Lava Wilderness
The
23680
includes
Table
northern
ID-56-2
acres
The
WSA
dirt
roads
nonsystem
Area
Study
WSA
The Lava
23680
--
in
located
is
bounded
is
on
with
along
and
by
is
miles
no
northeast
There
are
paved
county road
lands
state
boundary
two
County
lands
the north
private
southern
acres
Lincoln
BLM-administered
of
The
boundary
Study Area
of
estate
split
the
Burmah Road
the
form the eastern
formed by the Union
within
western and
Pacific
Railroad
WSA
The
Idaho
Shoshone
lands
area
see
Unnamed
remainder
of
the
and
right-of-way
private
lands
WSA
The Lava
of
pressure
tubes
and
River
channel
The
and
lies
of
of
WSA
the
was
Valley
alternatives
were
report and
an
all
of
many
under
analyzed
of
grasses
and
coyotes
Section
in
wilderness
the
603
ElS
is
western
different
of
Environmental
Final
the
WSA
the
an older
is
smooth
Hawaiian
or
word
Most
boundary
lava flow
ropey surface
of
exhibiting
spread
for
ropey
coils
the
rivers
flow
examples
through
chiefly
is
The Big Wood
diverted
for
boundary
and
lichens
deer
WSAs
the
WSA
of
lava has
Pahoehoe
vesicles
the
majority
Pahoehoe
sagebrush
is
and
The
plain
lava
portions
reaches
including
studied
flat
by round
vegetation
wildlife
Shoshone/Sun
it
WSA
on
pahoehoe
along
before
The dominant
species
located
characterized
irrigation use
portions
is
ridges
no
sage
There
colors
grouse
are
on
are
Land
the Federal
Impact Statement
wilderness
small
the
within
Policy
and
Wilderness
599
which
resemble ferns
surfaces
found
alternative
alternative
which
shrubs
exposed
the
of the
lava
ElS
the
shaded
WSA
Management Act
is
in
Several
filed
in
FLPMA
April
recommendation
1986
of
in
the
Two
this
Recommendation and
Rationale
recommended
acres
for
wilderness
23680
recommended
acres
for
nonwilderness
The recommendation
environmentally
the
environment
natural
minimize
nonsuitable
for
Naturalness
exposed
after
corrals
these
study
appearance
humans
is
values
along
from
detract
WSA
outstanding
is
however
WSA
The
of
represents
the
this
Moon
ecosystem
potential
WSA
existing
capability
requires
levels
of
the
the
unauthorized
for
management
enforcement
in
to
intensive
can
be
required
grazing
be
and
to
found
is
of
mineral
the
Lava
status
been
for the
WSA
is
WSAs
by the works
by the dull reddish
including
Agricultural
the
values
Lava
the
impacted
developments
WSA
or
map
wilderness
Although
visibly
avoid
to
recommended
are
Proposal
the
from
change
means
WSA
the
contained
range
the
older
that
the
the
uses
to
the
and
lava
would
flows
of
color
pipelines
and
activity
Lava
WSA
along
the
existing
and
size
The
of similar size
represented
in
WSAs
patrols
uses
seeding
With
WSA
the
not
The
currently
add
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would
by personnel with
the
with
the
designation
boundaries
existing marginal
of
quality
throughout
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would
as wilderness
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provides
hiking
Park Service
intensive
WSAs
its
from wilderness
benefit
ecosystem
only
maintained through brush control
600
of
camping
by the National
Lava
maintain
because
which
fences signs and
maintain
management
on
least
practical
within
reduced
primitive
in
administered
Boundary
of
flow
as
features
Designation
agricultural
as wilderness
would
grazing
NWPS
NWPS
and
part
lava
3130-39
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been
has
trails
as well
those
special
Ecosystem
Wilderness 43243
unrepresented ecosystem
complicate
no
all
the
WSA
isolation
to
WSA
the
boundary
covered
soil
and
contains
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older
land
WSA
the area
for WSA
in the WSA
have
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federal
use
cause
nonwilderness recommendation
the central
in
comparable
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all
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significant
necessary
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relatively
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over
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MARCH
1988
Table
Land Status and Acreage
--
LAVA
Within
BLM
surface
Split
Estate
and
the
Study Area
WSA
Wilderness
Study
Area
23680
subsurface
BLM
surface
state
Inholdings
Summary of
only
private
23680
Total
Within
Recommended
within
BLM
outside
Split
Estate
within
Split
Estate
outside
Total
BLM
Boundary
Land
WSA
WSA
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
State
outside
land
private
WSA
