Box Creek Wilderness
The Study Area
WSA
The Box Creek
WSA
440
includes
Secesh
roadless
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studied
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and
east
ten miles
approximately
WSA
is
with
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The
boundaries
WSA
is
northeast
the
U.S
bounded
of
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on
all
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sides
by
acre
lands
Lands
and
steep
and lodgepole
by large granite
outcrops
pine
broken
terrain
Ponderosa
Elevation
supporting
larch
pine
ranges
from
and
5700
mixed
aspen
6700
to
conifer
are also
forest
present
Box Creek
feet
of
Douglas-fir
The
forest
flows
cover
through
the
WSA
under
Small Wilderness
in
Department
to
in
located
is
BLM lands see
the WSAs
north
rolling
Englemann
portion
WSA
the
of
440 acres
of
on
area
consists
fir
frequently
southern
ID-110-91A
acres
by the Idaho
administered
--
Study Area
Section
Study Area
no
wilderness
202
of the Federal
Environmental
alternative
Land
Policy
and
Impact Statement
which
is
the
alternative
822
Management Act
filed
September
recommendation
in
this
FLPMA
1989
report
Two
and
and
was
included
alternatives
an
all
were
wilderness
Recommendation and
Rationale
acres
440
recommended
for wilderness
recommended
acres
for
nonwilderness
The recommendation
the
to
least
WSA
The
lands
The 440
Forest
WSA
the
on
occur
acre
Box Creek
Service
WSA
U.S
Forest
other
Service
is
the
solitude
Secesh
motor
the
small
to
WSA
could
and
because
designation
roadless
vehicle
western and
stand
or adjacent
activities
the
wilderness
all
The recommendation
term
the long
and
as wilderness
is
to
release
the
alternative
would
use
440
all
acres
would
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for
cause
means
practical
impacts
recreational
too
the area
alternative
on
not
own
Forest
By
U.S
Forest
be
released
and
to
and
and
Service
the
WSA
state
lands
recommended
managed
for
and
uses
that
other
the
than
motorized
other
WSA
Without
wilderness
provide
has
Logging
logging
wilderness
as
itself
salvage
Service
boundaries of the
southern
be managed
U.S
naturalness
its
use
the
area
designation
opportunities
would
does not have
be
of
adjoining
Sights
from
apparent
outstanding
and
U.S
sounds
most of
opportunities
for
recreation
designation
for uses
WSA
not designate
preferable
contiguous
adjoining
wilderness
impacting
primitive
area
the
to
over
for wilderness
lands
motor vehicle
adversely
and
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lands as
and
environment
within
state
is
environmentally
semi-primitive
also
logging
solitude
recommended
to
WSA
environmental
adverse
including
activities
the
not
is
adjacent
wilderness
of
minimize
or
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from the natural
change
avoid
Box Creek
for the
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other
uses
than
and
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wilderness
state
would
prevent
would
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the harvesting
lands
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--
Summary
of the
Study Area
BOX CREEK WSA
Within
BLM
surface
Split
Estate
and
Study Area
subsurface
BLM
surface
state
lnholdings
Wilderness
440
only
private
Total
440
Within
BLM
BLM
outside
WSA
WSA
within
Split
Estate
within
Split
Estate
outside
Total
BLM
the
Recommended
Boundary
WSA
WSA
Recommended
Land
Wilderness
for
Inholdings
State
land
state
private
WSA
outside
Within
the
Area Not
Recommended
BLM
