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QY!3~5 IMPACTS ON RECREATION MANAGEMENT IMPACTS FROM PROPOSED MANAGEMENT ACTIONS Impacts from Recreation Management Additional and improved campground facilities, improved hiking trails, and increased visitor contacts would enhance visitor use, and the enjoyment and understanding of resources in the planning area. Maintaining near-current OHV designations on public land (373,916 acres open, 92,927 acres limited to designated routes year long, 74, 7(f] acres limited seasonally if necessary for wintering big game, and 43,462 areas closed) would ensure a variety of desired recreation settings and opportunities in the Planning Area. Minor adjustments to OHV designations would preserve the area's primitive recreational setting. I~pacts from Locatable Minerals Management. Mmeral entry and location being precluded on 45,282 acres of federal mineral estate would prevent any possible mineral exploration or development on tbose lands witb low or no likelihood for the occurrence of locatable minerals, and would protect the integrity of recreation settings and experiences. Mining on federal mineral estate not withdrawn could significantly alter recreation settings and experiences. Tbe greatest potential for development exists on about 110,528 acres witb a higb likelihood for tbe occurrence of locatable minerals. Impacts from Saleable Mineral Management Surface disturbance associated with disposal of mineral m~terials could cbange recreation settings. Adverse unpacts to recreation settings and experiences from potential surface disturbance associated with mineral material disposal would be min;mi7~d by mitigating measures being applied to disposal authorizations. Impacts from Wildlife Habitat and Fisbery Resources (Aqnatic Habitat) Management. Improvement of Wildlife habitat through land treatment projects, seedings, and stream rehabilitation would result in CURRENT MANAGEMENT IMPACTS marginal increases in the numbers of recreationists primarily fishers and bunters. ' Impncts from Livestock Gl'llzing Management. Extensive land treatment projects tbat reduce scenic quality would result in alterations to current recreation settings and decrease visitor use in those areas. Domestic sheep grazing near and above timberline wo~d diminish recreation settings and experiences, particularly for backcountry visitors. Impacts from Forest Management Timber harvests would result in a loss or change in recreation experiences, ROS settings, and scenic quality. Visitor use of these areas would decrease over the short-term from tbis increase in logging activity. Impacts from Wilderness Stndy Area Management. Managing wilderness study areas under interim management guidelines would provide wilderness and primitive experience for the public. The wilderness and primitive cbaracter of the land would be maintained. Impacts from Historical Resource Management The identification, stabilization and interpretation of bisto~cal resources would enhance the setting and experIence of recreation visitors. Impacts from Transportation and Access. Acquisition of public access into nine areas would increase recreational visitor use and would make available more public land for recreational activities such as hunting, sightseeing and OHV use. Impacts from Acquisition of Non-Federal Lands. Tbe acquisition of inholdings and lands with signifi~t recreation resources would expand public recreatIOnal opportunities and would eliminate potential private development on these lands. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ON RECREATION MANAGEMENT Imp.'?ved recreation facilities, development of additIOnal campgrounds, and acquisition of access would increase the number of visitors to this area by 4-9