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A post audit evaluation of methodology for Wild and Scenic River development and management the Clearwater River, Idaho: a case study. Research technical completion report, project C-7511 Item Info

The passage of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, PL 90-542, in 1968 created a national wild and scenic rivers systems which preserved selected freeflowing rivers in their relatively natural state. The Middle Fork of the Clearwater River from Kooskia, Idaho, upstream including the Lochsa and Selway rivers was one of the eight instant rivers in the system. A management plan was formulated for the middle Fork System which included boundaries of the wild and scenic corridor to regulate land uses. Questions arose as to the economic effects the restrictions, imposed by the Act and the scenic easement program, would have on the area's resources including land values. To answer these questions, data was collected on the area's major resources which include agriculture, timber, mining, and the scenic easement program. The results of the analysis showed that the classification of the Middle Fork of the Clearwater has not had any significant effect on any of the area's resources, except for the value of land encumbered with scenic easements. The restrictions imposed on the agricultural, timber, and mining resources have not and will not curtail their productive services or limit their growth.

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Title:
A post audit evaluation of methodology for Wild and Scenic River development and management the Clearwater River, Idaho: a case study. Research technical completion report, project C-7511
Authors:
Brooks, Robert O.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1980-08
Description:
The passage of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, PL 90-542, in 1968 created a national wild and scenic rivers systems which preserved selected freeflowing rivers in their relatively natural state. The Middle Fork of the Clearwater River from Kooskia, Idaho, upstream including the Lochsa and Selway rivers was one of the eight instant rivers in the system. A management plan was formulated for the middle Fork System which included boundaries of the wild and scenic corridor to regulate land uses. Questions arose as to the economic effects the restrictions, imposed by the Act and the scenic easement program, would have on the area's resources including land values. To answer these questions, data was collected on the area's major resources which include agriculture, timber, mining, and the scenic easement program. The results of the analysis showed that the classification of the Middle Fork of the Clearwater has not had any significant effect on any of the area's resources, except for the value of land encumbered with scenic easements. The restrictions imposed on the agricultural, timber, and mining resources have not and will not curtail their productive services or limit their growth.
Subjects:
stream classification river systems streamflow
Location:
Clearwater River
Latitude:
46.49
Longitude:
-116.46
Collection:
IWRRI
IWRRI number:
198001
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"A post audit evaluation of methodology for Wild and Scenic River development and management the Clearwater River, Idaho: a case study. Research technical completion report, project C-7511", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198001.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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