Ravens Eye Wilderness
The Study Area
The Ravens Eye
WSA
are
includes
and
is
also
formed by private
The
Ravens
Eye
of
older
composed
cones
topography of the older
The younger
lava
craters
blisters
on the feet lava
feet
Vegetation varies
and
grasses
southwest
is
this
Spud
with
the
has
The
volcanic
estate
split
BLM
and
Idaho
the
boundaries
The
There
area
formed
are
Road 3206 the Carey
Kimama
Road 3209 the North Pagan Road
County
BLM
by
areas
separate
lands within
WSA
The
see Table
by
the south
on
no
Most
of the western
and
northern
boundary
gently
soils
55 percent
surface
Both
features
in
Elevations
the
of the Craters
pressure
range from 4600 feet
for
in
dry
of the
lava
ridges
Hawaiian word
pahoehoe
and
depressions
by part
by numerous
WSA
of
portion
the
feet
by buttes
covered
is
broken
five
and
broken
southern
deep These older flows
cone north of Wagon
an unnamed
to
up
Butte
Top
rolling
The
landforms
distinct
is
three
Butte
The
lakes
Moon
Flow
Lava
subsidence
cascades
and aa
ropey coils
the
WSA
contain
southern portion
hard
to
5003
Butte
topography
of
height
been
Broken
to
undulating
flow
two
by
approximately
other
in
of
forbs
edge
and
flat
is
rough
exist
summit
the
at
has
and
five
by wind-blown
Butte
Spud
flows
WSA
of the
flow
covered
lava flows
prominent volcanic
The remainder
characterized
is
in
east
two miles east of Carey
Counties
are
lines
property
WSA
lines
Lincoln
There
WSA
the
roads
dirt
section
state
and
lands
and
the north
on
nonsystem
follows
Blame
in
within
inholdings
roads
two unnamed
The boundary
located
is
BLM-administered
of
land
state
acres
67110
--
ID-57-10
acres
by the following
primarily
Road
of
acres
1920
WSA
67110
Study Area
planted
in
the
The
soil-covered
brush canopy
crested
older
On
wheatgrass
dominated
flows
are
four
feet
averages
the
small
Craters
younger
by brush with
area
of the
interspersed
1140 acres on the
Moon flow vegetation
sparse
The
WSA
was
included
in
alternatives
and
no
the
studied
under
Section
Monument
were analyzed
wilderness
Final
in
the
603
of
the
Environmental
EIS
an
all
Federal
Impact
wilderness
Land
alternative
alternative
634
and
Policy
Statement
Management Act
Wilderness
which
is
the
filed
in
FLPMA
and
1987
Two
this
report
July
recommendation
of
Recommendation and
Rationale
recommended
acres
67110
for
wilderness
recommended
acres
for
nonwilderness
The recommendation
alternative
the
the
is
term
long
for the
All
67110
WSA
Ravens Eye
wilderness
all
alternative
of
acres
the
is
federal
land
wilderness
all
would
It
the
cause
within
The
alternative
Ravens Eye
the
environmentally
from the natural
change
least
recommended
are
preferable
environment
over
wilderness
for
designation
The
recommendation
wilderness
with
landowners
willing
Federal
recommended
lands
also
will
Three
to
apply
land
state
for wilderness
any inholding
sections
within
designation
acres have
WSA
the
through purchase
acquired
acreage
1920
totaling
been
or
for
exchange
acquisition
on the Ravens Eye Proposal
shown
are
identified
map
The
WSA
has
covered
flows
appearing
The
it
Some
of
the
not
is
old
an
crested
are rarely
trails
In addition
in
of
part
WSAs
and
buttes
The
Idaho
Conflicts
related
would
all
seeding
include
the
along
of
patches
in
20
miles
vegetation
the
imprints
in
trail
fence
is
that
lava
aerial
ten
with
of
seedings
WSA
of the
broken
acres
wildfire
tracks
water pond
stock
edge
than
the
covered
partially
after
lava
natural
soil-covered
Two
less
invades
older
also
is
between
south-central
of
pockets
the
enclosure
vegetation
and
of
WSA
the
traverse
One
tracks
species
of
recommended
area
composed
is
established
is
include
southwest
wheatgrass
non-native
WSA
portion
by topography and
found
Cheatgrass
and
this
of
length
growing
screened
are
broken
in
hiking
lava
combination
opportunities
camping
tremendous
contains
craters
Sagebrush
in
with
the
for solitude
hunting
variety
blisters buttes
the
Province/Sagebrush
and
and
of
relief
topographic
and
is
also
by
present
by pressure
provided
recreation
primitive
in
an
arid
ridges
environment
spelunking
volcanic
features
and
aa
Steppe Ecosystem
is
pahoehoe
use
Craters
be
wilderness
would
over
ecosystem
classification
