Management Objectives and Constraints 



use and enjoyment, to the extent that such 

 accessibility does not impact upon historical 

 values. 



15. Actions that facilitate or enhance the public 

 use of the sites and segments identified in 

 this plan should not be made until adequate 

 management capability has been imple- 

 mented to assure their protection. For 

 example, public access will not be improved 

 and areas will not be popularized if the result 

 would be damage to trail resources and 

 historic sites. 



16. Every effort should be taken to make the 

 visiting public aware that private property 

 rights along the trails are to be respected. 



17. A selection of maps and user brochures and 

 other materials interpreting the trails and the 

 component sites and segments will be made 

 available by mail, at BLM offices, and at 

 conveniently located points along the trails. 

 These will be developed in cooperation with 

 the Wyoming Recreation Commission. 



18. The trails will accommodate hiking, horse- 

 back riding, pleasure driving, limited 

 recreational vehicle use, camping, picnicking, 

 and sightseeing, where compatible with 

 historic and natural resources and inter- 

 mingled private lands and interests. A 

 continuous route may be identified for 

 trekking purposes on the Oregon and 

 Mormon Pioneer Trails. The route need not 

 always follow the trails, especially in areas 

 of predominately private lands or fragile trail 

 resource. It could follow other roads or other 

 appropriate detour routes. 



19. Public use areas will be identified along the 

 trails. These include campsites, interpretive 

 sites, access points, etc. Public use facilities 

 will be simple in design and kept to a 

 minimum, be consistent with sound carrying 

 capacity principles, and be planned and 

 located so as to harmonize with their 

 surroundings. Facilities will be cost effective 

 and constructed only when resource pro- 

 tection needs, safety hazards or significant 

 public use justifies the expenditure. 



20. User data will be systematically collected so 

 that the BLM is aware of use patterns and 

 trends along the trails. Monitoring use will 

 allow BLM to respond to problems quickly 

 with management actions. 



MANAGEMENT CONSTRAINTS 



A management constraint is something which 

 helps determine or guide BLM management. It 

 is a limitation on what the BLM can do in terms 

 of trail management. 



1. The intensity of management will be directly 

 related to funding levels. 



2. Land Ownership Pattern - The pattern of land 

 ownership, i.e., private lands intermingled 

 with the federal lands, precludes the estab- 

 lishment of a continuous trekking route on 

 the actual trail from Torrington to Farson. This 

 land pattern also precludes access to certain 

 historic sites. 



3. Historic and Cultural Preservation Laws - Will 

 constrain to some degree the development 

 and use of the trails. 



4. Potential for Vandalism - This will place some 

 limits on the type and extent of development 

 that could be carried out along the trails. 



5. Public Input and Local Concerns - These will 

 affect the contents of the final management 

 plan for the trails. Trail management will 

 incorporate consideration of local concerns 

 such as effects on private lands, level of use, 

 access, etc. 



6. Fragile, Nonrenewable Resources - The 

 historic sites and trail segments are very 

 fragile and nonrenewable. Excessive develop- 

 ment and improper use could cause irrepar- 

 able harm to the resources. 



7. Law Enforcement Capability - The BLM has 

 a limited capability to monitor use and enforce 

 laws on the public lands. 



8. Much of the Oregon and Mormon Trails have 

 been drastically altered by private and govern- 

 mental management, farmlands, roads, urban 

 settings, energy development, utility lines, 

 and other evidence of modern development 

 so that today only limited portions of the 

 routes remain as the pioneers saw them. 



9. Protection, interpretation, development, and 

 management is to be based on the cultural, 

 historical, natural, and recreational values 

 found along the trails. 



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