A map service depicting the Inventoried Roadless Areas that were used in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 2008 Roadless Area Conservation Rule for Idaho. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule of 2008 designated roadless areas in Idaho.�Metadata and Downloads

This feature class describes the boundaries of all Roadless Areas managed by the US Forest Service. These roadless areas were designated administrative rulemaking to provide management direction for their conservation and management. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule of 2001 designated roadless areas nationwide. Subsequent rules, the Idaho Roadless Rule of 2008, and the Colorado Roadless Rule of 2012 replaced that direction and designation in the states of Idaho and Colorado. MetadataThis record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the https://data.gov catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources: ISO-19139 metadata ArcGIS Hub Dataset ArcGIS GeoService OGC WMS CSV Shapefile GeoJSON KML For complete information, please visit https://data.gov.

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This feature class describes the boundaries of all Roadless Areas managed by the US Forest Service in Idaho. These roadless areas were designated administrative rulemaking to provide management direction for their conservation and management. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule of 2008 designated roadless areas nationwide. Metadata and Downloads

This feature class describes the boundaries of Roadless Areas designated by the Colorado Roadless Rule of 2012 and managed by the US Forest Service. These roadless areas were designated by administrative rule making to provide management direction for their conservation and management. These roadless area designations supersede the roadless areas designated by the Roadless Area Conservation Rule of 2001 for Colorado. Upper tier areas are a subset of Colorado Roadless Areas which have limited exceptions to provide a high level of protection. The North Fork Coal Mining area is a subset of Colorado Roadless Areas which has an exception for coal mining related activities. Metadata and Downloads

This dataset contains the Inventoried Roadless Areas that were used in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The EIS analysis team used this spatial data to assess the impacts of roadless area alternatives on Forest Service policies, use of the National Forests and the surrounding environment. It was used for analysis in combination with national characterization layers, such as ambient human population, forest mortality risk to insects and diseases, current land cover types, and others. All of these datasets include the entire lower 48 states and Alaska, and are coarse resolution. The public also had a need to know where IRAs were located in their area and across the nation. The data was used to create a set of detailed maps published both on the web and in hard copy form, (Volume2, Roadless Area Conservation EIS). NOTE: The Idaho and Colorado Roadless Areas boundaries, represented in separate datasets, supersede the 2001 Roadless Area Boundaries.

The geospatial data reflected in the protected area layer mostly pertain to natural and wilderness areas where development of utility-scale renewable energy is prohibited and were heavily based on RETI 1.0 blackout areas.1 The protected area layer is distinguished for solar PV technology by the BLM greater sage grouse habitat management area which provides separate exclusion areas for the different technology types. Tables 1 and 2 below lists the data sources and precise selection query for each dataset, if applicable, that make up the protected area layer.Table 1: Datasets used in the Protected Area Layer Dataset Example Designations Citation or hyperlink PAD-US (CBI Edition) National Parks, GAP Status 1 and 2, State Parks, Open Spaces, Natural Areas “PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2.1b, California”. Conservation Biology Institute. 2016. https://databasin.org/datasets/64538491f43e42ba83e26b849f2cad28. Conservation Easements California Conservation Easement Database (CCED), 2022a. 2022. www.CALands.org. Accessed December 2022. Inventoried Roadless Areas “Inventoried Roadless Areas.” US Forest Service. Dec 12, 2022. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/roadless/2001roadlessrule/maps/?cid=stelprdb5382437 BLM National Landscape Conservation System Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, National Monuments, National Conservation Lands, Conservation Lands of the California Desert, Scenic Rivers https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-areas https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-study-areas https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-national-monuments-nca-forest-reserves-other-poly/ Greater Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Areas (BLM) For solar technology: BLM_Managm IN (‘PHMA’, ‘GHMA’, ‘OHMA’) For wind technology: BLMP_Managm = ‘PHMA’ “Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.” US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office. 2015. https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/103343/143707/176908/NVCA_Approved_RMP_Amendment.pdf Other BLM Protected Areas Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs), Recreation Areas (SRMA, ERMA, OHV Designated Areas), including Vinagre Wash Special Recreation Management Area, National Scenic Areas, including Alabama Hills National Scenic Area https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-off-highway-vehicle-designations