existing resource
affected
development
total
hunters
human
trails
are
remoteness
Bailey-Kuchler
with
is
Although
The
interest
of the
portion
lava
including
flows
variety
lava
ridges
pressure
This
of
is
scientific
interest
this
impact would
The
and
WSA
Eye
vehicle
be
numerous
vegetation
subsidence
NWPS
System
with
vegetation
species
southern
deep
feet
trails
vehicle
developments
offers outstanding
The Intermountain
In
used and
to these
of
opportunities
educational
up
five
by sheepherders and
native
size
large
Ravens
cascades
The
of special
features
geological
WSA
the
craters
Recreation
and
and
to
Six two-track
non-native
consist
seedings
outcrops
this
The
These
canal
wheatgrass
These
rocky
pristine
and
wilderness
as
soils
used infrequently
wind-blown sand
and
managed
by wind-blown
are
trails
be
could
values
wilderness
outstanding
for designation
of
the
uses
Moon
are
impact solitude
limited
time
period
Existing
primitive
grazing
recreation
the
in
represented
Wilderness administered
limited
and
is
ecosystem
the
National
in
Wilderness
Preservation
Park
by the National
management would
Because
April through mid-June and
only
Sheep
camp
of the
percentage
through
the
NPS
Service
continue
small
mid-October
WSA
represented
December
area
the
negligible
recommendation
projects
would
have
Wilderness management
an adverse
restrictions
project
635
impact on the implementation
would
preclude
proposed
of
proposed
prescribed
rangeland
burning and
LJ
ftIilIIIlIlII
RECOMMENDED
FOR WILDERNESS
RECOMMENDED
FOR
NONWILDERNESS
LAND OUTSIDE WSA RECOMMENDED
RIIUIIIIIIIIII
H-
SPLIT
ESTATE
STATE
PRIVATE
FOR WILDERNESS
ID-57-1O
RAVENS EYE
PROPOSAL
APRIL
1988
Table
Land Status and Acreage
--
Summary
of the
Study Area
RAVENS EYE WSA
Within
BLM
surface
Split
Estate
Inholdings
Wilderness
Study
Area
and subsurface
BLM
surface
state
67110
only
1920
private
69030
Total
Within
BLM
BLM
Recommended
Boundary
67110
WSA
outside
Estate
within
Split
Estate
outside
Total
BLM
Land
WSA
WSA
Recommended
Wilderness
67110
Inholdings
state
State
outside
land
1920
private
WSA
Within
the Area
Not
Recommended
BLM
Split
Estate
Total
BLM
for
Wilderness
WSA
within
Split
for
the
Land
Not
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
private
637
for Wilderness
Considered
Criteria
Wilderness
Recommendations
the Wilderness
in Developing
Characteristics
Naturalness
The
WSA
Ravens Eye
Six vehicle
trails
hunters
and
growing
in
vegetation
the ruts as
Flat Top
enclosure
from
short
Two
seedings
in
aerially
and
native
also
affects
One
stock
passes
20
miles
One
Corral
of the
within
exist
is
of
The
fence
the
Two
sand
The
long
impacts
by sheepherders and
used so rarely
are
trails
miles
by human
unaffected
is
used primarily
are
by wind-blown
5.75
is
WSA
the
trails
obscured
partially
area
the
vehicle
Some
the tracks
trails
of
majority
The
area
the
between
growing
is
well
The
appearance
traverse
fences
that
vegetation
and
fences
is
fenced
are noticeable
only
distance
of crested
crested
1973
terrain
rocky
in
natural
is
totaling
and
native
wheatgrass
cover
wheatgrass
can
the naturalness
water pond
the visual
of
impacts
the
along
WSAs
numerous
in
southwest and south-central
of
pockets
boundaries and
indefinite
non-native
Cheatgrass
than
less
the
ten
of rocky
interspersion
that
species
Seeded
edge
acres broken
invades
after
up
by
outcrops
wildfires
WSA
the
Halfway
WSAs
through the
The seedings
vegetation
reduce
vegetation
acres
1140
now be found
Lake
southern
located
is
edge
It
is
inside
just
difficult
WSAs
the
find
to
in
southeastern
An
boundary
old
canal
most locations
Solitude
The
Ravens Eye
remoteness
that
are
Vehicle
small
and
provides
the best
along
of
portion
The Ravens Eye
camping hunting
the
the
Primitive
of
this
use
in
WSAs
WSA
provides
spelunking
in
the
use
outstanding
spring
of
and
the
combine
areas size
to provide
WSAs
the
along
activity
WSAs
outstanding
for
opportunities
and
nature
and
facilities
the
WSAs
topographic
variety
solitude
for
opportunities
opportunities
western edge
for
solitude
are
is
visible
from
insignificant
Recreation
photography
of recreational
agricultural
on
impact
Butte
District
margin and
The
Sand
The
for solitude
