ~i "'? ~ 2,j <br />1\1 - - <br /> <br />The management unit would be managed within Federal air quality Class II guidelines <br />unless the State of Colorado reclassifies the area, or other areas, as a result of <br />procedures prescribed in the Clean Air Act as amended in 1977. Under other State <br />authorities, the Gunnison Gorge WSA is currently managed as a Category I area where <br />more restrictive sulfur dioxide requirements apply. <br /> <br />Oil and Gas. Federal oii and gas estate would be closed to future leasing. There are no <br />pre-Federal land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) leases in the WSA. Deveiopment <br />of any post-FlPMA leases would be permitted only if activities would result in no <br />impairment of wilderness characteristics. <br /> <br />locatable Minerals. The management unit would be closed to mineral entry and location <br />except for pre-FlPMA claims determined to have valid discoveries. The majority of the <br />area (74 percent) is presently withdrawn from mineral entry and location. This withdrawal <br />will be recommended for retention. <br /> <br />Mineral Materials. The management unit would also be closed to disposal of mineral <br />materials. <br /> <br />Soil and Water Resources. Where natural recovery is unlikely, deteriorated watershed <br />conditions would be restored if life, property, or wilderness values are threatened, or if <br />serious depreciation of important environmental qualities outside the wilderness area is <br />evident. Revegetation efforts would be limited to use of native or naturalized species. <br />Whenever feasible, non-motorized access and project development methods would be <br />required. Approval of the BlM Director would be required for all watershed restoration <br />projects. <br /> <br />Threatened and Endangered Species. Threatened and endangered species research <br />and habitat improvement would be permitted if activities are consistent with protection of <br />wilderness values, Habitat would be managed for federally listed bald eagles and <br />peregrine falcons and State-listed river otters. Recreation use would be restricted if <br />necessary for the protection of threatened and endangered species. <br /> <br />Wildlife Habitat. Wildlife habitat would be managed to allow for natural distribution, <br />numbers, and interaction of indigenous wildlife and fish species, Developed facilities, if <br />necessary for the continued existence or welfare of a wildlife species, would be <br />permissible if wilderness characteristics would not be impaired. Bighorn sheep habitat <br />and deer and elk winter range would be managed in cooperation with the Colorado DOW, <br />Supplemental releases of bighorn sheep would be permitted as identified in the 1986 <br />reintroduction plan or its future amendments, <br /> <br />Livestock Grazing. Uvestock grazing and facility maintenance would be managed at <br />levels and conditions established prior to wilderness designation, New rangeland <br />improvements would be permissible if determined to be necessary for rangeland and/or <br />wilderness protection, <br /> <br />29 <br />