BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
3050 NE Third Street • Prinevi lle , Oregon 97754 • http://www.blm. gov/or/districts/prineville
Contact: Lisa Clark
(541) 280-9560
Bunau of LaJid Management
For Release: February 6, 2014
Prineville District BLM Releases Decision Record for Oregon Badlands W ilderness EA
PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office has
completed an Environmental Assessment (EA), Decision Record and Finding ofN o Significant
Impact (FONSI) for the prop osed Oregon Badlands Wildemess Management Plan and
Environmental Assessment. The Decision Record, FONSI and EA can be downloaded at
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/index.php.
The Prineville District selected Altem ative 2, and included elements analyzed in other action
altematives based on the purpose and need of the project along with public input. The Decision
provides management direction for trails, trailheads, sp ecial recreation permits, livestock grazing,
cultural resources, wildfu·e, an d allowable activities within the Oregon Badlands. The direction
contained in the EA will be incorporated into the Oregon Badlands Wilderness Management
Plan.
BLM p olicy requires that a wilderness plan be completed for each designated wilderness. The
plan provides guidance for preserving and enhancing wilderness values, while offering
opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation, and managing other land uses and activities.
Congress designated the Oregon Badlands Wilderness Area in 2009 as an ru·ea "where the earth
and community of life ru·e untrammeled by man, where man is himself a visitor who does not
remain" (Wilderness Act, 1964). The wildemess management plan will provide guidance for
preserving an d enhancing wilderness values while offering opportunities for solitude and
primitive recreation.
Any person adversely affected by tllis decision may appeal to the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Office ofHeru·ings and Appeals, Interior Board of Land. If you file an appeal, an original, signed
hardcopy notice of appea l must be filed at the Prineville District Office (3050 N .E. Third Street,
Ptineville, OR 97754) within 30 days from receipt of this decision. For more infonnation about
the appeal process or to obtain a copy of the plan, please contact the Prineville District BLM at
(541) 416-6700.
About the BLM: The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal
agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western
states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate
throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and
enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In
Fiscal Year 2013. the BLM generated $4.7 billion in receipts from public lands.
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