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feet
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the quality
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area
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during
inventory
of wilderness
values
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in
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use
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extent
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plant
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as
roaded
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any manner
in
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through the
building
preserve
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of
road
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recommendation
help
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activities
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this
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preparation
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naturalness
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has
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of
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as nonwilderness
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for
designation
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designation
for
environment
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of the
portion
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providing
will
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still
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maintained
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as
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wilderness
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term
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designation
use
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analysis
have
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natural
its
the
nonwilderness
worthy of inclusion
not
designation
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RMP
of
and
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while
proposed
miles
further
lands
make
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over
the area
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environmental
adverse
research
criteria
management
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process
basically undisturbed
of
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management of
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on adjacent
recommended
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process
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drainage
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wide
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designation
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for
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to
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preferable
environment
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avoid
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phase
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from
change
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environmentally
map
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to
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and
forests
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term
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for that
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stands
already
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the
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value
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the
timber
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of
access
and
values
values
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wilderness
wilderness
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naturalness
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the
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with
the
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majority
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43
43
42
Table
Land Status and Acreage
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GRANDMOTHER
Within
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Split
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Wilderness
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Area
and subsurface
BLM
surface
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17129
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320
private
17449
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outside
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WSA
Split
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within
Split
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outside
Total
BLM
BLM
BLM
for
within
Land
the
Recommended
Boundary
WSA
WSA
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
State
land
state
private
WSA
outside
Within
the Area
Not
Recommended
BLM
for Wilderness
17129
Split
Estate
Total
BLM
for
Wilderness
Land
Not
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
17129
320
private
703
Considered
Criteria
Wilderness
Recommendations
the Wilderness
in Developing
Characteristics
Naturalness
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the
locations
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area
within
Grandmother
major concentrations
due
noticeable
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areas
to
skid
trails
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Evidence
of
human
primarily
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past
Whether
to
from
of
or
which
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WSA
impacts
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timber
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and
harvests
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throughout
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boundary
character
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area
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presence
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and
intensity
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timber
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of
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westernmost
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points
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outstanding
terrain
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configuration
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or secluded
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amount
place
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acres
users
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Evidence
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area
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opportunities
heavily
and
vegetated
the
an opportunity
for
users
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totally
are
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outstanding
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available
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contains
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considered
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limitation of
perception
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of
land
intermingled
by small
land
adjoining
upon
configuration
inherent
broken
from one
themselves
isolate
for solitude
opportunity
frequently
is
to
for
Future outside
extremely
both topography and
human
imprints
and
elevation
timber
production
evidence
impacts
704
irregular
narrow corridor
