WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice called: Draft Policy and Guidance for Managing Recreational Climbing in BLM-Managed Units of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 15 by Carla M. Bock, Acting Assistant Director, National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships.

Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing this Draft Statement of Policy to announce updated policy and procedural guidance for managing recreational climbing in BLM-managed units of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This draft guidance, proposed as an update to BLM Manual 6340-Management of Designated Wilderness Areas, incorporates Congressional...