Within
the Area
Not
Recommended
BLM
for Wilderness
23680
Split
Estate
Total
BLM
for
Wilderness
WSA
WSA
BLM
for
the
Land
Not
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
23680
private
602
Considered
Criteria
Wilderness
Recommendations
the Wilderness
in Developing
Characteristics
Naturalness
Seven
vehicle
receive
naturalness
vicinity
of
the
Small areas
basalt
of
One
use
most
the
in
present
when viewed
visible
and
pipelines
eastern
the rock
where
stream channels
No
are
WSA
Lava
used regularly to place
is
not
The
WSAs
the
along
removal of the overlying
system
are
WSA
the
miles
trail
few
from
corrals
Many
livestock
within
the
salt
of
these
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away
feet
WSA
do
are
WSA
the
in
detract
do
trails
not
from
and
faint
extremely
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are
affect
noticeably
in the
naturalness
developments
Areas
Natural
10.8
totaling
by brush and
screened
the
trails
vehicle
little
lava
along
the east
have
structures
been
removed
These
black
built
by the
40 acres
boundaries of the
west
these
about
total
by unauthorized
damaged
are distinguished
areas
and
in
been
have
boundary
been
has
streambeds
but
and
are
WSA
the water
removal of veneer
reddish
dull
surface
obvious
have
been
level
fluctuates
after
exposed
close
at
range
used as part
of
canal
greatly
Solitude
The
WSA
offers
topography
However
part
of
the
the
lack
of
land
is
activities
agricultural
WSA
rugged
adjacent
because
primarily
relief
lessens
and
to
seen
diversity
nature
terrain
be
to
the
and
opportunities
the
WSA
WSA
its
relatively
large
size
by the lava formations
when
for solitude
harsh
WSA
are
several
the
Although
WSA
the
in
users
are
in
the
same
diminishes
the quality
has
no
significant
special
of the
within
places
and
overwhelming
western and
the
detract
WSA
from
southeastern
The
sites
feeling of
boundary
and
sounds
of
solitude
Recreation
lava tubes
conditions
sections
large
from several
of primitive
Some
study
along
enhance
of these
recreation
within
the
opportunities
the
WSA
challenge
opportunities
Special Features
The
of
provided
is
heard
and Unconfined
provides
destinations
solitude
topographic
screening
adjacent
activity
and
camping
good
can
Primitive
The
some
flat
WSA
Agricultural
Farming
for
opportunities
basically
is
features
603
of
for
These
are available
hiking
and
some users
include
photography
for exploring
camping
and
However
hiking
study
The
the lack
of
Diversity
in the
Assessing
National
the
and Features
Wilderness designation
in
under
the state
Lava
System
study
of Natural
Represented
of the
Wilderness Preservation
areas
Diversity
as
Wilderness
WSA
NWPS
with
this
Preservation
System
Systems
by Ecosystems
would
add
by one
an
ecosystem
presently
ecosystem
designated
area
with
information
This
30245
is
represented
acres
summarized
in
the
National
are
11
in
There
BLM
other
Table
TABLE
cosystem Representation
NWPS
Bailey-Kuchler
areas
Classification
Intermountain
Other
acres
areas
BLM
Studies
acres
Sagebrush
Province/Desert
largely
Areas
vegetation
absent
NATIONWIDE
Desert Ecosystem
30245
12
870403
IDAHO
30245
Desert Ecosystem
11
646687
NEVADA
Desert Ecosystem
223716
604
Expanding
Within
WSA
The
Lava
and
acreage
of
the
Days
is
within
Driving
five-hour
areas
designated
for Solitude
Opportunities
and
or Primitive
Time Five Hours
drive
two major population
of
BLM
other
of Major
study
within
areas
Recreation
Centers
Population
centers
Table
five-hour
drive
summarizes
of
the
the
population
Table
Wilderness
for
Opportunities
of Major Population
NWPS
Population
Boise
Centers
Idaho/Salt
Lake
16
Centers
Areas
areas
City
Residents
Other
acres
4741570
BLM
acres
141
5374250
Utah
Salt
Lake
City Utah
and
vicinity
includes
other
cities
605
of
Provo Orem
Studies
areas
and Ogden Utah
number
center
the
Balancing
WSA
The Lava
would
not
The Nfl-administered
ecosystem
Moon
of
one-hour drive
is
wilderness
the
in
would
as wilderness
to
The
lava
to those
respect
balance
help
the
Areas
geographic distribution
Wilderness 43243
northeast
every
not
the
balancing
Moon
the
to
Wilderness are superior
WSA
Lava
contribute
Craters
of Wilderness
Distribution
Geographic
acres
flow
of
values
WSA
Lava
within
areas
within
the
Therefore
geographic distribution
of
NWPS
the
landform
similar
representing
wilderness
the
of
Craters
of
of the
designation
to
opportunities
and
the
attain diverse
experiences
Manageability
WSA
The
would
be
could
the
affect
managed
to
ability
boundaries are located
