2300
Page 1 of 2
FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
FSM 2300
CHAPTER 20 RECREATION, WILDERNESS, AND
RELATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Supplement No.: 2300-95-1
Effective Date: September 1, 1995
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: ALAN S. DEFLER
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 10/01/1995
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. This is the first supplement posted.
New Document
2323.04e
2324.04d
2326.04d
Superseded Document(s)
(Supplement Number and
Effective Date)
2 Pages
2-Pages
2-Pages
0 Pages
Digest:
2323.04e – Management of Other Resources in Wilderness. Delegates authority
to District Rangers or their acting for specific actions with wilderness.
2324.04d – Management of support activities in wilderness.
2326.04d – Use of Motorized Equipment or Mechanical Transport in Wilderness.
Delegates authority to District Ranger or their acting to authorize the use of
motorized equipment conditions within wilderness.
SFNF SUPPLEMENT 2300-95-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09-01-1995
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
2300
Page 2 of 2
FSM 2300 – RECREATION, WILDERNESS, AND RELATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 20 MANAGEMENT OF OTHER RESOURCES IN WILDERNESS
2323.04 - Responsibilities
2323.04e - District Ranger. The District Ranger or Acting is responsible for approving:
1. Construction and installation of improvements or facilities necessary for the protection
of the wilderness resource in accordance with the forest plan direction.
2. Removal of nonconforming uses, developments, or facilities not under permit.
3. Construction and reconstruction of trails with treads less that 24 inches in width.
4. Routine maintenance of any existing water use or water-control structure as long as
this maintenance does not change the structure's location, size, or type, or increase the storage
capacity of a reservoir.
2324 - MANAGEMENT OF SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN WILDERNESS
2324.04 - Responsibilities
2324.04d - District Ranger. The District Ranger or Acting is responsible for approving:
1. Construction of helispots for wildfire suppression and emergencies.
2326 - USE OF MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT OR MECHANICAL TRANSPORT IN
WILDERNESS
2326.04 - Responsibilities
2326.04d - District Ranger. The District Ranger or Acting approves the use of motorized
equipment or mechanical transport only under the conditions described in section 2326.1 item 1.
The Forest Supervisor approves item 3. The Regional forester maintains approval authority for
all other uses of motorized mechanical transport described in section 2326.1 item 2, 4, and 5,
including approval for use of tractors for fire suppression.
2326.1 - Conditions Under Which Use May Be Approved. Allow the use of motorized
equipment or mechanical transport only for:
1. Emergencies where the situation involves an inescapable urgency and temporary need
for speed beyond that available by primitive means. Categories include fire suppression, health
and safety, law enforcement involving serious crime or fugitive pursuit, removal of deceased
persons, and aircraft accident investigation.