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000803 . .' . . will.affect the roadless and wilderness character of the area. Restraints will be imposed on increases in uses and proposed activities adversely affecting \;i1derness values. 3. Proposed actions on the public lands must be modified to avoid areas identified as containing roadless and ~Iilderness values or the impacts of proposed actions must be compatible to the point where the wilderness and road1ess values are preserved. 4. In emergency situations (fires, floods, human injury, etc.) District Managers will take necessary precaution, suppression and recovery actions to protect human life and/or prevent property loss. Such actions may compromise wilderness values. However, evel'y effort will be made to insure that emergency actions are appropriate to the situation and minimize the loss of wilderness values. The need for such actions will be promptly documented in writing to the State Director. 5. Mining and exploration activities carried out under the 1872 Mining La\; will be carefully monitored and controlled to meet BLM's responsibility for protection of wildern~ss values. 6. Until an area is identified as a formal wilderness study area, diligent field reconnaissance for increases in activity must be maintained. -If increases and/or changes in activity are identified, appropriate st~ps will be taken to protect wilderness val ues and an accel erated wil dernes s inventory \;ill be completed for .the area. -If a wilderness study area is identified, the area will be protected through temporary restraining orders, injunctions, emergency \;ithdra\./als, etc. as necessary. The State Director will be alerted as early as possible on a situation-by-situation basis of the upcoming need for such protective actions. 7. Coordination must be established \-lith the district or area fire control specialist to insure that fire control practices do not distract from potential wilderness study areas.