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elevations
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The
elk
Land Policy and Management Act
Framework Plan Amendment/Environmental
were analyzed
which
is
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352
in
the
EIS
recommendation
for the
of
Hawley
this
report
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recommended
acres
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acres
15510
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for
nonwilderness
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area
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use
all
and
the
wilderness
the
least
change
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practical
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of
acres
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wilderness
and
basic
and
wilderness
and
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offer
ranges
million
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areas
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are
available
of
on
are
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in
greater
variety of primitive
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forest
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activities
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area
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treatment
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management
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of limited
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peaks
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populations
healthy
as
follows
be done
Winter
forage
populations
for hunting
animals
trails
be approximately
353
over
areas
on adequate
will
equipment
maintain
existing jeep
features
opportunities
such
and
150
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days
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attract
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significant
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lands
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and
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education vehicle
but
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from
available
wilderness
attract
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policy
impacts
designation
designation
of
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Hawley
area
the
outweigh
of
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north
uses
public
area
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study
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Land
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HAWLEY
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Split
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Inholdings
and
Study Area
MOUNTAIN WSA
Wilderness
Within
of the
Study Area
15510
subsurface
BLM
surface
state
only
1280
private
16790
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within
BLM
outside
Split
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within
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outside
Total
BLM
Boundary
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WSA
WSA
Recommended
Wilderness
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state
State
outside
land
private
WSA
Within
the Area
Not
Recommended
BLM
for Wilderness
15510
Split
Estate
Total
BLM
for
Wilderness
WSA
BLM
for
the
Land
Not
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
15510
1280
private
356
Considered
Criteria
Wilderness
in
Recommendations
the Wilderness
Developing
Characteristics
Naturalness
The Hawley
mountain
WSA
Mountain
within
the
is
Mountain
Range
Impacts on naturalness
consist
the
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480 acre
All
crested
River
of 14
minor
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vehicle
on
with
human
negligible
between
located
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trails
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seeding
affect
and
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the
small
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to the east
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west
the
to
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have
impacts
natural
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the overall
13
totaling
outside
the
natural
include
of
appearance
traffic
the
dump
border
small
miles
area
on
rural
two
miles
and
of fence
nearby farms
roads and
area
Solitude
Within Hawley
Mountain
there
exists
outstanding
Sufficient
Solitude
and
size
good
because of the
forests are
WSAs
much
Hunting
is
hunted
an
The
Other roadless
that
that
offer
areas
There
are
the
of
and
opportunities
populated
visitors
find
to
lesser
to
features
in
within
climbing
rugged
quality
few
and
terrain
Lost
human
timber on
from within
Valley
take
activities
the
place
place
than
activity
nearby national
Roadless
Deer
antelope
and
skiing
offers challenge
and
offer similar primitive
numerous
Mountain
and
WSA
cross-country
ranges
solitude
the
landscape
challenge
Hawley
the
and
secluded
human
is
primitive
surrounded
primitive
Features
special
of the
forest
the
areas
in
elk
and
This
lands
is
national
adjacent
more remote
activity
greater
for
sparsely
is
nearness
nearby mountain
offer
Little
somewhat
and
rock
riding
The rugged
Views
Recreation
recreational
recreationists
abundant
no
in
They
attract
size
allow
considerably
of terrain
diversity
Special
are
horseback
recreationists
features
small
and Unconfined
outstanding
Hiking
activities
and
be
to
judged
relative
larger
Primitive
to
are
opportunities
would
screening
for solitude
screening
opportunities
and vegetative
upper slopes provide topographic
enhance
the feeling of isolation
The valley
area
the
WSA
357
recreation
sage
are
snowshoeing
recreational
opportunities
recreation
by designated
attractions
but
are
activities
wilderness
can
grouse
other
and
possible
to
more
and
be
visitors
attractive
more
natural
public
lands
in the
Diversity
National
the
Assessing
and Features
The Hawley
Mountain
M3110-49
are
on
eight
as
WSA
Wilderness
Preservation
BLM
located
is
designation
study
of
Natural
Represented
NWPS
System
other
Diversity
Wilderness
This
areas
in
of
in
state
Systems
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Rocky
WSA
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the
System
by Ecosystems
the
this
