MEMORANDUM
TO: John Martin
FROM: Ed Woozley
RE: Land Classifications Within Nationol Forests and National Porks.
Your memo of June 19 asked two questions: What is the exact
procedure of setting up a scenic area and for setting up a wildernesa
area 'I
A scenic area may be set up by the Secretary of Aqriculture
without prior notice a nd without holdinq a public hearing. It i8 set
up ~Jnder regulation U3 , and aoes not in any way disturb the m..1ltiple
use of the area. In fact, it adds to it by making the scenic concept
paramount.
As for setting up a wilderness area, I am enclosing a resume
which may be helpful. You will note that wilderness areas and wild
areas are the same except for size. They are set up under regulations
Uland U2. They must give at leaat ai&ty daya public notice, and hold
a public hearing if there is tillfficient interest to justify one. This, of
course, is entirely different from a wilderness area under the proposed
bill, s. 4.
Your second question asks: Are scenic areas definitely excluded
from inclusion in the propoaed wilderness system. John Seiker of the
Forest Service tells me that they would be excluded because scenic areas
are for multiple-purpose and include roads where the proposed wilderness
system, under S.4, would exclude any use incompatible with wilderness.
I did discuss the Sawtooth with John Seiker and asked him if this
were designated as a acenic area on the approXimately 200,008 acres,
would it not be possible to have some high mo..1ntain topa and pleteaus
where no known minerals may be found, where no grazing is practiced, o.nd
above the timber line could be designated as wilderness. We both agreed
that wilderness could be surrounded by scenic areas, but of course if the
area was less than 99,999 acres it wollld have to be classified as wild. It
would be 1mpoas1ble to have wilderneas or wild areas completely surround a
scenic area because there would be no way of gett1n9 through the wild or
wilderneas area to the scenic area, except on foot. I hope this information
and the enclosurea will be helpful.
PAUL H. DOUGLAS, ILL., CHAIRMAN
JOHN SPARKMAN, ALA,
RICHAitC 80Lt.ING, MO..., VICill CHAi~MAN
WltiGHT PATMAN, TI!X,
J. W. FUL.aRIGHT, ARK, HALl: -aGGII, LA.
WILLIAM PROXMIRI:, Will,
CLAI-oRN!l PIELL, R.l,
HENitY S. RIEUSII, Will,
MARTHA W. GltlFFITH!I, MICH.
JACO. K. JAVITS, N,Y,
JACK MILLER, IOWA
LEN !1, JORDAN, IDAHO ~ongre~~ of tf)e 1lniteb ~tate~
THOMAS II, CUIItTIS, MO.
CLAitENCE E. KIL!IIJitN, N,Y.
WILLIAM •• WICNALL, N.J.
JAMES W, KNOWLIUI,
IIXI:CUTIVIE DlltECTOR
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE JOHN R, STARK, CLERK
(CREATED PURSUANT TO IIEC, 1(•) 01" ... UC LAW 10,, 18TH CONGRUII)
19 June 1963
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Ed Woozley
John Martin
Land Classifications within Nati.:mal Forests and
National Parks
Your memorandum to the Senator of June 10, regarding
the subject of classifications for land areas in national forests
and national parks, was certainly a great aid to me and makes
possible the setting down, in a few pages, much of the information
that causes confusion in our discussions of "wilderness" and "scenic"
areas and also various national park land terms.
I have a couple of questions which perhaps you could
answer for me to further clarify some of the terms and subjects in
this field. What is the exact procedure of setting up a scenic area
and for setting up a wilderness area? Also, are scenic areas definitely
excluded from inclusion in the proposed wilderness system?
