What is a Wilderness Study Area (WSA)?
A Wilderness Study Area (WSA) is an area of study that the BLM has inventoried and found to have wilderness character as described in FLPMA and the 1964 Wilderness Act. 9. What is considered a road? The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 defined a road as a route that is improved and maintained to ensure continuous use. 10. Why are roads not allowed in wilderness? The Wilderness Act prohibits use of motorized/mechanized equipment and general access by motor vehicles and mechanical transport. However, the law makes exceptions for situations such as search and rescue operations, fire fighting to protect adjacent private lands, and insect and disease control. Grazing permittees are allowed to use motorized vehicles to rescue livestock, and the occasional use of motorized equipment is allowed to fix fences and maintain springs and livestock dams. Additionally, private inholders are guaranteed reasonable access to their land 11. What kind of damage can Off-Road Vehicle use cause
