Blm visual resource management manual

 · Visual Resource Management (VRM) Classes. BLM categories assigned to public lands based on scenic quality, sensitivity level, and distance zones. There are four classes, I-IV. Each class has an objective that prescribes the amount of change allowed in the characteristic landscape. Visual Resource Management Objectives by Class. Management Classes are assigned by the RMP and are based on the RMP management decisions. 3 In accordance with BLM VRM Manual H and IM , Visual Resource Inventory Class I is assigned to areas, such as Wildern and WSAs, where a management decision has been made to maintain a natural landscape—regardless of Scenic . Jackson, R. and C. Horyza. Integrating GIS technologies with the visual resource management inventory process, Technical Note Bureau of Land Management, Denver, Colorado. BLM/WO/ST/+ 27 pp.

Guidance regarding BLM's VRM class objectives is contained in BLM Manual - Visual Resource Inventory (Issued , 28 pp). See the BLM VRM page within the Visual Resource Management section of this website for more detailed information on BLM's VRM classes and processes. values in the resource mana·gement planning (RMP) process. Visual Resource Management classes are established through the RMP process for all BLM-administered lands (see also Manual ). During the RMP process, the class boundaries are adjusted as necessary to reflect the resource allocation decisions made in RMP's. Visual management. BLM Visual Resource Management (VRM) Approach Public lands crossed by the Proposed Project and administered by the BLM have a variety of visual values. These lands are subject to visual resource management objectives as developed using the BLM Visual Resource Management (VRM) System (BLM, , a, b) and presented in the Resource.

The contrast rating system is a systematic process used by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to analyze potential visual impact of proposed projects and activities. It is primarily intended to assist Bureau personnel who are not formally trained in the design arts to apply the basic principles of design in the resolution of visual impacts. management planning (RMP) process. Visual Resource Management classes are established through the RMP process for all BLM-administered lands (see also Manual ). During the RMP process, the class boundaries are adjusted as necessary to reflect the resource allocation decisions made in RMP's. Visual management objectives are established for each class. (See Section VB.) B. Implementation Options. values in the resource mana·gement planning (RMP) process. Visual Resource Management classes are established through the RMP process for all BLM-administered lands (see also Manual ). During the RMP process, the class boundaries are adjusted as necessary to reflect the resource allocation decisions made in RMP's. Visual management objectives are established for each class. (See Section.