An Enduring resource of wilderness : 16 management principles PDF
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document archived Historic, Do assume not content reflects current knowledge, scientific policies, or practice 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
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