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OGD03a IV. MITIGATING MEASURES Through cooperative efforts with nearby communities, recreational facilities will be provided outside the park to satisfy most of the demand for activities requiring permanent facilities or mechanization and not compatible with wilderness. This will have a beneficial impact on the economies of the surrounding communities. The manage- ment of Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area will be planned by the National Park Service so as to provide for this higher density use not compatible with the wilderness designation. Through complementary planning, the demand for use of motor vehicles and other mechanized recreational equipment can be met by the recreation area. The 8 ~ percent of the park area not proposed for wilderness status will be used to provide needed developments, visitor use facilities, research structures, and other facilities not permitted in the wilderness areas but authorized by National Park Service administra- tive policies and management plans, Motorized access to the interior will be maintained by several scenic routes including Trail Ridge Road and Bear Lake Road. Secondary, wilderness threshold routes, such as Old Fall River Road and the Wild Basin Road also provide access of a more primitive nature. These routes are believed to adequately serve that portion of the public limited to travel by motorized vehicle. Five campgrounds will be maintained for use by this group outside the proposed wilder- ness boundaries. Cooperative efforts will be made to provide adequate horses which will allow entry to the wilderness for persons physically unable to walk or hike in mountainous country. Two concession liveries located within the park boundaries and about 27 permitted liveries outside the park presently provide horses for hire,to the public. About 300 miles of trail are presently available within the park, most of which enter the proposed wilderness area. Public safety and resource protection will be promoted through information dissemination. Campsite designation signs. fire rings, and pit or vault-type toilets will be allowed in wilderness in order to concentrate use and protect the ecosystem from damage. Ranger patrol cabins, fire lookout stations, and rescue equipment caches designed for management of the resource and public safety will also be allowed to mitigate the lack of more permanent facilities in the wilderness. 26