San Bernardino National Forest Land Management Plan - Part 2
San Bernardino National Forest Land Management Plan - Part 2
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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