The datasets that are included in the composite layer making up the protected area layer are given below:

DatasetExample DesignationsCitation or hyperlinkPAD-US (CBI Edition)National Parks, GAP Status 1 and 2, State Parks, Open Spaces, Natural Areas“PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2.1b, California”. Conservation Biology Institute. 2016. https://databasin.org/datasets/64538491f43e42ba83e26b849f2cad28.Conservation EasementsCalifornia Conservation Easement Database (CCED), 2022a. 2022. www.CALands.org. Accessed December 2022. Inventoried Roadless Areas“Inventoried Roadless Areas.” US Forest Service. Dec 12, 2022. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/roadless/2001roadlessrule/maps/?cid=stelprdb5382437BLM National Landscape Conservation SystemWilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, National Monuments, National Conservation Lands, Conservation Lands of the California Desert, Scenic Rivershttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-areashttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-study-areashttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-national-monuments-nca-forest-reserves-other-poly/Greater Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Areas (BLM)For solar technology: BLM_Managm IN (‘PHMA’, ‘GHMA’, ‘OHMA’)For wind technology: BLMP_Managm = ‘PHMA’“Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.” US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office. 2015. https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/103343/143707/176908/NVCA_Approved_RMP_Amendment.pdf Other BLM Protected AreasAreas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs), Recreation Areas (SRMA, ERMA, OHV Designated Areas), including Vinagre Wash Special Recreation Management Area, National Scenic Areas, including Alabama Hills National Scenic Areahttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-off-highway-vehicle-designations

Change Log: Version 1.1 (January 22, 2024 11:05 AM) Layer edited to reflect the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) Development Focus Area (DFA), Variance Process Land (VPL) and General Public Land (GPL) areas within the DRECP that allow for geothermal energy development applications.Layer revised to allow for gaps to remain when combining all components of the protected area layer.

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Some of the finest mountain scenery in the Southwest is found in the 1.6-million-acre Santa Fe National Forest. Here, you can find the headwaters of Pecos, Jemez, and Gallinas Rivers; mountain streams; lakes; and trout fishing. Travel into Pecos, San Pedro Parks, Chama, and Dome Wildernesses via wilderness pack trips, saddle, or on 1,000 miles of hiking trails. Try whitewater rafting on the Rio Chama or Rio Grande from May to September. Consider turkey, elk, deer, and bear hunting, or visit one of many nearby Indian pueblos, Spanish missions, and Indian ruins. Golden aspen grace the high country from September to October and snow blankets Santa Fe Ski Basin in winter. The Santa Fe National Forest GIS data available for download includes Santa Fe National Forest Geospatial (GIS) Datasets, Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) Travel Aids - digital maps and data of the SFNF to upload to GPS units or Smart Phones, 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps (PDF and GeoTIFF) - US Forest Service topo maps only, USFS Geospatial Clearinghouse - includes GIS data of vegetation treatments, administrative boundaries, inventoried roadless areas, FSTopo datasets, USGS Map Locator and Downloader - download current and historic topo maps, Hardcopy Maps with information on how to purchase hard copy visitor, wilderness, or topographic maps. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Santa Fe National Forest Geospatial Data. File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/santafe/landmanagement/gis

