Nominating a Wilderness, Wild, or Natural Area

To nominate a new natural area, please carefully review the following materials.  Dedication of a natural area is an important endeavor and nominated areas need to be carefully reviewed to ensure that they adequately represent natural area values and legal requirements.  The materials outlined in the natural areas nomination Checklist will ensure that a natural area nomination contains sufficient information for an adequate review.   

Natural area nomination guidance documents include:

• Checklist summarizing the materials needed for nomination of a natural area
• Coversheet
• Legal Criteria and Justification Form
• Site Analysis Guide - to provide guidance in preparation of a natural area nomination site summary
• Boundary Selection Guide - to provide guidance in preparation of a natural area  nomination boundary