Is grazing permitted?
Yes. Grazing is permitted in areas where permits existed prior to the area being designated as wilderness. According to the Congressional Grazing Guidelines in House Report 96-1126, “[t]here shall be no curtailment of grazing in wilderness areas simply because an area is, or has been designated as wilderness, nor should wilderness designation be used . . . to slowly ‘phase out’ grazing. It is anticipated that the numbers of livestock permitted to graze in wilderness would remain at the approximate levels existing at the time an area enters the wilderness system.
