An Enduring resource of wilderness : 16 management principles

8 Pages·1993·0.26 MB·English

by  United States. Forest Service. Southern Region

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at
Enduring
esource
(Wilderness
Management
16
Principles
1. Manage wilderness 4» Attain the highest level of primeval 8.,Control and reduce the adverse
as a distinct resource character within legal constraints. physical and social impacts of human
with inseparable parts. use in wilderness through
education or minimum
5«
Preserve wilderness air arid
regulation.
water quality.
6. Produce human 9. Favor wilderness-
values and benefits dependent activities when >^T
while preserving managing wilderness use
— wilderness character.
. Manage the use of other resources
\
10.
and activities within wilderness in a Exclude the sight, sound, and
manner compatible with the 7» Preserve out- other tangible evidence of motorized
wilderness resource. standing opportun- equipment or mechanical transport
ities for solitude or a wherever possible within wilderness.
if-i
primitive and unconfined
3
Allow natural processes'
recreation experience in each
to operate freely within
wilderness.
wilderness.

11
Remove
existing
•
structures and terminate
uses and activities not
essential to wilderness
management or not
provided for by law.
12.
Accomplish neces-
management
sary wilderness
work with the "minimum
tool."
13
Establish specific
management
direction,
with public involvement,
lor each wilderness.
14
Harmonize wilderness and adja-
cent land management
activities.
15
Manage wilderness with interdis-
ciplinary scientific skills.
16. Manage
special exceptions pro-
vided for by wilderness legislation (for
example, mining, grazing, and access
to private lands) with mini-
mum
impact on the
wilderness resource.
USDA
Forest Service - Southern Region
NW
1720 Peachtree Road,
GA
Atlanta, 30367-9102
March 1993 Forestry Report R8-FR 32