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San Bernardino National Forest Land Management Plan - Part 2

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September 2005 <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Part</strong> 2<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Bernardino</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> Strategy<br />

Primary Species Protected and Primary Uses<br />

CBLUZ Primary Species Protected Place<br />

Sugarloaf<br />

w<br />

<strong>San</strong><br />

and Gorgonio P<br />

Meado<br />

Shay Creek unarmored threespined<br />

stickleback, Taraxacum<br />

californicum (historic),<br />

Platanthera leucostachys,<br />

only SBNF occurrence of<br />

Sisyrinchium elmeri<br />

ond is retained<br />

Primary Uses<br />

This is a partial list of activities associated with<br />

these CBLUZ's. See Suitable Use Tables (<strong>Part</strong><br />

2) for full description of all suitable uses.<br />

Existing Wilderness (130,362 acres or 19.6 percent of the<br />

national forest): This zone<br />

includes Congressionally designated wildernesses. Only uses consistent with all applicable<br />

wilderness legislation and with the primitive<br />

character are allowed in existing and recommended<br />

wildernesses. Road access is limited to uses identified<br />

in the specific legislation designating the<br />

wilderness ( see wilderness in the forest-specific<br />

design<br />

criteria section of <strong>Part</strong> 2 of the forest<br />

plan); approximately<br />

1.5 percent of the <strong>National</strong><br />

<strong>Forest</strong> System and non-system<br />

roads are found<br />

i n this zone i ncluding 17 miles of unclassified road.<br />

The characteristic Recreation Opportunity<br />

Spectrum objective is Primitive with limited<br />

areas of Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized.<br />

Wildland/Urban Interface Threat Zones (see Appendix K in <strong>Part</strong> 3 of the forest plan) may occur<br />

in this zone. Community protection vegetation treatments within the existing wilderness zone<br />

may occur by exception. In these cases, managers will consider wilderness needs.<br />

The management intent is to administer this zone for the use and enjoyment of people while<br />

preserving its wilderness character and natural conditions. Non-conforming uses will be removed<br />

to preserve wilderness character. Designated wilderness includes:<br />

• Bighorn Mountain Wilderness<br />

• Cucamonga Wilderness<br />

• <strong>San</strong> Gorgonio Wilderness<br />

• <strong>San</strong> Jacinto Wilderness<br />

• <strong>San</strong>ta Rosa Wilderness<br />

• Sheep Mountain Wilderness<br />

Recommended Wilderness (26,439 acres or 4 percent of the national<br />

forest): This zone<br />

includes land that the <strong>Forest</strong> Service is recommending<br />

to Congress for wilderness designation.<br />

The zone will be managed in the same manner as existing wilderness so that the wilderness<br />

attribut es of the area are retained until Congress passes legislation or the area is released from<br />

consideration. Non-conforming uses<br />

will be removed over time to improve wilderness character.<br />

If Congress elects to not designate<br />

an area, the area would be zoned as Back Country Non-<br />

Motorized until modified by a subsequent<br />

plan amendment. Approximately 0.8 percent of the<br />

<strong>National</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> System and non-system roads are<br />

found in this zone including 10 miles of<br />

unclassified road.<br />

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