What Multiple-Uses occur in Bureau of Land Management wilderness?
The multiple uses of wilderness include protection of air and watersheds; maintenance of soil and water quality, ecological stability, plant and animal gene pools, archaeological and historical sites, and habitat for wildlife; and, continued livestock grazing in areas where grazing was established prior to wilderness designation. Wilderness provides opportunities for outdoor recreation including: hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and camping. Wilderness also provides for the exercise of prior valid existing rights such as water rights, mining claims, mineral leases, and rights-of-way.
