Study Area Henrys Lake Wilderness The Study Area The Henrys small or of ten Lions designation of Vegetation in WSA the on the Throughout buckwheat arrowleaf habitat The Draft found species where WSA Lush are much of the WSA for under the Three September wilderness alternative on its and north east no private are been identified or in 32 and because of efforts WSA lands small size Inn near the in inhoidings planning private its Macks of state Boundaries of the sites Section own late yarrow include grizzly Section alternatives black bear 202 and of is given the summer 340 acres which is priority Federal analyzed the such as wildflowers gilia over Land for disposal are generally on the junction tract and the west Therefore it is sale through the south of Table see U.S Forest remainder on dependent the Policy the FEIS recommendation and alternative 746 for of of includes Douglas- needlegrass the mountain slopes Oregon variety lodgepole brome as pine fescue lupine paintbrush pearly everlasting grape of birds such species fir The area within lies rose aspen and aspen and prairie cinquefoil and asters Situation uses Management Act Impact Statement in stands monkeyflower other and courses cover elk moose deer and Environmental were creek scattered grasses geranium bear the have and and spring follows drainages bitterbrush common Plan Amendments 1989 has east of vegetation slopes and sagebrush balsamroot in and as wilderness riparian The snowberry slopes studied Proposed no wilderness varied management was stand miles There home private on the north proposal land corner developed 13 County of public southeastern to other not Fremont in acres Head Wilderness is and WSAs the adjacent could Lions the junegrass Wildlife is WSA The serviceberry Also growing at parcel parcel Head Wilderness the section willow acre The exchange Service WSA ID-35-77 is located 20 The WSA includes 350 Lake 287 and Highways 350 acres -- the this for FLPMA Small Wilderness Henrys report an Lake all WSA wilderness Study the and was Areas proposed alternative included in Statewide action the filed in partial 350 acres and Recommendation and 340 Rationale recommended acres for wilderness 10 recommended acres for nonwilderness The recommendation preferrable term long is WSA Lake with conjunction 340 designate the could acres wilderness all The recommendation The Henrys in to is alternative not stand the adjacent on 16800 would It own its U.S acre the ten least for other from the acres change The uses environmentally environment natural over the map because of small its size Head Wilderness Lions Service release Proposal as wilderness Forest to cause Lake on the Henrys shown is and wilderness as alternative It is recommended USDA Proposal for wilderness 1985 only National Targhee Forest The wilderness WSA and values enhanced of on The recommended portion The remote territory solitude one as is available is and an excellent enters recreation include available wooded Head Lions with on recommended the feeling of gradual trees Douglas-fir of portion the entrance into additional provide more and more for opportunities proposal and camping photography packing to continue opportunities the traveler giving zone drainages horse be proposal transition and would recreation primitive Service the adjacent and naturalness solitude and Forest the into Lions Head hunting Combined proposal primitive with the amenities recreation potential outstanding of the Manageability of boundary would not Targhee of U.S brushy slopes steep for primitive Opportunities of the also altitude gains solitude naturalness the adjacent the The with conflict acre developed anticipated By The and acres the or present would be as consistent nonsuitable homesites ten acres would anticipated be would future and available for for the Lake as proposed 747 is the area complements BLMs Lions the adjacent Wilderness management boundary Idaho Head would Falls District not conflict and with the plans area of composed management and wilderness in of the between to the of the designation wilderness recommended disposal manageable WSA management wilderness with configuration logical Communications Henrys future Conflicts moving make uses of the with The be possible would adding 340 acres that recreation deleting ten Wilderness and recommended surrounding enhanced as wilderness indicate Service parcel WSA Head other Forest Forest Lake Lions Henrys proposed National U.S ten the boundary Medicine the to the Lodge cluster private north Resource of small land development manageability Management parcels would is be greatly Plan nhea 703989 Tafgh ___ ___ 38O MP6PB 16 Mtn 7i 12 4IO 1k iy MP 595545 NFF 7\F 4I ___ 8021 __ NF Sn Spr 4F ______ ge \i R.42 R.43 RECOMMENDED diIIfflhJH 5F R.44 R.43E FOR WILDERNESS ifihlififflulill SPLIT ESTATE RECOMMENDEDFORNDNWILDERNESS STATE LAND OUTSIDE WSA RECOMMENDED PRIVATE FOR WILDERNESS Scale ri Miles D-35-77 HENRYS LAKE PROPOSAL JANUARY 1989 Tabte Land Status and Acreage -- Summary of the Study Area HENRYS LAKE WSA Within BLM surface Split Estate Study Area and subsurface BLM surface state lnholdings Wilderness 350 only private 350 Total Within BLM BLM Recommended Boundary 340 WSA outside WSA Estate within Split Estate outside Total BLM Land WSA Recommended Wilderness 340 Inholdings state State outside land private WSA Within the Area Not Recommended BLM for Wilderness 10 Estate Split Total for Wilderness WSA within Split for the BLM Land Not Recommended Wilderness Inholdings state 10 private 749 Considered Criteria Wilderness the Wilderness in Developing Recommendations Characteristics Naturalness The Henrys found species and WSA Lake from structure sounds in of WSA the wilderness would fish include 287 Highway and black few human with and hatchery the except near the WSAs the U.S Forest evidence imprints and developments Service the shore from higher of designation which wilderness of of the remnants and localized is of birds variety along border and southern consist Imprints from sheep grazing elk moose deer bear rural recreational complement unnoticeable relatively essentially natural is an abandoned Impacts outside Lake Henrys points vantage WSA the These are impacts of Designation diversion Wildlife the sights are this as tract