veneer
There
along
boundaries
these
along
as
retain
would
be
subdivisions
are
no
private
Much
areas
of
to
adjacent
these
accessible
been
also
within
conflicts
or
rights
WSAs
the
southeastern
land
agricultural
have
and
and Minerals
Except
for the
state
Resource
land
temperature
WSA
the
to
unauthorized
western
occurred
has
Farming trespass
subject
which
area
and
eastern
removal of
classified
is
as unfavorable
no
are
Veneer
basalt
elsewhere
in
and
mining claims
of building
the
WSA
WSA has
based
area
It
within
stone
has
is
the
associated
the
area
with
management
with
by personnel
of
the
area
law enforcement
area
on limited
in
well
leasable
There
are
based
resources
for
on
an
leases within
unfavorable
an
ownership and
federal
both
oil
and
and
gas
for
areas
surrounding
based on
minerals
in
for low-to-intermediate
by analogy with
mineral
no
are
favorability
and
data
WSA
valuable
the
unfavorable
the
WSA
geologic
geologic
The
WSA
is
environment
WSA
quality occurs
been
estates
prospectively
for other
1983
mineral
the
mineral
considered
low-to-moderate
low potential
Fernette
for locatable
and
surface
all
Lava
entire
as having
Frederickson
surrounding
signs
costs
patrols of
Values
resources
geothermal
environment
classified
The
The
geothermal resources
and
inholding
mineral entry
to
open
intensive
require
fences
boundary
problems and
administrative
significant
Energy
There
values
basalt
capability
The
There
wilderness
legal
Easily
Wilderness management would
are
wilderness
illegally
on
the northern
There
exploited
edge
have
of
been
the
no
WSA
and
sales of
probably
building
occurs
stone
within
the
WSA
Impacts
The
Resources
on
following
considered
comparative impact table
including
designation
or
summarizes
nondesignation
the
of
effects
the entire
606
on pertinent
WSA
resources
as wilderness
for
all
the
alternatives
Table
Comparative
Summary of
WSA
ISSUE
Impacts
ID-56-2
Impacts by Alternative
LAVA
PROPOSED ACTION NO
ACTION
WILDERNESS/NO
TOPICS
on
the
Wilderness
areas
The
Values
portunities
brush
would
for solitude
be
op
slightly
developments
range
and
control
and
naturalness
marginal
by new
reduced
ALL WILDERNESS
wilderness
term
use
and
for solitude
on
Recreational
ORV
Use
There would
al
ORV
be
no
impact
on
recreation
would
of
be
Impacts
on Development
of Mineral
Resources
Potential
mineral
available
for
low
to
moderate
perature
would
Impacts
and
on Grazing
Construction
Facility
Maintenance
no
impact
be
for low
resources
tem
There
on development
low
use
of
moderate
to
perature
use
of
annually
to
other
potential
would be
sources
opportunities
of
ORV
use
naturalness
be
maintenance
no
impact
and
607
on
grazing
construction
100
visitor
foregone
potential
impact
public
lands
re
mineral
This
for
includes
low
tem
resources
geothermal
There would be
acres
of
days
The
of
fa
and
negligible
Development
includes
develop
areas
resources
There would
cility
would
This
favorability
geothermal
be
mineral
resources
development
ORV
this
be
the
for solitude
foregone
shifting
would
long-
Mainte
range
areas
the
improve
Recreational
use
and
Elimination
opportunities
Impacts
of
reduce
slightly
naturalness
marginal
receive
protection
construction
ments would
would
would
values
Congressional
nance
ORV
continued
All
ALTERNATIVE
brush
no
seeding
control
on 2200
Local
Social
and
Social
and
economic
factors
were not considered
Summary of WSA-Spedllhc
involvement occurred
Public
four
comments
Comments
reasons
expanding
diversity
designation
of
the
the
in
area
National
Two
of these
areas low wilderness
potential
The U.S Department
of
Federal
Idaho
Highway
Department
Department
agencies
of
Water
comments
Wilderness
Energy Bureau
Administration
of
specifically
of
and
Idaho
addressed
cited
supporting
Department
Historical
Lava
WSA
608
Three
Fish
The
and
Agency
of
letter
and
with
Idaho
Lands Idaho
Society
Two
the
of
these
National
Department
Transportation
commented on
the Draft
of
to
wilderness
reasons
supporting
Service
no
contained
areas contribution
comments opposed
Wildlife
the
review of the Draft EIS
public
received
values
System
U.S
Protection
State
the
study
During
were
preservation
reasons
Reclamation
Idaho
the
process
WSA
Lava
Preservation
Environmental
Health and Welfare
Resources
wilderness
no
review
of the
designation
had
in
Comments
the wilderness
supporting
issue
significant
Public
throughout
wilderness
supporting
supporting
Considerations
Economic
cited
the
Park Service
Fish
and
Game
Department Idaho
EIS
None
of the