Facility Development and Habitat Alteration. In rare instances, facility development and habitat alteration may be necessary to alleviate adverse impacts caused by human activities on fish and wildlife. Give first priority to locating facilities or habitat alterations outside BLM Wilderness Areas. Flow-maintenance dams, water developments, water diversion devices, ditches and associated structures, and other fish and wildlife habitat developments necessary for fish and wildlife management, which were in existence before wilderness designation, may be permitted to remain in operation. These developments may be maintained, repaired, or replaced as long as the designed capacity and/or dimensions of the existing development are not exceeded. The BLM and the NDOW will jointly make decisions to remove existing water-related developments. Clearing of debris that impedes the migratory movements of fish on primary spawning streams may be permitted, but only in a manner compatible with the wilderness resource. Use only nonmotorized equipment to clear debris and use explosives only when the use of hand tools is not practical. Limit clearing of debris from spawning streams to those identified as being critical to the propagation of fish. If it is necessary to restore essential food plants after human disturbance, use only indigenous plant species. Development of new or additional water supplies may be permitted, but only when essential to preserve the wilderness resource and to correct unnatural conditions resulting from human influence. Proposals for new structures or habitat alterations must be submitted to the BLM for approval.
Facility Development and Habitat Alteration. Facility development and habitat alteration may be necessary to alleviate adverse impacts caused by human activities on fish and wildlife, including human/wildlife conflicts, and to conserve fish and wildlife resources in wilderness. Facility development and habitat alteration that would involve uses generally prohibited under Section 4 (c) of the Wilderness Act will be considered and may be authorized by the Federal administering agency through application of the MRDP as outlined in Section E., General Policy. For the benefit of wildlife that spend only part of the year in wilderness, give first priority to locating facilities or habitat alterations outside wilderness. Flow-maintenance dams, water developments, water diversion devices, ditches and associated structures, and other fish and wildlife habitat developments necessary for fish and wildlife management (which were in existence before wildemess designation) may remain in operation. Maintenance of existing water supplies and development of additional water supplies, including wildlife water developments, that would involve uses generally prohibited under Sec. 4
Facility Development and Habitat Alteration. In rare instances, facility development and habitat alteration may be necessary to alleviate adverse impacts caused by human activities on fish and wildlife. For the benefit of wildlife that spend only part of the year in wilderness, give first priority to locating facilities or habitat alterations outside wilderness. Flow-maintenance dams, water developments, water diversion devices, ditches and associated structures, and other fish and wildlife habitat developments necessary for fish and wildlife management (which were in existence before wilderness designation) may be permitted to remain in operation. Clearing of debris that impedes the migratory movements of fish on primary spawning streams may be permitted, but only in a manner compatible with the wilderness resource. Maintenance of existing water supplies and development of additional water supplies may be permitted, but only when essential to preserve the wilderness resource and to correct unnatural conditions resulting from human influence.
Facility Development and Habitat Alteration. Facility development and habitat alteration may be necessary to alleviate adverse impacts caused by human activities on fish and wildlife, including human/wildlife conflicts, and to conserve fish and wildlife resources in wilderness. Facility development and habitat alteration that would involve uses generally prohibited under Section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act will be considered and may be authorized by the Federal administering agency through application of the MRDP as outlined in Section E., General Policy. For the benefit of wildlife that spend only part of the year in wilderness, give first priority to locating facilities or habitat alterations outside wilderness. Flow-maintenance dams, water developments, water diversion devices, ditches and associated structures, and other fish and wildlife habitat developments necessary for fish and wildlife management (which were in existence before wilderness designation) may remain in operation. Maintenance of existing water supplies and development of additional water supplies, including wildlife water developments, that would involve uses generally prohibited under Section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act will be considered and may be authorized by the Federal administering agency through application of the MRDP as outlined in Section E., General Policy. Clearing of debris that impedes the migratory movements of fish on primary spawning streams that would involve uses generally prohibited under Section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act will be considered and may be authorized by the Federal administering agency through application of the MRDP as outlined in Section E., General Policy.