outside
as timber harvesting
its
visible
is
to
can
is
narrow because
the
increasing
vegetation
of the
road
This
building
pattern
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intensify
of
preclude
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chance
cannot
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only
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role
of the
development
the
feeling
in
perception
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from
visible
Most
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the
offset
plays
are
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of
land
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and Unconfined
Primitive
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hunting
hiking
the
variety
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enhance
the
outstanding
The
factors
available
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this
more prominent
and
nature
forest
wildlife
broad
provides
among
these
can
base which
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The
observation
meet
The
game
of
snow and
the
for
setting
and
upland
amount
large
challenging
and
both the hiker
and
the
skier
are
available
nature
in
inaccessible
relatively
they
in
involved
is
Fishing
cross-country
unconfined recreation
those
Although
not
sufficient
study
areas
of
nature
these
all
to
the
the
factors
create
fir
been
ID-61-15B are comparatively
each
of
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than
area the quality of experience
are
experience
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configuration
drainage
marshes
has
in
in
lack
and
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While
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enhance
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recreation
impacts
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area
for
interest
visual
deer moose bear
primitive
the quality
limit
the confining
meadows
for
pursued
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and
provide
opportunities
which
ecological
camping
primitive
bare peaks to dense
and
opportunities
may be
activities
elk
streams
small
opportunities
activities
maintains
for
exist
the winter
skiing
The
activities
possible
activities
environments
numerous
during
diversity of
from
vegetation
varied
opportunities
and
lakes
of
offers
cross-country
and
needs of these
The
area
fishing
landform
of
range
WSA
Mountain
Recreation
The
2905
acres
ecosystem
forests are
sphagnum
designated
the
in
found
major
the
interest
bogs and
Research
southeastern
here
is
but
streams
Natural
equally
In
of
portion
not found
important
recognition
of
RNA
and
Area
ACEC
705
the
elsewhere
in
are
this
Area
WSA
is
important because of
its
region
Old growth hemlock
the aquatic
environments of wet
the
diversity of
of
Critical
vegetative
communities
Environmental
Concern
in the
Diversity
National
the
Assessing
Wilderness designation
acres
There
summarized
is
on
one
of Natural
Diversity
and Features
Wilderness Preservation
Wilderness
as
Represented
of the
Grandmother
System
other
BLM
NWPS
study
area
Preservation
System
Systems
by Ecosystems
WSA
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This
in
ecosystem
the
state
is
would
not
under
study
new ecosystem
add
represented
with
by one
this
designated
ecosystem
to
area
the
National
with
30875
This information
is
Table
TABLE
Ecosystem
NWPS
Bailey-Kuchler
Forest
Areas
areas
Classification
Columbia
Representation
Other
acres
areas
BLM
Studies
acres
Province
NATIONWIDE
Cedar-Hemlock-Pine
Forest
30875
Ecosystem
17289
IDAHO
Cedar-Hemlock-Pine
Forest
Ecosystem
27389
706
Expanding
Within
The Grandmother
number and
population
the Opportunities
Days
Mountain
acreage
of
WSA
is
or Primitive
Time Five Hours
Driving
designated
for Solitude
within
areas
five-hour
and
other
drive
BLM
of
Centers
Major Population
from Boise
study
Recreation
areas
within
Idaho
Table
five-hour
summarizes
drive
of
the
center
Table
Wilderness
of
Opportunities
Major Population
NWPS
Population
Boise
Idaho
Centers
Areas
areas
acres
16
4741570
707
for
Residents
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Other
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141
BLM
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acres
5374250
the
the
Balancing
Inclusion
of
of areas
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the
within
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the
and
of designated
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The Northern Rocky
wilderness
proposed
of Wilderness
Distribution
Geographic
areas
not
contribute
Mountain
within
the
to
Areas
Region
the
balancing
one
contains
of
geographic distribution
the largest concentrations
country
Manageability
In
term
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be
managed
effectively
outside
and
The
and
the
southern
and
solitude
dependent
EIS
its
of
and
state
The
production
1986
calls
condition
to
lands
and
most
Forest
WSA
this
use
areas
from
which
portions
of
the
WSA
makes
it
these
quite
easy
to
the
the lands
which
and
are
view
border
Forest
WSA
the
is
values
of
naturalness
of
this
Service
WSA
this
WSA
lands
and
was
The
lands
to
Final
be
are slated
road building
beyond
plainly
and/or
utilized
being
ID-61-15B
of
for
wilderness
with
continued logging
for
call
of
rest
The
impacted
The remaining U.S
plans
from
opportunities
throughout
severely
are likewise
activities
outstanding
acres could
shielded
sufficiently
road construction
of
portion
through the year 2010
border
than 1500
less
management of much
U.S Forest Service
surrounding
the
Service
narrow configuration
to
of
small
of
wilderness
effective
new roads
no
U.S
which
irregular
that
for only
with
WSA
this
be
the
are
values
production
will
area
provide
and
management
compatible
visitors
forces
stated
wood products
adjacent
private
in
area
this
present
production
these
for
for timber
an
areas
term
of wilderness
degradation
lands
as to
the long
for
unconfined recreation
prepared
1987
in
immediately
The
and
wilderness
upon
Plan
managed
of contiguous
primitive
The
reduced
Forest
use
These
so
screening
character
primary reason for the continuing
ID-61-15A
characteristics
topographic
natural
of
portions
wilderness
preserve
of
preservation
the increasing
for
to
by vegetative
impacts
solitude
and
the central
only
and
the
In
visible
hear
the
intensive
for
western
portion
the
addition
activities
on
the
timber
of
ID-61-15A
elevation
higher
of
lower adjoining
lands
Energy
and
Minerals
to the
According
no
assessment
leases or
undiscovered
Impacts
The
BLM
analysis
energy
applications
resources
for
or mineral
and
for leasable
garnet
the
asbestos
U.S
joint
resource
values
The
minerals
refractories
Geological
exist
in
entire
and
of
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this
WSA
There
WSA
was
identified
are
Mines
no
initial
mining claims
as suitable
for
anorthosite
Resources
on
following
considered
Values
internal
known
pending
Resource
comparative impact table
including
designation
summarizes
or nondesignation
the
of
effects
the entire
708
on
pertinent
area
resources
as wilderness
for
all
the
alternatives
Table
Comparative
WSA
TOPICS
of the Impacts
NO
WILDERNESS/NO
ACTION ALTERNATIVE
plo
ALTERNATIVE
PROPOSED
WILDERNESS/
TIMBER
NO
EMPHASIS
ALTERNATIVE
Wilderness
on
Impacts
Protected
Naturalness
Resources
reduced
by
solitude
and
throughout
ORV
by Alternative
GRANDMOTHER MOUNTAIN
ID-61-15A
ALL WILDERNESS
ISSUE
Summary
WSA
Values
lout
solitude
use
WILDERNESS
PARTIAL
ALTERNATIVE
TIMBER/ONA/RNA
on
10000
Values
on
reduced
on 2905
Protected
and
Naturalness
acres
ACTION
WILDERNESS-
solitude
acres
on 4540
Naturalness
acres
remainder
lost
Values
and
on
Protected
acres
12589
on 4540
lost
acres
on 9684
reduced
acres
on Development
Impacts
of
Mineral
Resources
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from
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