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<br />~J <br /> <br />NATURALNESS <br /> <br />". .. generally appears to have been affected primarily by <br />the foroes of nature with the imprint of man's work substan- <br />tially unnotioeable..." <br /> <br />Wilderness Act 1964 <br /> <br />In the initial inventory we have considered the factors under the Unit <br />Analysis of the Situation Evaluation (pg. 20 - Blue Book) for notice- <br />ability of man's general effect on the natural character of the land. <br /> <br />You can help us by telling us the location on a map and size of man- <br />made improvements (physical structures) associated with uses such as: <br /> <br />Mines <br />Cabins <br />Fences <br /> <br />Reservoirs <br />Check Dams <br />Buildings <br /> <br />Towers <br />Other <br /> <br />and, improvements associated with existing uses such as: <br /> <br />Leases <br />(i .e., grazing, oil and gas, geothermal, coal, etc.) <br /> <br />Rights-of-way <br />(i.e., railroads, ditches, powerlines, pipelines, telephones) <br /> <br />Vegetative manipulations, such as: <br /> <br />Reseeding <br />Spraying <br />Chaining <br /> <br />Forestry Work <br />Range Improvements <br />Watershed (plantin9 grass, soil stabilization) <br />Other <br /> <br />Other existing uses such as: <br /> <br />Christmas Tree Cutting, <br />Rockhounding <br />ORV <br /> <br />Livestock Operations <br />Other <br /> <br />POSSIBILITY OF THE AREA RETURNING TO A NATURAL CONDITION <br /> <br />In the intensive inventory when we are evaluating man-made objects that <br />detract from the naturalness of the character of the land, we will also <br />be evaluating whether the land can return or be returned to a substantially <br />unnoticeable level either by natural processes or by hand labor. <br /> <br />0953 <br />