. The California desert, majestic, challenging, and very vulnerable. Deserts. Draft Plan Final Plan-, The draft plan and the accompanying Draft Environmental Statement will be prepared by DPS and submitted to the public for review and comment in early 1980. Form and substance of the plan will be basically an allocation of land for both its use and protection. Management objec- tives for various categories of allocation will be established. The present Interim Critical Management Plan is an example of allocation of land for vehicular use. The categories are "open/' "closed," and
. The California desert, majestic, challenging, and very vulnerable. Deserts. Draft Plan Final Plan-, The draft plan and the accompanying Draft Environmental Statement will be prepared by DPS and submitted to the public for review and comment in early 1980. Form and substance of the plan will be basically an allocation of land for both its use and protection. Management objec- tives for various categories of allocation will be established. The present Interim Critical Management Plan is an example of allocation of land for vehicular use. The categories are "open/' "closed," and "restricted" use. The California Desert Plan will be as comprehensive as possible, and allocations for uses such as grazing, utility corridors, wilderness, protection of cultural areas, urban expansion, and other uses will be included. The draft plan will provide alternative land-use allocations in areas where conflicts between resources occur. The environmental analysis will provide an assessment of the impacts or conse- quences of each alternative on resource values, the environment, the economy, the social/political framework, and management of Needles The final plan will be prepared after careful evaluation of public input on the draft plan. It is expected that the final plan will project the best compromise between competing interests within the frame- work of law and policy. A balanced desert-wide view of supply (resources and land) and demand (use by man) will be provided. The plan looks to the future and considers the needs of the next generation and successive generations, and the pressure that growth and new technology will bring. The plan will provide a realistic frame- work for present and future management and will be the basis for detailed plansand for establishing priorities among programs which must compete for limited funds. It is not, however, a static product. The planning process is continuous. The program is set in motion, , coordi
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