WSP03726

• File Number: 7630.285
• Description: Wild and Scenic - General
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 3/30/1978
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Press Kit - Wilderness Review - US DOI-BLM
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

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2. Wilderness Study. The study phase will analyze each

wilderness study area for (a) the advisability, compatibility, and values

of including it in the National Wilderness System; (b) preservation advisa-

bility with other resource uses; and (c) the developing of suitable or

nonsuitable wilderness recommendation. The analysis will be handled through

the existing BLM planning system. The BLM planning system is explained below

a. BLM Plannin~ System. The BLM planning system is a con-

tinuous and dynamic planning analysis sequence used to arrive at land

and resource use allocacions. It is not static but is kept current to

show change in resource capabilities and people's expectations. There

is a programmed 6-year formal retycle to update each plan. The update

will incorporate new data, reanalyze past land and reSource allocations

and correct past omissions. In the intervals between updates, revisions

are made on a continual basis to post new data or findings as they come

to the Bureau's attention.' The following outline identifies the steps

within the planning system and how the wilderness review is to mesh with

the planning system:

(i) Unit Resource Anal)'sis (URA). The URA is a set

of maps and narratives which shows the location of the planning unit under

consideration, list basic data, discuss the present condition of the

various resources within that unit, and indicate opportunities available

for managing these resources. (During the wilderness inventory, the

present condition of all roadless areas meeting the minimum 5,OOO-acre

size will be noted in these terms: wilderness resources present, quality.

of the wilderness characteristics, and opportunities for enhancement

that are technically feasible.)

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