The datasets that are included in the composite layer making up the protected area layer are given below: Dataset Example Designations Citation or hyperlink PAD-US (CBI Edition) National Parks, GAP Status 1 and 2, State Parks, Open Spaces, Natural Areas “PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2.1b, California”. Conservation Biology Institute. 2016. https://res1databasind-o-torg.vcapture.xyz/datasets/64538491f43e42ba83e26b849f2cad28. Conservation Easements California Conservation Easement Database (CCED), 2022a. 2022. www.CALands.org. Accessed December 2022. Inventoried Roadless Areas “Inventoried Roadless Areas.” US Forest Service. Dec 12, 2022. https://res1wwwd-o-tfsd-o-tusdad-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/detail/roadless/2001roadlessrule/maps/?cid=stelprdb5382437 BLM National Landscape Conservation System Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, National Monuments, National Conservation Lands, Conservation Lands of the California Desert, Scenic Rivers https://res1gbp-blm-egisd-o-thubd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-areas https://res1gbp-blm-egisd-o-thubd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-study-areas https://res1gbp-blm-egisd-o-thubd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-national-monuments-nca-forest-reserves-other-poly/ Greater Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Areas (BLM) For solar technology: BLM_Managm IN (‘PHMA’, ‘GHMA’, ‘OHMA’) For wind technology: BLMP_Managm = ‘PHMA’ “Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.” US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office. 2015. https://res1eplanningd-o-tblmd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/public_projects/lup/103343/143707/176908/NVCA_Approved_RMP_Amendment.pdf Other BLM Protected Areas Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs), Recreation Areas (SRMA, ERMA, OHV Designated Areas), including Vinagre Wash Special Recreation Management Area, National Scenic Areas, including Alabama Hills National Scenic Area https://res1gbp-blm-egisd-o-thubd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-off-highway-vehicle-designations https://res1gbp-blm-egisd-o-thubd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-areas-of-critical-environmental-concern https://res1gbp-blm-egisd-o-thubd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-az-area-of-critical-environmental-concern-polygon [Big Marias ACEC and Beale Slough Riparian and Cultural ACEC] BLM, personal communication, November 2, 2022. Mono Basin NFSA https://res1pctad-o-tmapsd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/home/item.html?id=cf1495f8e09940989995c06f9e290f6b#overview Terrestrial 30x30 Conserved Areas Gap Status 1 and 2 CA Nature. 30x30 Conserved Areas, Terrestrial. 2021. https://res1wwwd-o-tcalifornianatured-o-tcad-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/datasets/CAnature::30x30-conserved-areas-terrestrial/ Accessed September 2022. CPAD Open Spaces and Parks under city or county level California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), 2022b. 2022. https://res1wwwd-o-tcalandsd-o-torg.vcapture.xyz/cpad/. Accessed February 22, 2023. USFS Special Interest Management Areas https://res1data-usfsd-o-thubd-o-tarcgisd-o-tcom.vcapture.xyz/datasets/usfs::special-interest-management-areas-feature-layer/about Proposed Protected Area Molok Luyuk Extension (Berryessa Mtn NM Expansion) CalWild, personal communication, January 19, 2023. This layer is featured in the CEC 2023 Land-Use Screens for Electric System Planning data viewer.For more information about this layer and its use in electric system planning, please refer to the Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library. Change Log: Version 1.1 (January 22, 2024 10:40 AM) Layer revised to allow for gaps to remain when combining all components of the protected area layer.

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A map service, available on the www, that depicts the official data for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (36 CFR 294, Subpart B). It contains the Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRA) that were used in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The IRA data was originally submitted to the Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC - Located in Salt Lake City Utah) by all national forests through their Regional Offices for the Forest Service?s Roadless Area Conservation Initiative. The data was consolidated at the GSTC and used in the Draft Environment Impact Statement. Between the draft and final stages of the Environmental Impact Statement, the data was updated by the forests to reflect any corrections to Inventoried Roadless Areas that were based on existing forest plans and administrative record. The data was also supplemented to include Special Designated Area information and to include Inventoried Roadless Areas within Special Designated Areas. The data was resubmitted to the GSTC on July 21, 2000 for consolidation and the completed coverage was used in the Roadless Area Conservation Final Environmental Impact Statement. IRAs are based on completed forest plans, forest plans in revision where the agency has established an inventory (this information should be available in Appendix C of most forest plans), or other assessments that are completed and adopted by the agency. RARE II (Roadless Area Review and Evaluation of 1977 and 1978) information was used in cases where a forest does not have a more current roadless inventory, which was established using RARE II information.