for Wilderness
440
Split
Estate
Total
BLM
for
Wilderness
Land
Not
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
440
private
825
Considered
Criteria
Wilderness
Recommendations
the Wilderness
in Developing
Characteristics
Naturalness
WSA
The Box Creek
terrain
Creek
The
supporting
flows
the
through
has
area
made
been
features
in
natural
is
mixed
southern
affected
the
with
conifer
no
human
forest cover
part
primarily
of
the
The
imprints
area
broken
frequently
consists
by large
of
rolling
granite
to
extremely steep
outcrops
and
perennial
broken
stream
Box
WSA
by the forces
of
nature
There
are
no
primitive
roads
trails
or other
human-
WSA
Solitude
When
combined
By
for solitude
with
the contiguous
the
itself
Primitive and
When
combined
with
for primitive
and
However
itself
by
WSA
U.S
Forest
does not have
Unconfined
contiguous
U.S
contains
the
WSA
Service
roadless
outstanding
Forest
does not provide
Service
such
such
as
roadless
hiking
outstanding
Features
no
special
area the
opportunities
WSA
contains
for solitude
due
outstanding
to
its
small
opportunities
size
Recreation
unconfined types of recreation
Special
The
the
WSA
features
826
area the
hunting
WSA
fishing
opportunities
due
provides
outstanding
photography
to
its
and
limited
opportunities
wildlife
size
viewing
in the
Diversity
National
the
Assessing
designation
Preservation
designated
This
areas
information
with
is
as
of
Represented
the
NWPS
System
of Natural
Diversity
and Features
Wilderness
Wilderness
909780
summarized
Box
Creek
This
acres
on
System
Systems
by Ecosystems
WSA
ecosystem
There
Preservation
are
would
is
not
three
new ecosystem
add
within
represented
other
BLM
the
areas
to
northern
in
the
the
National
state
Wilderness
Mountain
Rocky
under
study
ecosystem
with
this
Table
TABLE
Ecosystem Representation
NWPS
Bailey-Kuchier
areas
classification
Rocky Mountain
Areas
Other
acres
areas
BLM
Studies
acres
Province
NATIONWIDE
Grand
Fir/Douglas-Fir
Forest
10
Ecosystem
909780
1589
IDAHO
Grand
Fir/Douglas-Fir
Forest
Ecosystem
585118
440
OREGON
Grand
Fir/Douglas-Fir
Ecosystem
Forest
344662
827
by
ten
ecosystem
1149
for Solitude
or Primitive Recreation
Expanding the Opportunities
Within
Days Driving Time Five Hours of Major Population Centers
The
Box Creek
designated
areas
WSA
and
is
within
other
BLM
five-hour
study
drive
areas
from Boise
within
Idaho
five-hour
Table
drive
of
the
summarizes
population
the
number and
center
Table
Wilderness
Opportunities
of Major Population
NWPS
Population
Boise
Idaho
Centers
Areas
areas
acres
16
4741570
828
for
Residents
Centers
Other
areas
141
BLM
Studies
acres
5374250
acreage
of
the
Balancing
WSA
The Box Creek
would
Idaho
of
largest block
not
contribute
wilderness
located
is
of Wilderness
Distribution
Geographic
to
balancing
in
the
the
geographic distribution
Mountains
Rocky
Areas
40
about
of
within
areas
miles
air
east of
the
NWPS
the
The
WSA
Manageability
Combined
managed
to
WSA
the
use
with
and
Taken
the
within
acres
the
WSA
Energy
The
and
gas
Impacts
The
is
located
potential
mineral
is
the
17
for uses
Secesh
Service
other
than
roadless
has
area the
WSA
could
that
20000
recommended
wilderness
are
at
and
and
state
recreational
including
are capable
BLMs
base for
primitive
recreation
of sustaining
Cascade
Logging
be heard
The timber
lands
forest
characteristics
would
lands
and
solitude
commercial
acres
wilderness
its
preserve
Service
naturalness
timber harvest
be
effectively
acres
or
and
production
Area
and
motor vehicle
from much
the
capability
timber production
The
These
annual allowable
cut
in
Values
