Lands with Wilderness Characteristics Data Standard Version 5.0
Bureau of Land Management
Oregon State Office
P.O. Box 2965
Portland, OR 97208
United States
1283/6310/6320/9167(OR955/930) P
Mission
This information bulletin announces the availability of and describes the recent updates to the Lands with Wilderness Characteristics Data Standard Version 5.0. The Lands with Wilderness Characteristics data serves as the repository of the latest inventory findings on the presence or absence of wilderness characteristics on all Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands that are outside of wilderness or wilderness study areas. It also captures decisions the BLM has made regarding lands with wilderness characteristics through its land use planning process.
This data will be used at all levels of planning and National Environmental Policy Act analysis to help identify if wilderness characteristics are present for a proposed planning area and how the BLM has decided to manage these lands through a Resource Management Plans decision. This inventory information in combination with other resource data will also be used to help determine the potential effects of any proposed actions to wilderness characteristics where present.
The following is a list of the changes for this version of the data standard:
- Name of the dataset changed from Wilderness Characteristics to Lands with Wilderness Characteristics (LWC).
- Adoption of the national data standard for LWC.
- Expanded the national data structure to add additional data elements to meet OR/WA business needs.
- Reformatted document to meet Section 508 standards and match the latest data standard template.
Any questions about this data standard can be directed to Lauren Pidot, OR/WA National Conservation Lands Program Lead and State Data Steward for LWC, at 503-808-6297; Erin Frostad, Technical Lead, at 503-808-6524; Dana Baker-Allum, Geospatial Data Designer, at 503-313-6287; or Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator, at 503-808-6565.