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<br />M2jj7 <br /> <br />The seven management area categories (see page 11) have been aggregated into three <br />groups to show what types of management will occur on these lands. Management Area <br />Categories 1 and 2 were combined into Group 1; Categories 3 and 4 into Group 2; and <br />Categories 5, 7 and 8 into Group 3. This table also shows what acreage and percent of <br />road less areas in each alternative have been assigned Management Area 1.2 <br />(recommended for Wilderness). <br /> <br />Table 10 <br />Summary of capable and available road less acres in different management area <br />categories, by alternative <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVE <br /> <br /> B C 0 E F I <br /> Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % <br />MA 1.2 0 0 94,300 32 47,200 16 103,000 35 0 0 205,000 69 <br />Group 1 21,900 7 105,200 35 77,100 26 34,000 11 33,500 11 53,100 18 <br />Group 2 126,600 42 44,200 15 15,000 5 131.800 44 25,700 9 25,500 8 <br />Group 3 149,400 50 54,400 18 158,900 53 29,200 10 238,800 80 14,200 5 <br />Total 298,000 100 29B,OOO 100 298,000 100 298,000 100 298,000 100 298.000 100 <br /> <br />Roadless areas allocated to Categories 1 and 2 (Group 1) are most likely to retain their <br />undeveloped character. These categories are basically non-motorized with backcountry <br />emphases. This includes road less areas that will be managed as RNAs and some <br />special interest areas. Alternative C manages the highest percentage of roadless areas <br />in Categories 1 and 2. Alternative D has the next highest percentage, followed by I, E, F <br />and B. <br /> <br />Categories 3 and 4 (Group 2) emphasize various types of recreation. With an emphasis <br />on human uses, the roadless areas that are assigned to management areas in these <br />categories are likely to retain some undeveloped characteristics but also to include some <br />motorized opportunities. Development in these management areas, however, does not <br />include intensive land management activities such as commercial timber harvest or ski- <br />based resorts. Alternatives E and B allocate the largest percentage to Categories 3 and <br />4, with 44 percent and 42 percent, respectively. <br /> <br />Categories 5, 7 and 8 (Group 3) will have the most intensive development and have the <br />potential to have the most significant impact on the undeveloped character of roadless <br />areas. Roadless areas in these management areas may have timber harvest, road <br />construction, motorized uses, utility corridors and wildlife habitat developments. <br />Alternative F has 80 percent of the road less areas managed with these management <br />areas. Alternatives 0 and B manage about half of the roadless areas this way, while <br />Alternatives C, E and I contain a low percentage of roadless areas assigned to Group 3. <br /> <br />Special Areas <br /> <br />Heritage Resources. The White River National Forest contains a rich fabric of historic <br />and prehistoric resources known as heritage resources. Only 5 to 10 percent of the <br />Forest has been intensively inventoried to locate these resources. However, each time a <br />ground-disturbing activity is planned the law requires that an inventory be conducted to <br /> <br />-- 37 - <br />