opportunities
Shoshone
and Unconfined
Recreational
occurs
outstanding
Great Rift and
BLMs
WSA
water sources absence
opportunities
to the
proximity
among
traffic
WSA
WSA
is
study
the
variety of recreation
The combination
WSAs
estimated
fall
638
at
size
less
add
than
of
challenge
500
visitor
opportunities
rugged
and
days
terrain
risk to
annually
include
hiking
lack of reliable
the recreational
The
majority
Special Features
The Ravens Eye
features
including
flows
sensitive
offers
offers high
list
lava
studies
scenic
for the State
significant
ridges
pressure
for geologic
opportunities
lava
WSA
of
values
The
and
scientific
cascades
variety of
In addition
educational
subsidence
craters
topographic
the area
Idaho
639
values
lava
features
provides
The
blisters
from
habitat
for
tremendous
variety of
and pahoehoe
buttes
to
burrowing
vistas
owls
volcanic
and aa lava offer
of
grasslands
which
are
on
and
the
in the National
Diversity
Assessing
the
Diversity
and Features
Wilderness designation
Wilderness Preservation
state
under
study
with
as
of
of Natural
Represented
the
WSA
NWPS
by one
ecosystem
Preservation
System
Systems
by Ecosystems
Ravens Eye
System
this
Wilderness
This
would
add
with
area
information
an ecosystem
30245
is
presently
There
acres
summarized
in
in
represented
are
11
other
BLM
the National
in the
areas
Table
TABLE
cosystem Representation
NWPS
Bailey-Kuchler
Classification
Intermountain
Areas
areas
Other
acres
areas
BLM
Studies
acres
Sagebrush
Province
NATIONWIDE
Desert-Vegetation
Absent
30245
Largely
12
870403
Ecosystem
IDAHO
Desert-Vegetation
Absent
30245
Largely
11
646687
Ecosystem
NEVADA
Desert-Vegetation
Absent
223716
Largely
Ecosystem
640
Expanding
Within
The Ravens Eye
acreage
of
the
Days
WSA
designated
is
areas
Opportunities
Driving
within
and
for Solitude
Time Five Hours
five-hour
other
or Primitive Recreation
BLM
drive
study
from
of Major Population
Boise
within
areas
Idaho
Table
five-hour
Centers
summarizes
drive
of the
the
number and
population
center
Table
Wilderness
of
Opportunities
Major Population
NWPS
Population
Boise
Idaho
Centers
areas
16
Areas
acres
4741570
641
for
Residents
Centers
Other
areas
141
BLM
Studies
acres
5374250
the
Balancing
of Wilderness
Distribution
Geographic
the geographic
The Ravens Eye WSA would not contribute
to balancing
The NPS-administered Craters of the Moon Wilderness 43243 acres
ecosystem
ten miles
is
distribution
of
NWPS
the
in
opportunities
to
opportunities
WSA
The Ravens Eye
to the east
diverse
attain
available
currently
the Craters
of areas
of
the
balance
not help
Rather
within
the
National
NWPS
and
geographic
would
designation
Moon
the
landform
similar
representing
experiences
within
only
distribution
would
as wilderness
wilderness
Areas
expand
Monument
Manageability
WSA
The Ravens Eye
Conflicts
with
and
for
uses
camp
Sheep
burning through the southern
for
are three
grazing
of
development
with
exchange
The Sand
the
The
designation
The Ravens Eye
geothermal
in
the
are
leases within
Impacts
The
the
on
to
of
vehicle
on
use
the vehicle
would
use
WSA
1920
not
acres
in
The
anticipated
the
affect
The
Mines
have
sections
three
been
of
percent
the
WSA
December
would
result
of
spread
sections
are
reports
identified
area
minor
is
impact opportunities
30
through
mineral
the
in
present
operations
would
than
less
for the
potential
of
WSA
Limitations
WSA
the
Survey/Bureau
Geological
is
the
increasing
in
mid-October
activities
suppression
livestock
existing
trails
now
values
preserve
in
larger wildfires
cheatgrass
used solely
presently
for
the
area
for acquisition
mineral
through
an
proximity
of the
Resource
WSA
in
to
adjacent
similar high
has zero
BLM
federal
and
south
Sand
Butte
from the Ravens
separated
quality wilderness
WSA
and
values
enhances
also
is
the
WSA
Eye
recommended
of the
manageability
road
by only
suitable
This
wilderness
for
Ravens Eye
WSA
Values
petroleum potential Miller
1983
ownership and
are
open
to
classified
is
1985 and has low potential for locatable
as not
and saleable
mineral entry
There
are
prospectively
minerals The
no
mining
valuable
mineral
claims
or
for
estates
mineral
WSA
Resources
following
considered
fire
