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<br />(3.) water value <br />- quality of water <br />- water yield increase potential and need <br />- water storage potential and need. <br /> <br />(4.) recreation value <br />- types and amount of recreation opportun:_ty <br />- expected levels of recreation use. <br />- values of recreation use. <br /> <br />(5.) off-site values <br />- expected effects on local cc)mrnuni ties <br />- values to the communities. <br /> <br />b. Existing constraints or encwnbrancl's on the lalLd. This criterion <br />relates to the degree of Forest 5e' .vice contro, over the surface <br />and subsurface of the area. Contr..l should be such that no <br />unresolvable incompatible uses may develop to Lessen wilderness <br />character and potential. Current or planned u,es of the private <br />land within the area are included'in this indi;ator. <br /> <br />.c. The effect of wilderness designation and manas=ment on adjacent <br />lands. <br /> <br />3. NEED CRITERIA <br /> <br />- Indicators )f wilderness need include: <br /> <br />a. Location, size and type of other wilderness ir the general <br />vicinity and their distance from th3 Study ArEa. <br /> <br />b. Present visitor pressure on other w:_ldernesse~, trends in use, <br />and changing patterns of use. <br /> <br />c. Lands (ether than wilderness) ability to provide opportlnities <br />for unc(nfined outdoor recreation experiences. <br /> <br />d. Ability of biotio species to compete with people and projects. <br /> <br />e. The neej to provide sanctuary for ~pecies that have demonstrated <br />an inatility to 3urvive in less primitive surroundings. <br /> <br />f. The ab:lity to pcovide for presecvation of identifiable land form <br />types ilnd ecosystems. <br /> <br />g. The ne:d for wilderness designation of the Study Area af an <br />integr ,1 part of the Raggeds Wilderness. <br /> <br />12 <br />