Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11)

On March 30, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. This Public Law (P.L. 111-11) established and/or modified a significant number of Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness and other Congressionally Designated Areas.

Description of Wild and Scenic Rivers Administered by the Forest Service

The following document describes each Wild and Scenic River administered by the Forest Service, including its classification by segment (wild, scenic or recreational). The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (10/02/1968, PL 90-542) establishes an interim corridor of one-quarter mile from the ordinary high water mark on each side of the river, pending development of the final corridor boundary. WSR_PL_111-11_table_042809 (PDF)

Maps of Wilderness and Other Congressional Designations on National Forest System Lands

Below are links to the legislative maps of Wilderness and Other Congressional Designations on National Forest System Lands under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. All maps are in Adobe PDF format unless otherwise specified.

California

• Desert and Mtn Heritage Act
  • Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness Addition (.9MB)
  • Addition to Agua Tibia Wilderness (58KB)
  • Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Expansion and Santa Rosa Wilderness (2MB)
  • South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness (1.6MB)
    
• Eastern Sierra & North San Gabriel
  • Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (8MB)
  • Ansel Adams Wilderness Addition (4MB)
  • Bighorn Proposed Wilderness Additions (7MB)
  • Granite Mountain Wilderness (3.4MB)
  • Hoover Wilderness Area Additions, Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area, Pickel Hill Management Area (1MB)
  • John Muir Wilderness Addition (1 of 5) (7.8MB)
  • John Muir Wilderness Addition (2 of 5) (8.3MB)
  • John Muir Wilderness Addition (3 of 5) (7.6MB)
  • John Muir Wilderness Addition (4 of 5) (5.8MB)
  • John Muir Wilderness Addition (5 of 5) (5.3MB)
  • John Muir Wilderness Revised (6.5MB)
  • Magic Mountain Wilderness (8.7MB)
  • Owens River Headwaters Wilderness (6.2MB)
  • Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness (8.2MB)
  • White Mountains Wilderness map 1 of 2 - North (7.4MB)
  • White Mountains Wilderness map 2 of 2 - South (8MB)
    
    

Colorado

• Indian Peaks Wilderness Addition - Rocky Mountain National Park (5.8MB)

Oregon

• Copper-Salmon
  • Copper Salmon Wilderness Area (.4MB)
    
• Mt. Hood
  • Badger Creek Wilderness - Bonnie Butte (9.2MB)
  • Badger Creek Wilderness-Badger Creek Addition (7.8MB)
  • Bull of the Woods Wilderness- Bull of the Woods Wilderness Additions (9MB)
  • Clackamas Wilderness - Big Bottom (7.5MB)
  • Clackamas Wilderness - Clackamas Canyon (8.8MB)
  • Clackamas Wilderness - Memloose Lake (7.9MB)
  • Clackamas Wilderness - Sisi Butte (7.5MB)
  • Clackamas Wilderness - South Fork Clackamas (8.6MB)
  • Fifteen Mile Creek National Recreation Area (.2MB)
  • Lower White River Wilderness - Lower White River (7.4MB)
  • Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness - Gorge Face (8.2MB)
  • Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness - Larch Mountain (7.9MB)
  • Mount Hood National Recreation Area (.75MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - Barlow Butte (8.5MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - Cloud Cap (8.3MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - Richard L. Kohnstamm (8.3MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - Sand Canyon (7.4MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - Sandy Additions (8.7MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - Tilly Jane (8.2MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - Twin Lakes (9MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness - White river (8.9MB)
  • Mount Hood Wilderness- Elk Cove/ Mazama (8.1MB)
  • Roaring River Wilderness - Roaring River Wilderness (9.1MB)
  • Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness - Alder Creek Addition (8MB)
  • Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness - Eagle Creek Addition (8MB)
  • Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness - Hunchback Mountain (8.8MB)
  • Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness - Inch Creek (8.1MB)
  • Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness - Mirror Lake (8.2MB)
  • Salmon-huckleberry Wilderness - Salmon River Meadows (8.8MB)
  • Shellrock Mountain National Recreation Area (.5MB)
    
    

Utah

• Red Cliffs National Conservation Area map (Cottonwood Forest Wilderness) (6.1MB)

Virginia

• Bear Creek National Scenic Area (7.1MB)
• Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East (10.8MB)
• Garden Mountain and Hunting Camp Creek (7MB)
• Kimberling Creek additions and Potential Wilderness Area (5.3MB)
• Lewis Fork Additions and Little Wilson Creek Additions (8.3MB)
• Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (5.7MB)
• Mountain Lake Additions (7.4MB)
• Peters Mountain Additions (7.1MB)
• Seng Mountain National Scenic Area, Raccoon Branch Wilderness (9.1MB)
• Shawvers Run Additions (4.9MB)
• Stone Mountain (7MB)

West Virginia

• Big Draft Wilderness (2.6MB)
• Cranberry Expansion Wilderness (3.4MB)
• Dolly sods Expansion - Wilderness (1.9MB)
• Laurel Fork South Wilderness - Boundary modification (1.5MB)
• Otter Creek Expansion Wilderness (2MB)
• Roaring Plains Wilderness (2.1MB)
• Spice Run Wilderness (1.9MB)

Additional Resources:

Wilderness.net - Wilderness.net is an Internet-based tool connecting the natural resource workforce, scientists, educators, and the public to their wilderness heritage through ready access to wilderness information.