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study
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by four
represented
under
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add
this
designated
ecosystem
to
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This
the
with
Steppe
National
acres
76129
information
Ecosystem
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summarized
Table
TABLE
Ecosystem Representation
NWPS
Bailey-Kuchler
Rocky
Areas
areas
classification
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Other
acres
BLM
Studies
areas
acres
23
247843
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Province
NATIONWIDE
Sagebrush
Steppe
Ecosystem
76129
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Sagebrush
Steppe
Ecosystem
162710
358
Expanding
Within
The Hawley
acreage
of
Mountain
designated
the
Days
WSA
areas
for Solitude
Opportunities
Driving
is
within
and
Time Five Hours of Major Population
five-hour
other
or Primitive Recreation
BLM
drive
study
from Boise
within
areas
Idaho
five-hour
Table
Centers
summarizes
drive
of
the
the
population
number and
center
Table
Wilderness
of
Opportunities
Major Population
NWPS
Population
Boise
Idaho
Centers
Areas
areas
acres
16
4741570
359
for Residents
Centers
Other
BLM
Studies
areas
acres
141
5374250
the
Balancing
of
Designation
Mountain
Hawley
of Wilderness
Distribution
Geographic
would
not
balance
help
Areas
distribution
geographic
wilderness
of
Manageability
The
the
However
inadvertent
management
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Presently
motorized
vehicles
motorized
Vehicle
the
the
and
Energy
Geoexplorers
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rock
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miles
contain
WSA
this
in
are
west
Idaho
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the
in
present
area
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inholdings
probably
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vehicle
manage
administrative
the
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integrity
The
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but
use
personnel
eliminate
possible
of
The northwestern
area
640
section
was prepared for the Hawley
report
from the report
low potential for
and
gas
leases
The
which
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area
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or adjacent
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occurs
are
WSA
abundant
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to
from
acres
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with
conflicts
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said
of
part
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favors
it
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oil
and
The
gas
majority
of
have
no
underlain
by stratigraphic equivalents
major
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and
oil
activities
exploration
gas
the
however
WSA
the
however
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WSA
Mountain
in
1985
are
producers
some
of
and
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elsewhere
is
been
in
the
found
the area
to
the
WSA
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as isolated
prospects
within
WSA
is
the
considered
to
Although
there
have
found
mineralization
is
no
the
from
six
rock units which
indication
that
the
units
low potential for the occurrence
minerals
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similar deposits
needed
The Idaho Department
character
Utah-Wyoming-Idaho
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metallic
contain
be
distance
area
lands
state
motorized vehicle
to
visitors
maintain
to
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within
mineralization
Hawley
and
isolation
barriers
extend up to two miles into
and other recreationists using
sightseers
would
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of the
with
natural
roads and
boundary
along
efforts
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the
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openings
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of
assessment
oil
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mining claims
20
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deposits
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consumption
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wilderness
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sedimentary
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of
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area
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preserve
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public
education
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Fourteen vehicle
use
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Hawley
comparative impact table
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designation
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360
entire
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resources
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Table
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NO
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WILDERNESS
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ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE
Impacts
on
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Values
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timber
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acres
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and
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meetings
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during
various
in
phase through scoping
comment
public
Two
and
inventory
an important consideration
of wilderness
result
as
WSA
special
for recreationists
wanted
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of
agencies
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boundaries
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the
adjusted
wilderness
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lands
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accessible
in
the
to
partial
EIS
commented on
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of
enhance
stated
the
that
WSA
they
The
had
no
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Idaho
Department
objection
to
the
of Fish
Draft
EIS
and
Game
proposal
and
the
U.S