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Draft Wilderness Evaluation for the Inyo, Sequoia, and Sierra National Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region December 2015 Draft Results of the Wilderness Evaluation for Public Feedback on Revision of the Inyo, Sequoia, and Sierra National Forests Land Management Plans In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). 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Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected]. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Current Situation ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Results of the Evaluation ................................................................................................................................ 2 Inyo National Forest ................................................................................................................................... 2 Polygon 944 (Watterson Canyon) ......................................................................................................... 2 Polygon 995 (Kelty Canyon) ................................................................................................................. 3 Polygon 1012 (Glass Mountains) .......................................................................................................... 5 Polygon 1039 (Black Mountain and Sawmill Canyon) ......................................................................... 7 Polygon 1068 (Dexter Canyon) ............................................................................................................. 9 Polygon 1072 (Mono Craters) ..............................................................................................................11 Polygon 1080 (Anderson Point) ...........................................................................................................13 Polygon 1081 (Bakeoven Meadows) ....................................................................................................14 Polygon 1092 (Slide Canyon) ...............................................................................................................16 Polygon 1098 (Escarpment from George Creek to Hogback Creek) ....................................................17 Polygon 1099 (Escarpment – Shephard Creek) ....................................................................................18 Polygon 1106 (Escarpment – Onion Valley South) ..............................................................................19 Polygon 1108 (Escarpment – Onion Valley North) ..............................................................................21 Polygon 1109 (Escarpment – Oak Creek) ............................................................................................22 Polygon 1110 (Escarpment between Sawmill Creek and Baxter Pass Trailhead) ................................24 Polygon 1112 (Escarpment between Goodale Creek and Sawmill Creek) ...........................................26 Polygon 1115 (Escarpment – Tinemaha Creek) ...................................................................................27 Polygon 1116 (Escarpment – McMurry Meadow) ...............................................................................29 Polygon 1140 (Coyote) .........................................................................................................................30 Polygon 1147 (Pine Creek East) ...........................................................................................................33 Polygon 1148 (Pine Creek West)..........................................................................................................35 Polygon 1154 (Rock Creek East and Sand Canyon).............................................................................37 Polygon 1155 (Rock Creek West) ........................................................................................................38 Polygon 1156 (McGee Creek) ..............................................................................................................40 Polygon 1159 (Mammoth Escarpment–Lakes Basin, Sherwin Creek, Laurel Creek and Convict Lake) .......................................................................................................................................43 Polygon 1161 (Reds Meadow) .............................................................................................................46 Polygon 1164 (Minaret Vista and San Joaquin Four Wheel Drive Trail) .............................................48 Polygon 1179 (Lower Lee Vining Canyon to June Lake Loop) ...........................................................49 Polygon 1195 (West of Mono Lake and Highway 395, North of Lee Vining) .....................................51 Polygon 1208 (Saddlebag Lake) ...........................................................................................................53 Polygon 1211 (Lundy Canyon) ............................................................................................................55 Polygon 1232 (Willow Springs) ...........................................................................................................56 Polygon 1236 (West of Inyo Mountains Wilderness) ...........................................................................58 Polygon 1242 (North of Little Cowhorn Valley) ..................................................................................60 Polygon 1246 (North of Eureka Valley Road) .....................................................................................62 Polygon 1248 (Redding Canyon, Black Canyon) .................................................................................64 Polygon 1258 (Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest and Wyman Canyon South) ......................................66 Polygon 1275 (North of Silver Canyon) ...............................................................................................68 Polygon 1276 (Gunter Canyon) ............................................................................................................70 Polygon 1281 (Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest and Dead Horse Meadow) ........................................71 Revision of the Inyo, Sequoia and Sierra National Forests Land Management Plans i Draft Results of the Wilderness Evaluation Polygon 1295 (White Mountain Road, Barcroft Research Station) ......................................................73 Polygon 1297 (North of Jeffrey Mine) .................................................................................................74 Polygon 1301 (Leidy Creek South) ......................................................................................................75 Polygon 1308 (Indian Creek to Leidy Creek) .......................................................................................76 Polygon 1311 (Chiatovich Creek) ........................................................................................................78 Polygon 1312 (Boundary Peak) ............................................................................................................80 Polygon 1326 (Queen Valley) ..............................................................................................................82 Polygon 1332 (Pizona South, Northwest of Highway 6) ......................................................................84 Polygon 1339 (Pizona–Truman Meadows) ..........................................................................................85 Polygon 1342 (Montgomery Pass) .......................................................................................................88 Polygon 1355 (Excelsior Mountains- Adobe Hills) ..............................................................................89
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