PART II 



MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS 



The Oregon and Mormon Pioneer National 

 Historic Trails will be managed to achieve the 

 following long-term objectives. 



The overall goal of BLM management is to 

 manage the Oregon/Mormon Pioneer Trails in a 

 manner to protect the quality of cultural, natural, 

 and historic values, and to protect certain trail 

 corridors in their natural condition so as to provide 

 for outdoor recreation and public use. 



GENERAL MANAGEMENT 

 OBJECTIVES 



1. The BLM will adopt and utilize consistent 

 general statewide trail management guide- 

 lines for the historic sites and trail segments 

 on the public lands in Wyoming. 



2. The entire length of the primary trail routes 

 and major cutoffs and alternatives will be 

 identified by the placement of uniform trail 

 markers on BLM administered lands. 



3. All historic sites and cross-country segments 

 of the trails on federal lands should be 

 managed to protect and interpret their historic 

 values. 



4. This plan focuses not only on the primary 

 routes of the Oregon and Mormon Pioneer 

 Trails but other heavily used or well-known 

 cutoffs and alternatives as well. Even though 

 these cutoffs and alternatives are not certified 

 national historic trails, their historic values 

 should nevertheless be safeguarded. Portions 

 of those alternatives or related historic sites 

 should be considered for certification as 

 components of the National Trail System. 



5. A continuing inventory and study program will 

 be organized by the BLM, the state of 

 Wyoming, and the National Park Service to 

 complete the knowledge of the trail and its 

 sites and segments. Such information will be 

 used to assist in the protection and inter- 

 pretation of the trails. 



6. All planning and programs for marking the 

 Oregon and Mormon Trails and protecting 

 and interpreting their sites and segments will 



be coordinated with NPS, the State of 

 Wyoming, and affected private landowners 

 along the trails. 



7. Existing land uses within the sites and seg- 

 ments identified in this plan which are 

 compatible with historic preservation and 

 public use will be continued. Existing land 

 uses which may be incompatible with 

 historical preservation of sites and trail 

 segments will be monitored and, if necessary, 

 modified to make them as compatible as 

 possible. 



8. Special consideration will be given to the uses 

 permitted along fragile trail resources. Some 

 are too fragile to withstand any use by vehicle 

 or foot travel. Others are more durable. The 

 kinds and extent of uses permitted will be 

 determined on a case-by-case basis. Use of 

 trail resources will be monitored to determine 

 if adjustments in use are needed. 9. Certain 

 sites and segments along the trails will be 

 considered for nomination to the National 

 Register of Historic Places. 



10. The sites and segments of the trail will be 

 managed in a manner that protects the trail 

 as well as the health and safety of visitors. 



11. Trail management will not restrict authorized 

 land uses or activities that were existing within 

 the trail corridors at the time of designation 

 as National Historic Trails, unless these uses 

 are or become incompatible with trail 

 preservation or protection. 



12. Attempts will be made to stabilize fragile trail 

 remains and historic structures along the 

 trails to ensure their availability for future 

 generations to use and enjoy. Ruts may be 

 stabilized through seeding, construction of 

 natural appearing water bars, or restricting 

 uses that promote erosion or other appro- 

 priate measures. 



13. Off-road vehicle use guidelines will be 

 identified commensurate with public access 

 needs, the capability of the trails to handle 

 use, and other resource use needs. 



14. After appropriate protection measures have 

 been completed, most sites and segments 

 should be accessible and available for public 



