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<br />TABLE 6
<br />WILDERNESS SUITABILITY ACREAGES
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<br /> Preliminarily
<br /> Suitable Nonsuitable
<br />WUdemess Study Area Acres Acres
<br />West Cold Spring 0 17,682
<br />Diamond Breaks 36,24& 340
<br />Cross Mountain 14,081 0
<br />Dinosaur Adjacent Nortb WSAs
<br />AntHills 0 4,354
<br />Cbew Winter Camp 0 1,320
<br />Peterson Draw 0 5,160
<br />Tepee Draw 0 5.490
<br />Vale ofTears 0 7,420
<br />Total 50,321 41,766
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<br />. 1,200 acres added to enhance manageability.
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<br />Natural History (Issue 3-2)
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<br />I. The following sites would be designated to protect or
<br />enhance the values noted:
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<br />a, Limestone Ridge ACEC/RNA (1,350 acres; remnant
<br />plant associations, Colorado BLM sensitive plant
<br />species, scenic quality),
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<br />b, Irish Canyon ACEC, including the Ink Springs area
<br />originally evaluated for ACEC/RNA designation
<br />(11,680 acres; remnant plant associations, Colorado
<br />BLM sensitive plant species. geologic values, cultural
<br />resources, scenic quality),
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<br />c, Lookout Mountain ACEC (6,500 acres; Colorado
<br />BLM sensitive plant species, scenic quality),
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<br />d, Cross Mountain Canyon ACEC (3.000 acres;
<br />threatened and endangered species, Colorado BLM
<br />sensitive plant species, scenic quality),
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<br />2, Activity plans would be written for each designated
<br />site, Each site would also be monitored,
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<br />3, Remnant plant associations would be protected through
<br />avoidance stipulations in Ace-in-the-Hole. Hells
<br />Canyon, G-Gap. Vermillion Creek, Vermillion Bluffs,
<br />and Horse Draw, (An example of an avoidance
<br />stipulation can be found under Threatened/Endan-
<br />gered, Candidate. and Sensitive Plants [Issue 2-3].)
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<br />4, Memorandums of Understanding or Agreement would
<br />be developed with the Colorado Natural Areas
<br />Program, the Nature Conservancy, and other interested
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<br />PROPOSED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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<br />agencies or groups for the purpose of providing
<br />recommendations on protecting, managing, and
<br />studying tbe unique resource values found in the
<br />designated areas and, as appropriate, elsewhere in the
<br />resource area, BLM would still have the sole
<br />management responsibility,
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<br />Recreation (Issue 3-3)
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<br />I. The Little Yampa/Juniper Canyon (19,840 acres)
<br />would be administered as a special recreation
<br />management area to provide unrestricted flatwater river
<br />tloatboating in the region, The area would be divided
<br />into upper (4,480 acres) and lower (15,360 acres) units,
<br />Periodic use supervision would be provided, Access
<br />would be negotiated, Parking areas at put-in and take-
<br />out points and sanitary facilities would be constructed,
<br />A map/brochure would be developed to promote
<br />visitor health and safety, provide resource protection,
<br />and inform the public of available opponunities,
<br />Limited signs would be provided for information,
<br />direction, and interpretation, A Little Yampa/Juniper
<br />Canyon Recreation Area Management Plan would be
<br />developed,
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<br />2, The rest of the resource area would be managed as
<br />an Extensive Recreation Management Area, Manage-
<br />ment actions to facilitate recreation use would be limited
<br />primarily to providing basic information on public
<br />safety. access, and recreation opponunities within the
<br />resource area.
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<br />3, BLM lands within Cedar Mountain (880 acres) would
<br />be managed as pan of the Extensive Recreation
<br />Management Area for environmental education, hiking,
<br />and viewing, Trails and signs would be provided for
<br />information and interpretation, Leasing of the shooting
<br />range site would continue, with stipulations for
<br />sanitation, visual design, and safety; more public use
<br />would be allowed,
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<br />4, BLM lands within two areas on Cold Spring Mountain
<br />(approximately 27.600 acres) would be managed as
<br />pan of the Extensive Recreation Management Area,
<br />primarily for hunting use, The areas would be managed
<br />under VRM Class II objectives to maintain scenic
<br />quality,
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<br />5, BLM lands around Wild Mountain (approximately
<br />21,000 acres) would be managed as pan of the
<br />Extensive Recreation Management Area, primarily for
<br />hunting use, The area would be managed under VRM
<br />Class II objectives to maintain scenic quality,
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