Idaho
zero
there
Batholith
are
no
of the
portion
The geothermal
comparative impact table
including
of
than outstanding
less
long-term
Resource
visible
existing
potential
is
northern
very
mining claims
Mountain
Rocky
low
within
The
the
WSA
is
geologic
not
within
for
all
province
an area
of
area
Resources
on
adjacent
motor vehicle
MBF
the
within
activity
for
WSA
the
Resource
rated
managed
U.S Forest
determined that 295
in
included
Minerals
following
considered
has
approximately
and
locatable
within
acres
process
is
to
cannot
opportunities
440
are
WSA
WSA
making
occurring
295
be
acre
Forest
266292
The U.S
be released
surrounding
WSA
of the
Service
character
area
on
440-acre
classification
the roadless
the
itself
activities
Most
Forest
wilderness
its
logging
salvage
by
U.S
contiguous
to preserve
nondesignation
or
summarizes
designation
the
of
effects
the entire
829
on pertinent
area
as
resources
wilderness
the
alternatives
The
oil
current
Table
Summary
Comparative
WSA
WILDERNESS
on
Values
Wilderness
Impacts
on
USFS
Secesh
Roadless
Area
Sights
WSA
Impacts
Impacts
on
Development
Hydroelectric
on Timber
Harvest
and sounds
roadless
be
would
Solitude
would
the
ALL
be
and
primitive
would
recreation
WSA
BOX CREEK
WILDERNESS
ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE
and
Naturalness
ed
the Impacts by Alternative
NO
PROPOSED ACTION
ISSUE TOPiCS
Impacts
of
ID-11O-91A
be
most
of
reduced
of timber
noticeable
unconfin
on
lost
and
reduced
in
10%
and
solitude
unconfined
harvest
over
Naturalness
recreation
the
WSA
No
effect
by
75%
on
primitive
reduced
on
activities
of
the
WSA
and
on
90%
of
area
No impact
No impact
Proposed
project
relocated
1/8
have
to
be
mile
of 500
Harvest
would
MBF
every
30
years
foregone
Impacts
on
Motorized
Impacts
on
Wildlife
Recreation
Deer
and
Bear and
Impacts
on
Fisheries
No impact
No impact
elk
use
grouse
3%
respectively
Fish
populations
increase
use
up
decrease
reduced
by
to
by
up
5%
2%
to
No
impact
to
10%
Fish
populations
duced
cent
Impacts
on
Gray Wolf
No impact
No
830
by
lands
impact
up
to
could
10% by
be
slightly
activity
of
lands
adjacent
re
on adja
Local
and Economic
Social
of
Designation
the
entire
Considerations
WSA
Box Creek
would
as wilderness
the harvesting
prevent
of
MBF
500
of
timber every
30
years
Summary
Public
specifically
formal review
Those
favoring
were
designation
Federal
U.S
and
the
Affairs
U.S
agencies
and
Draft
that
of
EIS
WSA
wilderness
concerned
wilderness
41
lands
found
and
written
oral
to
to
have
wilderness
comments
would
its
outstanding
were
use
received
during
issues
study
significant
and
the
various
values
received
four
naturalness
commodity
preclude
develop
designation
comments
Certain
process
used
supported wilderness
commented on
wilderness
review
were
preparation
those
15
Idaho
Service
Society
The
OFFICE
1991
state
included
agencies
the
took
no
position
of
the
591-223/41703
REGION
NO
10
Bureau
providing
designation
agencies
supported wilderness
PRINTING
EIS
on the Draft
commenting
Wildlife
Historical
which
GOVERNMENT
the
EIS
the
of
Of
opposed
and
wildlife
resources
the 23
who
commenters
designation
values
and
Those
four
took
opposing
Most commenters
were
Idaho
of
Fish
of
management
of
the
the
throughout
stages
Box Creek
mentioned
position
residents
occurred
early
for the ultimate
the
During
has
and
process
alternatives
Comments
WSA-Speciflc Public
involvement
inventory
no
of
Box
on
of
wilderness
Creek
WSA
Bureau
Reclamation
comments were
the
Department
designation
except
of
Indian
of
for
the
and
Affairs
Health and
Bureau
the
Welfare
of
Indian