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Draft Hemingway-Boulders and White Clouds Wilderness Management Plan NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PUBLIC LANDS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of the Interior Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Draft Hemingway-Boulders and White Clouds Wilderness Management Plan Sawtooth National Forest, Sawtooth National Recreation Area BLM, Idaho Falls District, Challis Field Office October 25, 2017 For More Information Contact: Kit Mullen, Forest Supervisor Sawtooth National Forest 2647 Kimberly Road East Twin Falls, ID 83301-7976 Phone: 208-737-3200 Fax: 208-737-3236 Mary D’Aversa, District Manager Idaho Falls District 1405 Hollipark Drive Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Phone: 208-524-7500 Fax: 208-737-3236 Photo description: Castle Peak in the White Clouds Wilderness 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). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. 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. Hemingway-Boulders and White Clouds Wilderness Management Plan Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations BLM Bureau of Land Management CFR Code of Federal Regulations ESA Endangered Species Act Forest Sawtooth National Forest FRCC Fire Regime Condition Class FSH Forest Service Handbook FSM Forest Service Manual GPS Global Positioning System IMPROVE Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments MA Management Area MIS Management Indicator Species MIST minimum impact suppression tactics MPC Management Prescription Category MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRA Minimum Requirements Analysis NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFS National Forest System NRA National Recreation Area ORV Outstandingly Remarkable Values RMP Resource Management Plan SGCN Species of Greatest Conservation Need USDA United States Department of Agriculture UTV utility vehicle WAQV Wilderness Air Quality Values WMP Wilderness Management Plan WSA Wilderness Study Area (BLM designation) i Hemingway-Boulders and White Clouds Wilderness Management Plan Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................1 1.1. Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act ................................ 1 2. Wilderness Overview ...................................................................................................................1 2.1. Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness ..................................................................................................... 3 2.2. White Clouds Wilderness................................................................................................................... 3 2.3. Scope of the Wilderness Management Plan ....................................................................................... 4 3. Purpose of and Need for the Wilderness Management Plan ........................................................5 4. Consistency with Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Use Plans ..........................6 4.1. Existing Management Direction ........................................................................................................ 6 4.1.1. Sawtooth Forest Plan .................................................................................................................. 6 4.1.2. Challis Resource Management Plan............................................................................................ 7 5. Issues Resolved by Policy ............................................................................................................7 6. Management Area 21 ...................................................................................................................8 6.1. Management Are Description ............................................................................................................ 8 6.1.1. General Location and Description .............................................................................................. 8 6.2. Wilderness Character ......................................................................................................................... 9 6.3. Access .............................................................................................................................................. 13 6.4. Air Quality ....................................................................................................................................... 13 6.5. Soil, Water, Riparian, and Aquatic Resources ................................................................................. 14 6.6. Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................ 15 6.7. Botanical Resources ......................................................................................................................... 16 6.8. Non-native Plants ............................................................................................................................. 16 6.9. Wildlife Resources ........................................................................................................................... 16 6.10. Recreation Resources ..................................................................................................................... 17 6.11. Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................................... 19 6.12. Rangeland Resources ..................................................................................................................... 19 6.13. Mineral Resources ......................................................................................................................... 20 6.14. Fire Management ........................................................................................................................... 20 6.15. Lands and Special Uses.................................................................................................................. 21 6.16. Management Direction ................................................................................................................... 21 6.16.1. General Direction .................................................................................................................... 21 6.16.2. Regulation and Policy ............................................................................................................. 22 6.16.3. Desired Condition ................................................................................................................... 22 ii Hemingway-Boulders and White Clouds Wilderness Management Plan 6.16.4. Management Prescription Category 1.1—Existing Wilderness .............................................. 23 7. Proposed Action .........................................................................................................................24 7.1. Wilderness........................................................................................................................................ 24 7.2. Sawtooth National Recreation Area General Management ............................................................. 26 7.3. Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers ...................................................................................................... 27 7.4. Air Quality ....................................................................................................................................... 27 7.5. Soil, Water, Riparian, and Aquatic Resources ................................................................................. 28 7.6. Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................ 28 7.7. Botanical Resources
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