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INFORMATION RELATING TO IDAHOS STUDY
three
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FLPMA
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ISA
Birds
acre
wilderness
for their
three
were
These
of
to
the
WSAs
in
or
areas
study
with
Idaho
1985
in
Congress
as natural
designated
as wilderness
qualified
advance
in
submitted
were
areas
automatically
suitability
areas
designation
with
inholdings
private
lands
resulted
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in
has
are
been
no
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Idaho
wilderness
package
NAME
being
action
in
tabular
Congress
of
designation
omnibus
of an
as part
uses
Since
wilderness
for
values
as the
The
addition
recommended
not
recommended
partially
1985
have
lands
of
acquired
of
state
by
BLM
recommended
previously
these
acres
24350
been
for
wilderness
for
lands
acquired
has
for wilderness
on the omnibus
Idahos
was
for other
recommendations
the
three
ISA
Bill
since
for the three
its
ISAs
introduction
as part
of
in
this
1985
statewide
ISAs
NONSUITABLE
ACRES
TOTAL ACRES
STATUS
ACRES
346800
33400
380200
Original
SUITABLE
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for
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quality wilderness
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portion
high
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acres
346800
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acre
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acres
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and
for wilderness
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of
designation
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on
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1976
Bill
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studied
were
Recommendations
ISAs
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Study
areas
to
submitted
Congress
May
1985
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of
Prey
26713
26713
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to
submitted
Congress
May
1985
China
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160
160
Original
to
submitted
Congress
May
1985
SECTION
This
report
202
WILDERNESS
includes
when combined
wilderness
FLPMA
identified
and
the
Idaho
lands
in
this
of
study
report
wilderness
as
areas
that
another agency
202
of Section
authority
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the
wilderness
the contiguous
under
are
during
of
category
with
study
STUDIES
of
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inventory
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wilderness
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the Federal
202
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lands
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Land
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and
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Section
202
only
selected
for
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were
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202
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WSAs
each
value
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202
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202
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studied
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and
Small Wilderness Study
202
Environmental
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including Selkirk
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202
are
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wilderness
for
suitable
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Boulder Creek
10
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Little
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Selkirk
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340
acres
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acres
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acres
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3290
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nonsuitable
1930
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1930
acres
nonsuitable
3880
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3880
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4265
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4265
acres
suitable
4068
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4068
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nonsuitable
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720
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contiguous
nonsuitable
acres
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Borah
440
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350
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wilderness
WSAs
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3500
Henrys Lake
North
1986
PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE
ACREAGE
Lower Salmon
for
These
wilderness
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Box Creek
the
WSAs IN IDAHO
202
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in
Impact Statement
not
are
recommended
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addressed
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Selkirk
Final
Area
acres
nonsuitable
suitable
nonsuitable
acres
MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS
WSAs
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aircraft
Idaho
in
approved
during
WSAs
22
identified
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MFP
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and
significant
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in
of
portion
routes
training
particularly
addressed
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MTR
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but
are
to
and
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operations
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Air Force
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from Nevada
and
California
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year
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proposed
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expansion and
ground
of
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scheduled
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the
in
MOAs
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1975
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Base
projected
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missions
training
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result
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range
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for
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WATER SITUATION
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uses
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of general
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or
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mentioned
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fish
vegetation
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and
for wildlife
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for wilderness
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federally reserved
reserved
under
uses
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water rights
Idaho
State
on
language
Congressional
specific
wilderness
for
law
BURNT CREEK WSA
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period
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identified
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41665
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language
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by
acres
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projects
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implementation
of
CONCLUSION
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management
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wildlife
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period
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