This is a bogus assumption. The massive wilderness areas of Idaho are bastions of non-native species. Managers struggle to control them, with few tools at their disposal. Weed seeds are distributed in clothing, by animals, bird droppings, the wind, river flows and other means too numerous to mention. The prohibition alternatives in this DEIS would have a negative effect on controlling non-native species by reducing access and eliminating potential tools to manage them.
Current rules require preservation of biological diversity.
Elk, for example, need open areas dispersed with dense cover. They thrive in the seral stages of vegetation that follow fire or logging. They don t need more rules. They just need to be allowed to do their jobs without political micromanagement. The stated purpose and need for this action is bogus.