General Management Policy 



protection stipulation; and no-surface occupancy 

 stipulation. 



The above are only a few of the many regulations 

 that would apply to the management of the Oregon 

 and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails. 

 Every management action called for in this plan 

 is based on existing laws, regulations, or active 

 BLM instruction memoranda. 



VOLUNTEERS 



for marking and interpretation of historic sites, 

 provide adequate management in the face of 

 budget shortages, and perhaps most important, 

 directly involve local groups and organizations in 

 day-to-day management of the historic sites along 

 the trails. 



OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR 

 INVOLVEMENT 



The use of volunteer services to develop, 

 interpret, and manage the Oregon and Mormon 

 Pioneer Trails will continue to be encouraged. 



Volunteer services and projects must be 

 coordinated through the respective BLM offices 

 and will be in conformance with the statewide 

 Oregon/Mormon Pioneer Trail Management Plan. 



Volunteers may typically come from local clubs 

 and organizations, church groups, individuals, 

 local government. Student Conservation Associ- 

 ation volunteers, or national interest group 

 members. 



To encourage private sector involvement in 

 management of the trails, the BLM will develop 

 a gift catalog for the trails. This will identify 

 projects and developments (signs, monuments, 

 printed materials, etc.) which may be donated to 

 the BLM for the trail. Cash, materials, equipment, 

 or services may be donated. The catalog will 

 identify specific project needs and related costs, 

 and the goals and objectives they would 

 accomplish. 



CROSS COUNTRY TREKKING 



LAND TENURE ADJUSTMENT 



As identified in land use plans, land tenure 

 adjustment will continue to be a tool to improve 

 management of the trails. Land acquisitions 

 through purchase or exchange are two options. 

 Use of these procedures will be limited in the 

 future due to the expense and difficulty of 

 completing land exchanges or of purchasing 

 private or state lands. Scenic easements would 

 also be considered. 



COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 

 AGREEMENTS 



The BLM will consider the use of Cooperative 

 Management Agreements (CMAs) to manage sites 

 along the trails. CMAs may be entered into 

 between the BLM and state or local governments, 

 adjacent landowners, church organizations, 

 historical societies, NPS, USPS, or other 

 organizations. The purpose of a CMA would be 

 to improve management of historic sites, ensure 

 that adequate management and maintenance was 

 available to properly care for historic sites, provide 



Trekking the Oregon/Mormon Pioneer National 

 Historic Trails is considered a normal public use 

 of these cultural resources. Trekking occurs on 

 foot, on horseback, and may also involve wagons 

 or handcarts to re-enact the pioneer emigrant 

 experience. The BLM will continue to allow this 

 use on the public lands so long as it does not 

 damage physical trail resources. 



Larger groups and commercial outfitters will be 

 required to have a Special Recreation Use Permit. 



This plan does not imply that permission to 

 cross private lands will be given. All trekkers are 

 directed to contact private landowners to obtain 

 required permission before beginning the trek. 



If trekking causes physical damage to trail 

 resources, that trail segment may be closed to 

 such use and trekkers will be detoured around 

 those segments. 



Motor vehicle use will continue to be authorized 

 where it presently occurs on the trails, as long 

 as this use does not damage trail resources. If 

 damage does occur, the trails may be closed to 

 motor vehicle use. Some segments of ruts on 

 public lands will be closed in the near future. (For 

 specific segments, see Part IV, the Management 

 Actions for Trails section.) 



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