Inventory Unit NumberlName: UnnumberedILost Forest West
Year: 2009
FORMl
DOCUMENTATION OF BLM WILDERNESS INVENTORY
FINDINGS ON RECORD
1. Is there existing BLM wilderness inventory information on all or part of
this area?
No _Yes...x.. (if more than one unit is within the area, list the names/numbers
of those units.)
a) Inventory Source: Wilderness Inventory: Oregon and Washington Final
Intensive Inventory Decisions, November 1980
b) Inventory Unit Name(s)lNumber(s):
Lost Forest Instant Study Area (lSA)
c) Map Name(s)lNumber(s): U.S. Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land
Management Oregon: Intensive Wilderness Inventory Final Decisions,
November, 1980
d) BLM District(s)/Field Office(s): Lakeview District, Lakeview Resource Area
2. BLM Inventory Findings on Record:
Existing inventory information regarding wilderness characteristics (if more than one
BLM inventory unit is associated with the area, list each unit and answer each question
individually for each inventory unit):
Ownership
Size
(historic
acres)
BLM
Private
8,900
0
Natural
Condition?
YIN
N
Outstanding Outstanding Supplemental
Solitude?
Primitive & Values?
YIN
Unconfined YIN
Recreation?
YIN
N
N
Y
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FORM 2
DOCUMENTATION OF CURRENT WILDERNESS INVENTORY
CONDITIONS
Unit NumberlName: UnnumberedlLost Forest West
(1) Is the unit of sufficient size?
Yes
No
X
Boundary Determination: In the summer of2009, members of the BLM staff conducted
additional field inventory to update its road and wilderness inventories for this area. This
field work included photo documentation of the boundary and interior routes and a re­
evaluation of wilderness characteristics within the area. Using BLM photos, field logs,
and staff field knowledge, a BLM inter-disciplinary (ID) team completed road analyses
on the main routes within the inventory area. The results of the route analysis are
documented in the road analysis forms and ID team meeting notes contained in the
wilderness evaluation file.
The ID team initially determined the area was bounded by private lands on the west,
BLM Road 6151-00 and private lands on the south, BLM Road 6141-AO on the east, and
BLM Roads 6141-00 on the north . The ID team subsequently determined that one
additional unnumbered route, coupled with private land boundaries, further sub-divided
the area into two smaller inventory units (Map 2). These two units currently contain
approximately 1,107 and 4,390 acres ofBLM-administered lands respectively.
On the basis of this boundary determination, the BLM ID team did not further evaluate
the wilderness characteristics within these two units. In addition, since the ID team
determined that BLM Road 6151-00 was a boundary road, there was no basis for
considering any of these lands as an addition to the Sand Dunes WSA located
immediately to the south.
The process that the BLM ID team followed during this evaluation is contained in the
document, Wilderness Inventory Maintenance Process for the Lakeview Resource Area,
BLM, and the ID team meeting notes contained in the wilderness inventory file.
DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT CONDITIONS
The two units are located approximately 15 miles northeast of Christmas Valley, in north
Lake County, Oregon (Map 1). One unit contains the western portion of the Lost Forest
Research Natural Area. Both units fall within the northern portion of the Lost
Forest/Fossil Lake/Sand Dunes ACEC complex (Map 2).
The previous inventory first considered the entire Lost Forest Research Natural Area as a
distinct inventory unit called an instant study area. The previous evaluation found the
RNA, as a whole, did not meet the wilderness, but recommended further consideration of
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portions of the RNA when evaluating surrounding inventory units. The eastern half of
the RNA became a separate inventory unit (Lost Forest/OR-OI0-12). The southern
portion was considered along with the Sand Dunes area and became part of the Sand
Dunes WSA. The northwestern portion does not appear to have been considered further,
possibly because it was estimated at that time to be smaller than 5,000 acres.
(2) Is the unit in a natural condition?
Yes
No
N/A
X
1980 Unit Description: The previous inventory described the land inside the RNA as
sand dunes and rolling hills covered with juniper and ponderosa pine. The previous
evaluation found the RNA, as a whole, did not meet the naturalness criteria due to the
negative effects of existing roads, ways, off-road vehicle and other heavy recreational
use, and past logging activity (dead stumps and skid trails) dating back to 1954.
Current Condition Description: Since both units failed to meet the minimum size
criteria or any of the exceptions to the size criteria, the current natural conditions were
not evaluated.
(3) Does the unit have outstanding opportunities for solitude?
Yes
No
N/A
X
1980 Unit Description: During the previous inventory of the RNA, the opportunity for
solitude was not found to be outstanding due to the existing roads, limited size, low­
density tree growth, and topography.
Current Condition Description: Since both units failed to meet the minimum size
criteria or any of the exceptions to the size criteria, the current opportunities for solitude
were not evaluated.
(4) Does the unit have outstanding opportunities for primitive and unconfined
recreation?
Yes
No
N/A
X
1980 Unit Description: The RNA was found to offer an excellent opportunity for nature
study, but other primitive recreational opportunities such as backpacking, rock climbing,
etc. were limited and not outstanding.
Current Condition Description: Since both units failed to meet the minimum size
criteria or any of the exceptions to the size criteria, the current opportunities for primitive
and unconfined recreation were not evaluated.
(5) Does the unit have supplemental values?
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Yes
No
NAL
1980 Unit Description: The disjunct ponderosa pine stand in the Lost Forest was noted
as unique because it is growing in an area with an average annual precipitation that is
considered inadequate to sustain the species.
Current Description: Since both units failed to meet the minimum size criteria or any of
the exceptions to the size criteria, supplemental values were not evaluated.
Summary of Findings and Conclusion
Unit Name and Number: Lost Forest WestlUnnumbered
Results of Analysis:
1. Does the area meet the size requirements?
Yes LNo
2. Does the area appear to be natural?
Yes
No]LNA
3. Does the area offer outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and
_Yes _No LNA
unconfined type of recreation?
4. Does the area have supplemental values?
Yes
No LNA
Conclusion (Check One):
_ _ The area-or a portion of the area-has wilderness character.
X
The area does not have wilderness character.
ID Team Members
(Names and Titles):
Paul Whitman, Planning and Environmental Coordinator
Theresa Romasko, Associate Field Manager
Breanna O'Connor, Recreation Technician
Vernon Stofelth, Wildlife Biologist
Approved by:
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Tom Rasmussen, Field Manager
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Thls form documents information that constitutes an inventory finding on wilderness characteristics. It
does not represent a formal land use allocation or a final agency decision subject to administrative
remedies under either 43 CFR parts 4 or 1610.5-2.
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Wilderness Characteristics Evaluation
Lost Forest West
Interdisciplinary Team Signature Sheet
The following interdisciplinary (ID) team reviewed the wilderness inventory unit. The
review included field inventory and an analysis of the routes within the proposed area, as
well as an evaluation of the wilderness characteristics within the area. This signature
sheet documents the BLM 10 Team members that participated in this process along with
the member's agreement with the conclusions reached in the road analysis and wilderness
character forms completed for the area.
Team Members:
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TheresaRomasko .
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Associate Field Manager for Range, Fuels, Weeds, Botany, and Special Forest Products
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VemonStofleth
Wildlife Biologist
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