UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
SCENIC QUALITY RATING SUMMARY |Date: | |
| |District/ Field Office: |
| |Resource Area: |
1. Evaluators (names)
|SCENIC |
|QUALITY |
|RATING |
|UNITS |
|(1) |
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|SCENIC QUALITY |
|INVENTORY AND EVALUATION CHART |
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|Key Factors Rating Criteria and Score |
|Landform |High vertical relief as |Steep canyons, mesas, |Low rolling hills, |
| |expressed in prominent |buttes, cinder cones, and |foothills, or flat valley |
| |cliffs, spires, or massive|drumlins; or interesting |bottoms; or few or no |
| |rock outcrops; or severe |erosional patterns or |interesting features. |
| |surface variation or |variety in size and shape | |
| |highly eroded formations |of landforms; or detail | |
| |including major badlands |features which are | |
| |or dune systems; or detail|interesting though not | |
| |features dominant and |dominant or exceptional. | |
| |exceptionally striking and| | |
| |intriguing such as | | |
| |glaciers. | | |
| |5 |3 | |
| | | | |
| | | |1 |
|Vegetation |A variety of vegetative |Some variety of |Little or no variety or |
| |types as expressed in |vegetation, but only one |contrast in vegetation. |
| |interesting forms, |or two major types. | |
| |textures, and patterns. | | |
| |5 |3 |1 |
|Water |Clear and clean appearing,|Flowing, or still, but not|Absent, or present, but |
| |still, or cascading white |dominant in the landscape.|not noticeable |
| |water, any of which are a | | |
| |dominant factor in the | | |
| |landscape. | | |
| |5 | | |
| | |3 |0 |
|Color |Rich color combinations, |Some intensity or variety |Subtle color variations, |
| |variety or vivid color; or|in colors and contrast of |contrast, or interest; |
| |pleasing contrasts in the |the soil, rock, and |generally mute tones. |
| |soil, rock, vegetation, |vegetation, but not a | |
| |water or snow fields. |dominant scenic element. | |
| |5 | | |
| | |3 | |
| | | |1 |
|Influence of Adjacent |Adjacent scenery greatly |Adjacent scenery |Adjacent scenery has |
|Scenery |enhances visual quality. |moderately enhances |little or no influence on |
| |5 |overall visual quality. |overall visual quality. |
| | |3 |0 |
|Scarcity |One of a kind; or |Distinctive, though |Interesting within its |
| |unusually memorable, or |somewhat similar to others|setting, but fairly common|
| |very rare within region. |within the region. |within the region. |
| |Consistent chance for | | |
| |exceptional or wildflower | | |
| |viewing, etc. ** | | |
| |5+ |3 |1 |
|Cultural |Modifications add |Modifications add little |Modifications add variety |
|Modifications |favorably to visual |or no visual variety to |but are very discordant |
| |variety while promoting |the area, and introduce no|and promote strong |
| |visual harmony. |discordant elements. |disharmony. |
| |2 | | |
| | |0 |-4 |
** A rating of greater than 5 can be given but must be supported by written justification.
INSTRUCTIONS
Purpose: To rate the visual quality of the scenic resource on all BLM managed lands.
How to Identify Scenic Value: All Bureau lands have scenic value.
How to Determine Minimum Suitability: All BLM lands are rated for scenic values. Also rate adjacent or intermingling non-BLM lands within the planning unit.
When to Evaluate Scenic Quality: Rate for scenery under the most critical conditions (i.e., the highest user period or season of use, sidelight, proper atmospheric conditions, etc.).
How to Delineate Rating Areas: Consider the following factors when delineating rating areas.
1. Like physiographic characteristics (i.e., landform, vegetation, etc.).
2. Similar visual patterns, texture, color, variety, etc.
3. Areas which have a similar impact from cultural modifications (i.e., roads, historical and other structures, mining operations, or other surface disturbances).
Explanation of Criteria:
(See Illustration 1.)
NOTE: Values for each rating criteria are maximum and minimum scores only. It is also possible to assign scores within these ranges.
SCENIC
QUALITY
A = 19 or more
B = 12-18
C = 11 or less
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