General Management Policy 



Rush, and early ranch settlements in the late 

 1800s. Interpretive displays will be located at all 

 developed sites. 



The overall theme for interpretation of the trails 

 is clearly articulated in Appendix I, Historical 

 Overview of the Oregon/Mormon Pioneer National 

 Historic Trail Routes. 



will keep these and similar documents in print. 

 Guides or brochures may be developed for other 

 cutoffs such as the Sublette or Seminoe. 



STANDARD LAND 

 MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES 



BROCHURE 



The BLM will develop National Historic Trail 

 Brochure(s). Brochures will be designed to 

 provide information useful and/or essential for the 

 trail users. They may contain: 



1. The main and alternate routes of the Oregon 

 and Mormon Pioneer Trails; 



2. Pristine areas where a person can see the trail 

 as it was 130 years ago; 



3. Land ownership status: public, state, or 

 private; 



4. User ethics, landowners permission, litter, 

 respect of cultural resources; 



5. Historic sites; 



6. Developed recreation and interpretive sites 

 along the trails; 



7. Visitor accommodations within or near the trail 

 corridor; 



8. Main highways, towns, and public roads in 

 or near the trail corridor; 



9. Public access to the trails and related historic 

 sites; and 



10. Limitations on use of the trails. This will 

 consist of information on hazards, off-road 

 vehicle use, special recreation use permit 

 requirements, private land rights, and fragile 

 trail resources. 



A key use of the brochures will be to provide 

 information to other users of the lands (oil and 

 gas operators, utility companies, etc.) about the 

 historic trails, related sites, and how the BLM 

 intends to manage them. Advance knowledge 

 about BLM management will help energy 

 companies design and locate facilities in the 

 vicinity of the trails with little or no adverse 

 impacts. 



A guide to the Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail 

 was prepared jointly by the BLM and the U.S. 

 Forest Service in 1968. The National Park Service 

 has printed general trail brochures for both the 

 Oregon and Mormon Trails. The BLM and NPS 



The BLM operates under a large number of 

 regulations which govern management and 

 protection of resources. These regulations are 

 fully operational and apply to the management 

 of the trails. 



Present management of the Trails is established 

 by Wyoming State Office Instruction Memo- 

 randum WY-83-380, Guidelines for the Evaluation 

 and Protection of Historic Wagon Trails. (See 

 Appendix IV.) 



Examples of some of the important regulations 

 which affect trail management are: 



1. Management of Off-Road Vehicles 43 CFR 

 8340; 



2. Special Recreation Permit Policy 43 CFR 8750; 



3. Mining Claims Underthe General Mining Laws 

 43 CFR 3800; 



4. Preservation of American Antiquities 43 CFR 

 3; 



5. National Register of Historic Places 36 CFR 

 60; 



6. Protection of Archeological Resources: 

 Uniform Regulations 43 CFR 7; 



7. Oil and Gas Leasing 43 CFR 3100; 



8. Onshore Oil and Gas Operations 43 CFR 3160; 



9. Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties 

 36 CFR 800; and 



10. Resource Management Planning 43 CFR 

 1600. 



In addition to the above examples, standard oil 

 and gas lease stipulations have been developed. 

 The purpose of these stipulations is to reserve, 

 for the BLM, the right to modify operations on 

 portions of the subject lease as part of the statutory 

 requirements for environmental protection. The 

 objective of the stipulations is to inform a potential 

 lessee of the environmental conditions that may 

 be present on a lease parcel and alert the lessee 

 of special requirements to be met upon 

 development. 



These stipulations are: surface disturbance 

 stipulation; wildlife stipulation; special resource 



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