MONTANA DEPARTMENT HSH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS 

 MRIS Reporting Program 



5=RURAL 



These are often the settings between the cities and the forests, such as pastoral farmlands and small communities. 



Affiliation with people and convenience of facilities are prevalent. Recreation places are often county and state 



parks. 



Rural settings may include winter sports areas and large campgrounds on National Forest lands. Facilities often 



include cooking grills and flush toilets with electric lights. Occasionally electric and sewer hookups for trailers are 



provided. Fees are charged on nearly every site. The visitor is restricted to designated roads and campsites. A 



campgroimd host may be on duty to help the visitor. Outdoor living skills are not important and are seldom needed. 



6=URBAN 



The urban settings are oftoi where people live and work. Buildings dominate as do powerlines, traffic controls, 



and paved roads. Large numbers of users can be expected. Recreation places are often city or county parks with 



exotic plants and mowed lawns. 



Few urban recreation places occur on National Forests. Exanq>les of National Forest urban areas include large 



resorts and winter sports complexes. 



0= UNKNOWN 



Insufficient information available to evaluate ROS class. 



LOOKUP TABLE VI - SCENIC QUALITY 



l=EXCEPTIONAL 



Outstanding scenic quality. For these segments, landforms, vegetation patterns, and water features combine to 

 create unique, highly memorable, and harmonious visual settings. Views along the river and away from the river 

 to surrounding scenery are highly diverse, providing river users with scenery that is spectacular and/or not common 

 on other rivers in the region. If buildings, roads, and other cultural modifications are present, they either add 

 favorably to or do not intrude on visual quality for river users. 



2=fflGH 



High scenic quality. For these segments, landforms, vegetation patterns, and water features combine to create a 

 highly memorable and visually pleasing setting, although one that may be more common to the region. Views along 

 and away from the river are highly diverse and cultural modifications, if pres^it, either add to or do not detract 

 from the visual setting. 



3= MODERATE 



Moderate scenic quality. For these segments, landforms, vegetation patterns, and water features along the river 

 combine to create harmonious but common visual settings. Views along and away from the river are somewhat 

 varied, but lack a high degree of contrast and diversity. Encroachm^it of cultural modifications may be evid^it, 

 and either adds little to or detracts from visual quality. 



4=LIMITED 



Low scenic quality. For these segments, landforms, vegetation patterns, and water features combine to create visual 

 settings lacking in variety and contrast. Views along and away from the river are monotonous and common. 

 Cultural modifications may dominate and detract from visual quality. 



0= UNKNOWN 



Insufficient information available to evaluate scenic quality. 



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