This data release for the reconnaissance geologic map of the Hells Canyon Study Area, Wallowa County, Oregon, and Idaho and Adams Counties, Idaho, is a Geologic Map Schema (GeMS, 2020)-compliant version of the geologic map published in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Scientific Investigations Report Map SIR 2007-5046 (Simmons, et al, 2007). The database represents the geology for the 625,177-acre (2,530 square kilometers), geologically complex Hells Canyon Study Area in two plates, at a publication scale of 1:48,000. The study area includes (1) the Hells Canyon Wilderness; (2) parts of the Snake River, Rapid River, and West Fork Rapid River Wild and Scenic Rivers; (3) lands included in the second Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE II); and (4) part of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. References: Simmons, G.C., Gualtieri, J.L., Close, T.J., Federspiel, F.E., and Leszcykowski, A.M., 2007, Mineral resources of the Hells Canyon study area, Wallowa County, Oregon, and Idaho and Adams Counties, Idaho, with a section on aeromagnetic and gravity surveys, by D.R. Mabey: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5046, 62 p., https://res1pubsd-o-tusgsd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/sir/2007/5046/. U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 2020, GeMS (Geologic Map Schema) - A standard format for the digital publication of geologic maps: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 11, chap. B10, 74 p., https://res1doid-o-torg.vcapture.xyz//10.3133/tm11B10.

This zip file contains five map packages representing data from a variety of landscape metrics used to analyze the landscape context of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA). Their names, descriptions and categorization are as follows: Conservation Status - PADUS1_3_OwnerName.mpk. This map package depicts land ownership in and around BICA by twelve classes: Tribal Land, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Dept of Defense (DOD) and Dept of Energy (DOE), Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), Private Conservation, State Trust Land, State Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and Recreation, Other State (NHO, DOT, HS, etc.), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). This is according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gap Analysis Program Protected Areas Database for the United States (PAD-US), the official inventory of protected open space in the United States. (U.S. Geological Survey 2013). The PAD-US requests and aggregates data from federal and state sources, and national conservation organizations, in order to assign all lands to one of four biodiversity management status ranks (GAP Status) using established criteria. The BICA park boundary and 30 km buffer study area are also depicted. Land Cover Classes depicted in these map packages are based on a standardized classification from the 2011 National Land Cover Database (NLCD). NLCD characterizes and monitors land cover nation-wide using a series of products created from Landsat satellite data at 30-meter spatial resolution. NLCD2011_Level1.mpk This map package depicts the 30 km buffer study area around BICA and the level 1 land cover classes: Open Water, Developed, Barren/Quarries/Transitional, Forest, Shrub/Scrub, Perennial Ice/Snow, Grassland/Herbaceous, Agriculture, and Wetlands. NLCD2011_Level2.mpk This map package depicts the BICA boundary and 30 km buffer study area as well as the level 2 land cover classes: Open Water; Perennial Snow/Ice; Developed, Open Space; Developed, Low Intensity; Developed, Medium Intensity; Developed, High Intensity; Barren Land; Deciduous Forest; Evergreen Forest; Mixed Forest; Shrub/Scrub; Herbaceous; Hay/Pasture; Cultivated Crops; Woody Wetlands; Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands. Level 2 classes can be collapsed into level 1 classes. NLCD2011_LNC.mpk (Landcover Natural v. Converted) This map package depicts the BICA boundary and 30 km buffer study area as well as the two classes: Converted and Natural. The cover classes from NLCD are grouped into converted lands (comprising developed areas, cultivated crops, and hay/pasture lands) versus natural lands (all other major cover types). Roads - AllRoads_rdd.mpk This map package displays the patch size distribution of roadless areas in and around the 30 km buffer of BICA, as of 2005. Road metrics were calculated using GIS road data provided by ESRI, through the NPScape initiative. The methods underlying these calculations are available for download in the NPScape Roads Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) at https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2221834>https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2221834

Lolo National Forest is looking for public input on the draft inventory of lands that maybe suitable for wilderness recommendation, we are using the Talking Points Collaborative map to facilitate this effort. Our first step of the wilderness recommendation process was to develop an inventory of all lands across the Lolo National Forest that may be suitable for wilderness recommendation due to size, roads, and other improvements. The inventory includes previously recommended wilderness areas from the 1986 Lolo National Forest Plan and inventoried roadless areas established under the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Areas of 5,000 acres or more that are generally unroaded, undeveloped, or unmodified are included in the inventory of lands to evaluate for potential recommendation.

The Lolo National Forest would appreciate your help to understand what areas may be missing or should be excluded from the inventory, some helpful information and feedback to include:1. Are there areas not included in the inventory that should be? Help us understand additional areas that may fit the unroaded, undeveloped, or unmodified criteria.2. Are there areas currently included that we may want to reconsider due to roads or other developments that exist there that we may have missed? Please tell us where these developments may occur.

