Medford Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan
Medford District Resource Management Plan Table of Contents:
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Wilderness Study Areas
Objectives
Maintain the wilderness character of the Soda Mountain Wilderness Study Area (WSA) and the Brewer Spruce Instant Study Area (ISA) to comply with the Bureau's Wilderness Interim Management Policy.
Interim Land Use Allocations
| Area Name | Wilderness Status | Acreage |
| Soda Mountain WSA | Study area | 5,867 |
| Brewer Spruce ISA | Instant study area | 429 |
See Maps 8 and 9 for the location of these areas.
Management Actions/Direction
Follow interim management guidelines for wilderness study and instant study areas until decisions are made by Congress. Authorize no action that would diminish the suitability of these lands as wilderness. Take appropriate actions following congressional decision.
The President has transmitted his recommendations to Congress that Soda Mountain WSA (5,867 acres) be designated as wilderness and the Brewer Spruce ISA (429 acres) not be designated as wilderness.
If not designated wilderness, manage the west one-half of the Soda Mountain WSA (5,867 acres) as part of a late-successional reserve (LSR) and the east one-half as part of the Cascade/Siskiyou Special Emphasis Area. Objectives would be to maintain the ecological complexity and its pristine condition by maintaining the roadless condition and discouraging activities that would disrupt the unique diversity of the area, and maintaining the natural role of fire through the development of a fire management activity plan.
If not designated wilderness, enlarge the Brewer Spruce ISA from 429 acres to 1,240 acres and manage as an area of critical environmental concern/research natural area (ACEC/RNA).
