TOC APPENDIX C ROADLESS AREA EVALUATION ........................................................................................ C-1 A ROADLESS AREA EVALUATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF WILDERNESS RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS ............................................................................................................................................................ C-1 Purpose..............................................................................................................................................................C-1 A Brief History of Roadless Area Reviews and Evaluations .............................................................................C-1 Current Conditions ...........................................................................................................................................C-2 Benchmark Analyses Summary............................................................................................................... C-4 Demand Assessment..........................................................................................................................................C-7 Organization of this Report.................................................................................................................... C-10 An Affected Environment Overview for Each Area........................................................................... C-11 Availability for Wilderness .................................................................................................................... C-12 ROADLESS AREAS ON THE DAKOTA PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS............................................................................. C-12 Grand River National Grassland (Grand River Ranger District) ..................................................................C-12 Grand River Badlands (Public Proposed): An Overview of the Affected Environment ............... C-12 Grand River Badlands: Environmental Consequences....................................................................... C-16 South Fork (Public Proposed): An Overview of the Affected Environment ................................... C-17 South Fork: Environmental Consequences ..........................................................................................C-21 Twin Butte Creek (Public Proposed): An Overview of the Affected Environment........................ C-22 Twin Butte Creek: Environmental Consequences............................................................................... C-26 Criteria Common to All Roadless Areas on this Administrative Unit............................................. C-27 Little Missouri National Grassland ................................................................................................................C-28 Medora Ranger District ..................................................................................................................................C-28 Bell Lake: An Overview of the Affected Environment....................................................................... C-28 Bell Lake: Environmental Consequences.............................................................................................. C-33 Blacktail: An Overview of the Affected Environment........................................................................ C-34 Blacktail: Environmental Consequences............................................................................................... C-38 Bullion Butte: An Overview of the Affected Environment................................................................ C-40 Bullion Butte: Environmental Consequences.......................................................................................C-45 Dawson's Waterhole: An Overview of the Affected Environment................................................... C-49 Dawson's Waterhole: Environmental Consequences ......................................................................... C-53 Easy Hill: An Overview of the Affected Environment ....................................................................... C-55 Easy Hill: Environmental Consequences.............................................................................................. C-59 Kinley Plateau: An Overview of the Affected Environment ............................................................. C-61 Kinley Plateau: Environmental Consequences.................................................................................... C-66 Magpie: An Overview of the Affected Environment.......................................................................... C-68 Magpie: Environmental Consequences ................................................................................................ C-72 Ponderosa Pine: An Overview of the Affected Environment............................................................ C-75 Ponderosa Pine: Environmental Consequences .................................................................................. C-79 Scairt Woman: An Overview of the Affected Environment .C-82 Scairt Woman: Environmental Consequences..................................................................................... C-86 Strom Hanson: An Overview of the Affected Environment.............................................................. C-88 Strom Hanson: Environmental Consequences .................................................................................... C-92 Tracy Mountain: An Overview of the Affected Environment........................................................... C-95 Tracy Mountain: Environmental Consequences ................................................................................. C-99 Twin Buttes: An Overview of the Affected Environment................................................................ C-102 Twin Buttes: Environmental Consequences....................................................................................... C-106 Wannagan: An Overview of the Affected Environment.................................................................. C-108 Wannagan: Environmental Consequences......................................................................................... C-113 Criteria Common to All Roadless Areas on this Administrative Unit........................................... C-115 Little Missouri National Grassland ..............................................................................................................C-116 McKenzie Ranger District............................................................................................................................ C-116 Collar/Bennett-Cottonwood: An Overview of the Affected Environment ................................... C-116 Collar/Bennett-Cottonwood: Environmental Consequences.......................................................... C-121 Johns Town/Horse Creek: An Overview of the Affected Environment........................................ C-125 Johns Town/Horse Creek: Environmental Consequences............................................................... C-129 Lone Butte: An Overview of the Affected Environment .................................................................. C-132 Lone Butte: Environmental Consequences......................................................................................... C-136 Long X Divide: An Overview of the Affected Environment .... C- 140 Long X Divide: Environmental Consequences .................................................................................. C-144 Magpie..................................................................................................................................................... C-146 Scairt Woman.......................................................................................................................................... C-146 Criteria Common to All Roadless Areas on this Administrative Unit ........................................... C-146 Sheyenne National Grassland....................................................................................................................... C-147 Delamere: An Overview of the Affected Environment .................................................................... C-147 Delemere: Environmental Consequences ........................................................................................... C-151 Durler: An Overview of the Affected Environment.......................................................................... C-152 Durler: Environmental Consequences ................................................................................................ C-156 McLeod: An Overview of the Affected Environment....................................................................... C-160 McLeod: Environmental Consequences.............................................................................................. C-163 Sheyenne: An Overview of the Affected Environment .................................................................... C-165 Sheyenne: Environmental Consequences ........................................................................................... C-169 Venlo: An Overview of the Affected Environment........................................................................... C-173 Venlo: Environmental Consequences.................................................................................................. C-177 Criteria Common to All Roadless Areas on this Administrative Unit ........................................... C-179 ROADLESS