the tract to adjacent small of negligible Solitude for solitude Opportunities U.S Forest solitude Service which the Throughout excellent From WA the tops of the solitude 350-acre features steeper also for solitude an play hillsides the The predominant for solitude parcel are the wilderness for on dependent proposal is Lions the adjacent topographic Head screening The Wilderness proposal enhances the opportunity for high opportunities Topographic opportunity natural as small this of analysis rated is in are outstanding important homes on feeling is Traveling role as the the lakeshore rather that visitor are of north moves deeper but apparent entrance into into the canyons into their the presence wilderness vegetative canyons does not affect setting -- the unconfined an is screening areas secluded visitors and space Primitive and Opportunities for primitive wildlife photography Service analysis opportunities Unconfined of These primitive for challenging recreation activities recreation Recreation in are this small dependent opportunities WSA are outstanding upon is the the adjacent opportunities experiences 750 and Lions for include hiking camping horse Head Wilderness proposal primitive recreation are high packing The but U.S there and Forest are few Special The Henrys an important northern Lake Features WSA element in supports the scenery variety that of wildlife backdrops species Henrys and Lake shore 751 is part and of the Situation mountain grizzly range that bear habitat rises abruptly The from area the is also lakes Diversity in the Assessing National the and Features other BLM System areas in as of the Wilderness designation Preservation Diversity NWPS the state Wilderness of Natural Represented Henrys This under Lake System Systems by Ecosystems WSA ecosystem study Preservation with is would add an this ecosystem by 18 represented presently designated areas This information ecosystem is represented with in the summarized in Wilderness National 1349971 acres There are Table TABLE Ecosystem Representation NWPS Bailey-Kuchler Areas areas classification Rocky Mountain acres Other areas BLM Studies acres Forest Province NATIONWIDE Douglas-Fir Forest 18 Ecosystem 1349971 26152 IDAHO Douglas-Fir Forest 19 Ecosystem 752 173228 four the Expanding Within The Henrys acreage of Days Lake WSA is areas designated Opportunities Driving within and for Solitude five-hour other BLM of Major two major drive of study areas Recreation or Primitive Time Five Hours Population centers population within five-hour drive of Centers Table the summarizes population the centers Table Wilderness Opportunities of Major Population NWPS Population Boise Centers Idaho/Salt Lake City for Areas areas acres 16 4741570 Residents Centers Other areas 141 Utah Salt Lake City Utah and vicinity includes other cities of Provo Orem 753 and Ogden Utah BLM Studies acres 5374250 number and the Balancing The Henrys Lake Preservation System was proposal WSA would not could only It and designated of Wilderness Distribution Geographic contribute make to the 340-acre the balancing small geographic distribution contribution was tract the if of the part Areas U.S adjacent of within areas Forest the National Wilderness Head Wilderness Lions Service wilderness designated Manageability The portion of the now present values and The ten acre horse for wilderness Conflicts area not is with and future be reasonably and uses because the area problem potential can designation present is management and steep as wilderness managed wilderness Travel brushy to preserve absent are is Excluding presently limited to traffic recommended parcel as nonsuitable home recreation developed surrounding recommended the in from the area motor vehicles foot WSA sites for wilderness Conflicts with consists designation of cluster of management and wilderness the small land parcels development private would be anticipated Energy and Minerals and Survey Geological summary from The these Henrys and Resource Bureau Lake WSA the WSA is in geothermal resources The potential WSA The on mineral prepared assessment for the Lake Henrys WSA in The 1983 following contains no and oil gas leases or mining claims The potential is low for oil and gas although for the Central exists sand and gravel and Idaho There gravel stone is is have Basin and surface no No high been Range metallic removed or in moderate geothermal province indication of the presence nonmetallic of potential for geothermal energy mineral deposits are known for all within the the vicinity Resources following considered Mines of reports mineral resources Since Impacts Values attached including comparative impact table designation or nondesignation summarizes of the the entire 754 effects area on pertinent as wilderness resources the alternatives is Table Summary Comparative WSA RESOURCE TOPICS Impacts on Impacts Impacts USFS on Lions Head Wilderness ID-35-77 PROPOSED ACTION WILDERNESS PARTIAL Area Roadless of the Impacts Values on Motorized areas Roadless values wilderness no suitable portion suitable 10 NO WILDERNESS ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE values impact Lost on on LAKE ALL WILDERNESS Roadless enhanced Maintained HENRYS by Alternative areas wilderness No Impact enhanced Maintained no impact Unchanged on non- 10 acres acres No Impact No Impact No No Impact No Impact No Impact Impact Recreation Impacts on Grizzly Bear Situation Management 755 on 340 acres lost Local Social and Social and economic Economic impacts were not Summary of WSA-Speciflc Public involvement and period early management In of the inventory Those since favoring it was has stages those occurred of lands stage those intensive adjacent to considered found preparation to opposing inventory have wilderness were wilderness Service review considered the Henrys Lake Study in process Certain issues developing comments and various received the during alternatives for the inventory ultimate value inventory were homesite owners Forest in Comments the intensive issue significant Public throughout ElS U.S Considerations were living concerned near proposal 756 with the area mineral development and others who felt the of area the area should be inventoried
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