This data release for the reconnaissance geologic map of the Hells Canyon Study Area, Wallowa County, Oregon, and Idaho and Adams Counties, Idaho, is a Geologic Map Schema (GeMS, 2020)-compliant version of the geologic map published in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Scientific Investigations Report Map SIR 2007-5046 (Simmons, et al, 2007). The database represents the geology for the 625,177-acre (2,530 square kilometers), geologically complex Hells Canyon Study Area in two plates, at a publication scale of 1:48,000. The study area includes (1) the Hells Canyon Wilderness; (2) parts of the Snake River, Rapid River, and West Fork Rapid River Wild and Scenic Rivers; (3) lands included in the second Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE II); and (4) part of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. References: Simmons, G.C., Gualtieri, J.L., Close, T.J., Federspiel, F.E., and Leszcykowski, A.M., 2007, Mineral resources of the Hells Canyon study area, Wallowa County, Oregon, and Idaho and Adams Counties, Idaho, with a section on aeromagnetic and gravity surveys, by D.R. Mabey: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5046, 62 p., https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5046/. U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 2020, GeMS (Geologic Map Schema) - A standard format for the digital publication of geologic maps: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 11, chap. B10, 74 p., https://doi.org//10.3133/tm11B10.

Conservation scientists emphasize the importance of maintaining a connected network of protected areas to prevent ecosystems and populations from becoming isolated, reduce the risk of extinction, and ultimately sustain biodiversity. Keeping protected areas connected in a network is increasingly recognized as a conservation priority in the current era of rapid climate change. Models that identify suitable linkages between core areas have been used to prioritize potentially important corridors for maintaining functional connectivity. Here, we identify the most “natural” (i.e., least human-modified) corridors between large protected areas in the contiguous Unites States. We aggregated results from multiple connectivity models to develop a composite map of corridors reflecting agreement of models run under different assumptions about how human modification of land may influence connectivity. To identify which land units are most important for sustaining structural connectivity, we used the composite map of corridors to evaluate connectivity priorities in two ways: (1) among land units outside of our pool of large core protected areas and (2) among units administratively protected as Inventoried Roadless (IRAs) or Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs). Corridor values varied substantially among classes of “unprotected” non-core land units, and land units of high connectivity value and priority represent diverse ownerships and existing levels of protections. We provide a ranking of IRAs and WSAs that should be prioritized for additional protection to maintain minimal human modification. Our results provide a coarse-scale assessment of connectivity priorities for maintaining a connected network of protected areas.

These layers were used to inform the draft wilderness recommendation process and develop the draft wilderness inventory of all lands across the Lolo National Forest that may be suitable for wilderness recommendation due to size, roads, and other improvements. The inventory includes previously recommended wilderness areas from the 1986 Lolo National Forest Plan and inventoried roadless areas established under the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Areas of 5,000 acres or more that are generally unroaded, undeveloped, or unmodified are included in the inventory of lands to evaluate for potential recommendation.

This dataset is the official data for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (36 CFR 294, Subpart B). It contains the Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) designated by the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and used in the associated Final Environmental Impact Statement. The EIS analysis team used this spatial data to assess the impacts of roadless area alternatives on Forest Service policies, use of the National Forests and the surrounding environment. It was used for analysis in combination with national characterization layers, such as ambient human population, forest mortality risk to insects and diseases, current land cover types, and others. All of these datasets include the entire lower 48 states and Alaska, and are coarse resolution. The public also had a need to know where IRAs were located in their area and across the nation. The data was used to create a set of detailed maps published both on the web and in hard copy form, (Volume2, Roadless Area Conservation EIS). NOTE 1: The attribute descriptions are based on forest plan direction prior to adoption of the Roadless Rule. This information is displayed for historical reference. However, the Roadless Rule prohibits road construction in all IRAs, regardless of the attribute descriptions. NOTE 2: Idaho and Colorado have adopted state-specific roadless rules. The Idaho and Colorado Roadless Areas boundaries, represented in separate datasets, supersede the 2001 Roadless Area Boundaries.