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<br />In addition to the two existing wilderness areas, four <br />roadless areas selected as new wilderness study areas <br />(Snow Mesa-Bristolhead, 12,160 ac. [4,921 ha]; Zapata, <br />30,080 ac. [12,173 ha]; Sangre de Cristo, 71,107 ac. <br />[28,777 ha]); Chama South San Juan, 116,844 ac. <br />147,287 hall; will be managed as wilderness. The nine <br />remaining roadless areas will be developed and contribute <br />to the timber harvest. <br /> <br />The recovery plan for the peregrine falcon has been <br />approved but funding for the Implementation of the <br />recommendations will be less than optimal. Black-footed <br />ferret habitat will be unchanged, the presence of ferrets <br />will remain undetermined. <br /> <br />It I s not known whether there are any wo 1 ver I nes, gray <br />wolf, grizzly bear, river otter, or lynx in the basin. <br />They are all believed to have been past residents. No <br />specific measures have been prescribed for the future <br />welfare of any of these animals that may yet exist in the <br />area. For the wolverine, wolf, bear and lynx it is <br />thought that the less development that occurs on forest <br />land in general, and on wilderness or roadless areas <br />specifically, the greater will be the opportunity for <br />successful reintroduction. For the otter the maintenance <br />of streams with high water quality supporting viable <br />populations of fish and crustaceans seems to be the key <br />.to future populations. It is assumed that the future of <br />these animals is one of dissappearing habitat. <br /> <br />Developed recreation facilities (camping, picnicking) are <br />adequate to handle projections of use through 1980. An <br />additional 26 acres (11 ha) will be developed on national <br />forest lands by 2020 to accomodate projected use by that <br />time. I n genera 1, efforts from a 11 sectors wi 11 be <br />directed at improving quality rather than quantity of <br />facil ities. <br /> <br />C. General Description of Projection <br /> <br />1. Crop Production <br /> <br />Series E' crop projections indicate an increase in crop <br />production and value until 2000 after which there is a <br />decline. Production and value of malting barley based on <br />local ized rather than series E' projections increases through- <br />out the projection period. The projected crop acreages <br />fluctuate in the series E' projections due to variations in <br />relative yields. For most crops, projected series E' acreages <br />increase until 1980 and decline thereafter. Malting barley, <br /> <br />003428 <br /> <br />VI-4 <br />