Appendix B, Page 1
WILDERNESS CHARACTERISTICS INVENTORY
APPENDIX B – INVENTORY AREA EVALUATION
Evaluation of Current Conditions:
1) Document and review any existing BLM wilderness characteristics inventory findings on file
regarding the presence or absence of individual wilderness characteristics, using Form 1,
below.
2) Consider relevant information regarding current conditions available in the office. Identify and
describe any changes to the existing inventory information. Use interdisciplinary team
knowledge, aerial photographs, field observations, maps, etc. and document the findings on
Form 2, below. Document current conditions regarding wilderness characteristics, as opposed
to potential future conditions.
Conduct field reviews as necessary to verify information and to ascertain current conditions.
Reach conclusions on current conditions including boundaries, size of areas and presence or
absence of wilderness characteristics. Fully explain the basis for each conclusion on Form 2,
including any critical differences between BLM and citizen information.
Document the findings regarding current conditions for each inventoried area. Describe how
the present conditions are similar to, or have changed from, the conditions documented in the
original wilderness characteristics inventory. Document the findings on Form 2 for each
inventory area. Cite to or attach data considered, including photographs, maps, GIS layers, field
trip notes, project files, etc.
Appendix B, Page 2
FORM 1
Documentation of BLM Wilderness Characteristics Inventory Findings from Previous Inventory
on Record
1. Is there existing BLM wilderness characteristics inventory information on all or part of
this area?
Yes ☒ (If yes, and if more than one area is within the area, list
No ☐ (Go to Form 2)
the unique identifiers for those areas.):
a) Inventory Source: 2006 WOPR
b) Inventory Area Unique Identifier(s): OR11-43
c) Map Name(s)/Number(s): GREENSPRINGS MOUNTAIN
d) BLM District(s)/Field Office(s): Medford/Ashland
2. BLM Inventory Findings on Record:
Existing inventory information regarding wilderness characteristics (if more than one BLM
inventory area is associated with the area, list each area and answer each question individually for
each inventory area):
Inventory Source: 2006 WOPR
Unique Identifier
OR11-43
Sufficient Size?
Yes/No
(acres)
N
Naturalness?
Yes/No
N
Outstanding
Primitive &
Unconfined
Recreation?
Yes/No
Outstanding
Solitude?
Yes/No
N
N
Supplemental
Values?
Yes/No
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FORM 2
Current Conditions: Presence or Absence of Wilderness Characteristics
Area Unique Identifier OR11-43 (GREENSPRINGS MOUNTAIN)
Acreage 2,377
(If the inventory area consists of subunits, list the acreage of each and evaluate each separately).
In completing steps (1)-(5), use additional space as necessary.
1) Is the area of sufficient size? (If the area meets one of the exceptions to the size criterion, check
“Yes” and describe the exception in the space provided below),
Yes ☐
No ☒
Note: If “No” is checked the area does not have wilderness characteristics; check “NA” for the
remaining questions below.
Description (describe the boundaries of the area--wilderness inventory roads, property lines, etc.):
2) Does the area appear to be natural?
Yes ☐
No ☐
N/A ☒
Note: If “No” is checked the area does not have wilderness characteristics; check “NA” for the
remaining questions below.
Description (include land ownership, location, topography, vegetation, and summary of major human
uses/activities):
3) Does the area (or the remainder of the area if a portion has been excluded due to unnaturalness and
the remainder is of sufficient size) have outstanding opportunities for solitude?
Yes ☐
No ☐
N/A ☒
Description (describe the area’s outstanding opportunities for solitude):
4) Does the area (or the remainder of the area if a portion has been excluded due to unnaturalness and
the remainder is of sufficient size) have outstanding opportunities for primitive and unconfined
recreation?
Yes ☐
No ☐
N/A ☒
Note: If “No” is checked for both 3 and 4 the area does not have wilderness characteristics; check
“NA” for question 5.
Description (describe the area’s outstanding opportunities for primitive and unconfined recreation):
(5) Does the area have supplemental values (ecological, geological, or other features of scientific,
educational, scenic or historical value)?
Yes ☐
Description:
No ☐
N/A ☒
Appendix B, Page 4
Summary of Analysis *
Area Unique Identifier: OR11-43 (GREENSPRINGS MOUNTAIN)
Summary
Results of analysis:
(Note: explain the inventory findings for the entirety of the inventory unit. When wilderness
characteristics have been identified in an area that is smaller than the size of the total inventory unit,
explain why certain portions of the inventory unit are not included within the lands with wilderness
characteristics (e.g. the inventory found that certain parts lacked naturalness).
1. Does the area meet any of the size requirements?
2. Does the area appear to be natural?
Yes ☐
Yes ☐
No ☒
No ☐
N/A ☒
3. Does the area offer outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of
N/A ☐
recreation?
Yes ☐
No ☐
4. Does the area have supplemental values?
Yes ☐
No ☐
N/A ☒
Check one:
☐ The area, or a portion of the area, has wilderness characteristics and is identified as lands with
wilderness characteristics.
☒ The area does not have wilderness characteristics.
Description: Does not meet size requirement.
Prepared by (team members):
Name
Jeanne Klein
Title
District Sup Outdoor Recreation Planner
Date
2/12/13
Dennis Byrd
Ashland RA Outdoor Recreation Planner
2/12/13
Reviewed by (District or Field Manager):
*
This form documents information that constitutes an inventory finding on wilderness characteristics. It does not
represent a formal land use allocation or a final agency decision subject to administrative remedies under either 43 CFR
parts 4 or 1610.5-3.
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