totaling
U.S
lies
has
resources
WSA
as wilderness
Continuation
state
and Minerals
Energy
vehicle
However
of the
part
sections
WSA
WSA
related
restrict
inholdings
on
these
Butte
acre
20792
state
Based
limited
mid-June and
year April through
the
Wilderness management would
There
are
recreation
primitive
time during
limited
be managed
reasonably
resource
existing
conflict
manageability
for solitude
can
comparative impact table
including
designation
summarizes
or nondesignation
the
of
effects
the
642
entire
on
pertinent
area
resources
as wilderness
for
all
the alternatives
Table
Comparative
Summary
WSA
ISSUETOPICS
Impacts
on
Wilderness
Impacts by Alternative
RAVENS EVE
ID-57-1O
PROPOSED
ACTION
WILDERNESS/NO
ACTION
All
Resources
of the
wilderness
maintained
WSA
How
the
be
the
Craters
and
areas
southeast
and
totally
65%
approximately
including
Lava
would
values
in
ALL
of
the
Moon
the
lava
older
southwest
of
flows
in
of
the
parts
WSA
NOWILDERNESSALTERNATIVE
All
in
wilderness
the
Moon
the
55%
about
of the
duced
by
WSA
values
would
hicle
be
seasonally
related
use
maintenance
and
of
the
ing
June
and
fit
from
period
eastern
from
of
solitude
degraded
April
the
WSA
elimination
dur
southern
would bene
of
Natural
use
and
recre
on
1740
acres
recreational
of
tude
and
ly
degraded
in
on
larger
fire
for thc
tential
southern
management
wildfires
uf
spread
of
part
could
re
the
po
increasing
Vehicle
of
of
land
state
and
for solitude
opportunities
ability
of
natural
values
the
in-
and
opportunities
primitive
recreation
surface
Low-use
and
Use
ORV
Recreational
itor
days
of shifting
impacts
would
lands
and
on
Grazing
Facility
Maintenance
would
and
be
increase
scribed
on
with
the
burning
and
sights
recrea
with
wilder
all
degrade
would
impacts
ORV
access
of being
be
increase
current
confined
to
in
levels
ex
the
trails
There would be no
public
no
above
projected
maintained
be
possibility
However
slightly
is
the
vis
Vehicle
practices
developments
foot
labor
and
and
would
trails
The
to other
grazing
vehicle
and
500
foregone
Range
inspected
solitude
and
on
impact
recreational
use
hunting
allowed
be
sheep
continue
repaired
would
not
and
cattle
Existing
would
Construction
use
this
than
less
be
negligible
would
for hunters
Impacts
be
of
use
would
annually
also
associated
with
travel
use
isting
ORV
for
would
use
vehicle
ORV
visitor
Recreational
and
would
values
expanded
on
vehicle
seedings
fences
disturbance
of vehicles
ORV
tional
ness
by
Impacts
related
inspect
maintain
serious
mid-June
through
manage
area
the
to
approxi
in
would be
camp
to
degrade
The
acres
1920
would enhance
holdings
sheep
use
and
sounds
Acquisition
April
of
for soli
the
in
cheatgrass
WSA
the
from
re
seeding
recreation
WSA
of
result
use
drill
as
Opportunities
the
of
WSA
the
and
control
primitive
30%
lost
of
part
wheatgrass
mately
be
would
brush
crested
as
use
Restrictions
vehicle
range
use
northeast
fences
sult
re
related
values
the
in
sult
mid
through
in
the
fence
approximately
be
values
parts
the
in
would
Wilderness
ORV
for
values
would be
project
ORV
ational
Wilderness
WSA
the
WSA
the
ve
by
and
camps
recreation
WSA
the
of the
impacted
to sheep
Opportunities
primitive
30%
remainder
the
in
area
of
of
Craters
of
areas
brush-control
management
Wilderness
maintained
vegetated
Flow
remainder
the
in
sparsely
Lava
be
would
values
young
or
horseback
cost
would
ment
inspections
continue
24%
Pre
would
would
not
by
and sheep
cattle
continue
This
support
seeding
Existing
and
Prescribed
occur
on
grazing
Existing
1740
range
practices
develop
would
maintenance
burning
and
seeding
acres
occur
Impacts
on
Fire
Management
Full suppression
trucks
the
WSA
would
of
including
use
and
bulldozers
helicopters
not
occur
643
pumper
within
There
would
management
be
no
impact
on
fire
Local
and
Social
Designation
of
the
Economic
area
as
Considerations
would
wilderness
have
no
or
minimal
effects
on
the
local
and
social
economic
situation
Summary
involvement
Public
EIS
WSA
comments
with
hot
occurred
in
supporting
springs
of
the
as
DEIS
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Department
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EIS None of these comments