eng utf8 dataset dataset Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office GIS Manager Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management GIS Manager (602) 417-9200 (602) 417-9556

One North Central Ave. Suite 800 Phoenix AZ 85004 US ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov

Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time pointOfContact 2025-01-24 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 geometryOnly composite 2 26912 EPSG 6.11(3.0.1) 2022-03-29 publication U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management GIS Manager (602) 417-9200 (602) 417-9556

One North Central Ave. Suite 800 Phoenix AZ 85004 US ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov

Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time originator Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office GIS Manager Bureau of Land Management GIS Manager (602) 417-9200 (602) 417-9556

One North Central Ave. Suite 800 Phoenix AZ 85004 US ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov

Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time publisher mapDigital This polygon feature class represents the spatial extent and boundaries of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Wilderness Study Areas. Wilderness Study Areas (commonly known as WSAs) are places that have wilderness characteristics; that is a minimum size, naturalness, and outstanding opportunities for recreation which make them eligible for designation as wilderness. A Wilderness is a special place where the earth and its community of life are essentially undisturbed; they retain a primeval character, without permanent improvements and generally appear to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature. In 1964, Congress established the National Wilderness Preservation System and designated the first Wilderness Areas in passing the Wilderness Act. The uniquely American idea of wilderness has become an increasingly significant tool to ensure long-term protection of natural landscapes. Wilderness protects the habitat of numerous wildlife species and serves as a biodiversity bank for many species of plants and animals. Wilderness is also a source of clean water. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 directed the BLM to inventory and study its roadless areas for wilderness characteristics. To be designated as a WSA, an area has to have the following characteristics: Size - roadless areas of at least 5,000 acres of public lands or of a manageable size; Naturalness - generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature; Opportunities - provides outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive and unconfined types of recreation, and Special Qualities- WSAs often have special qualities such as ecological, geological, educational, historical, scientific and scenic values. In June 2000, the BLM responded to growing concern over the loss of open space by creating the NLCS. The NLCS brings into a single system some of the BLM's premier designations. By putting these lands into an organized system, the BLM hopes to increase public awareness of these areas' scientific, cultural, educational, ecological and other values. As early as 1926, the earliest advocates of wilderness preservation had acknowledged the beauty and important ecological values of the desert lands under the BLM’s administration as candidates for wilderness protection. In 1976, Congress directed the BLM to evaluate all of its land for the presence of wilderness characteristics, and identified areas became WSAs. The establishment of a WSA served to identify areas for Congress to consider for addition to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Today, the BLM manages WSA that contain about 12.6 million acres of public land. Until Congress makes a decision to add or end consideration of a WSA, the BLM manages the area so as not impair its suitability for designation as wilderness. This polygon feature class represents the spatial extent and boundaries of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) AZ National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs). Bureau of Land Management, Arizona onGoing Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office GIS Manager Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management GIS Manager (602) 417-9200 (602) 417-9556

One North Central Ave. Suite 800 Phoenix AZ 85004 US ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov

Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time pointOfContact asNeeded Arizona place United States USA Western States place United States USA Western States place United States USA Western States place BLM Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction Public Lands Scenic wilderness area WSA theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction Public Lands Scenic wilderness area WSA theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction Public Lands Scenic wilderness area WSA theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction Public Lands Scenic wilderness area WSA theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction Public Lands Scenic wilderness area WSA theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction Public Lands Scenic wilderness area WSA theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction Public Lands Scenic wilderness area WSA theme Geospatial Management Recreation Wilderness Wildlife Withdrawal theme Geospatial Management Recreation Wilderness Wildlife Withdrawal theme Geospatial Management Recreation Wilderness Wildlife Withdrawal theme Geospatial Management Recreation Wilderness Wildlife Withdrawal theme Geospatial Management Recreation Wilderness Wildlife Withdrawal theme Geospatial Management Recreation Wilderness Wildlife Withdrawal theme Downloadable Data These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 'as is' and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office from which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This data may be updated by the BLM without notification. The BLM assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No warranty is made by the BLM as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data; nor shall the act of distribution to contractors, partners, or beyond, constitute any such warranty for individual or aggregate data use with other data. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of BLM, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by BLM regarding the use of these data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the BLM have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of the use or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by BLM. otherRestrictions None, these data are considered public domain. unclassified Not classified Not classified vector eng utf8 boundaries environment Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143 publication date true -114.171105 -108.988676 31.355826 34.163932 2022-03-29 A published revision of the Department Manual’s Part 305: Departmental Science Effects, Chapter 3: Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities (305 DM 3), effective December 16, 2014, is available online at http://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/DocView.aspx?id=4056. Scholarly information considered in Departmental decision making must be robust, of the highest quality, and the result of as rigorous scientific and scholarly processes as can be achieved. Most importantly, it must be trustworthy. This policy helps us to achieve that standard (http://www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity/index.cfm). File Geodatabase Feature Class Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office GIS Manager Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management GIS Manager (602) 417-9200 (602) 417-9556

One North Central Ave. Suite 800 Phoenix AZ 85004 US ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov

Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time distributor dataset Horizontal accuracy is +/- 100 ft. Although this data is work in progress, its spatial accuracy can be found from the reliability and/or the error in X, Y coordinates contained in the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) points feature class. This represents the best estimate of spatial accuracy on a point-by-point basis. The accuracy of attributes in this feature class reflects that of the source dataset. Attribute accuracy was tested by validating attribute coded values against accepted domain values, checking that alpha-numeric values followed a valid format, and checking that numeric values were greater than zero. Attribute accuracy was tested by validating attribute coded values against accepted domain values, checking that alpha-numeric values followed a valid format, and checking that numeric values were greater than zero. Foundational to the this data is the expectation that it topologically aligns where possible and appropriate with the official published version of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CAD NSDI) GIS Data. Source dataset is run through a series of tests to verify that the data complies with the format specified in the Data Standard. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. Dataset is considered in progress for the information presented. Using the implementation guidelines, GIS staff at BLM field and state offices cross-walk and clean up their data to comply with the standardized national dataset. Then, the BLM field and/or state offices submit the data to the National Operations Center (NOC), where it is compiled to produce seamless national datasets. This process of data replication to the National Operations Center is intended to occur on a monthly basis. 9999T00:00:00 GIS Manager Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management GIS Manager (602) 417-9200 (602) 417-9556

One North Central Ave. Suite 800 Phoenix AZ 85004 US ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov

Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time processor This official BLM Data Management handbook contains information about how data is administered, managed, and tracked. This handbook discusses how the BLM operates with regard to data development and design, quality, metadata, and business rules. The information this resource contains also pertains to geospatial data. 2014-12-05 publication Release 1-1762 U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) originator This report describes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wilderness review and tells of BLM's decisions establishing wilderness study areas in Arizona. 1980-11 publication U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) originator These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 'as is' and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office from which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This data may be updated by the BLM without notification. otherRestrictions None, these data are considered public domain. unclassified Not classified Not classified unknown Last metadata review date: 20210205