Wilderness Study Areas

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Wilderness Study Areas are public lands identified for their wilderness characteristics and managed to preserve their natural, undeveloped conditions while their suitability for permanent wilderness designation is evaluated.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Wilderness Study Areas canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf land management designation
protected area category
appliesTo public lands
conserves biodiversity
ecosystem functions
natural habitats
scenic values
decisionMakerForDesignation United States Congress
evaluationOutcome designation as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System
release from further wilderness consideration
geographicScope United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCharacteristic generally roadless
natural appearance
opportunities for solitude or primitive recreation
hasDefiningFeature identified for wilderness characteristics
managed to preserve natural conditions
managed to preserve undeveloped conditions
subject to evaluation for permanent wilderness designation
hasLegalContext United States federal public land law
hasManagementDocument wilderness study report
hasManagementStandard non-impairment standard
hasPluralForm Wilderness Study Areas self-linksurface differs
hasPurpose maintain suitability for possible wilderness designation
protect wilderness characteristics pending final designation decision
hasStakeholder conservation organizations
recreation users
resource development interests
isDifferentFrom designated wilderness area
wilderness inventory area
isManagedBy U.S. Bureau of Land Management
surface form: Bureau of Land Management

National Park Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
surface form: United States Forest Service
isPartOfProcess federal wilderness review process
isRelatedTo National Wilderness Preservation System
wilderness
wilderness designation process
isSubjectTo environmental impact analysis
land use planning
isSubsetOf federal land designations in the United States
legalAuthorityForBLM Federal Land Policy and Management Act
surface form: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
managementGoal maintain natural ecological processes
preserve opportunities for primitive and unconfined recreation
preserve opportunities for solitude
prevent impairment of wilderness values
mayAllow existing valid rights and uses subject to non-impairment standard
mayRestrict mechanized and motorized use
new surface-disturbing activities
temporalStatus interim status pending congressional action

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Conservation Lands includes Wilderness Study Areas
NLCS includes Wilderness Study Areas
subject surface form: National Conservation Lands
Wilderness Study Areas hasPluralForm Wilderness Study Areas self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Wilderness Study Area