Home | Site map | Search | Bookmark page | Contact us Click on a photograph above to visit the image library. The Minimum Requirements Decision Guide (MRDG) Please follow the directions in the right column to download and fill out MRDG documents.  Minimum Requirements Decision Guide, 2009 Revision This revised Minimum Requirements Decision Guide (MRDG) is designed to assist wilderness managers in making stewardship decisions. Units with special provisions mandated by legislation subsequent to the Wilderness Act of 1964 must insure full consideration of these other legal requirements. Wilderness managers in Alaska must insure that their decisions are in accordance with the provisions of ANILCA. Process Outline Provides a brief outline of the MRDG process. Overview Provides general information on the origin of the MRDG process, how to use it, and how it relates to emergencies, NEPA, planning. Instructions Provides guidance on how to fill out worksheets. Worksheets Provides a form that all agencies can use to display and compare proposed alternatives and document decisions. Agency Guidelines Provides additional agency-specific guidance, if necessary, or desired. Bureau of Land Management Guidelines Fish and Wildlife Service Guidelines Forest Service Guidelines Forest Service Decision Criteria and Authorities National Park Service Guidelines Case Study Examples Airplane Wreckage Removal Fire Restoration - BAER Fish Weir - structure, motorized equipment Fish Weir - helicopter Grazing - chainsaw, motor vehicle Human Waste - river Non-native Invasive Plants - herbicides, helicopter Power Line Hazard Tree Removal Restoration - Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Trail Bridge Failure - structure, helicopter Trail Bridge Washout - structure Trail Reconstruction - fire, structures, helicopter Trail Reconstruction - rock drill Wildlife Survey - helicopter Wildlife Protection - education Alaska Supplement Provides assistance in adapting the use of the MRDG to Alaska’s wilderness units with respect to the Wilderness Act of 1964 (PL 88-577) and Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), as amended, (PL 96-487). AFWA Minimum Requirement Decision Process Outline Outlines the Minimum Requirements Decisions Process for certain proposed projects within wilderness proposed by State fish and wildlife agencies. About the MRDG How to Download Documents MRDG documents have been provided in Microsoft Word format. To download a document, click on the Microsoft Word icon, , that appears to the right of each document. See below for information on how to fill out worksheets. If you are using Internet Explorer (IE) as your browser, Microsoft Word will automatically open the document. If you are using Netscape (N) as your browser, you will be prompted to choose between either opening the document in Microsoft Word or saving it to your computer. How to Fill Out Worksheets Type text into the spaces provided on the worksheets. To check or uncheck a checkbox, double-click it and select "Checked" or "Not checked" under the heading marked "Default Value" in the options window, then click OK. Once you have finished filling out a worksheet, save it to your computer by selecting "Save As..." from the "File" menu. Wilderness.net is a partnership project of the Wilderness Institute at The University of Montana's College of Forestry and Conservation, the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. Contact Wilderness.net | Website Policies