Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were analyzed in detail in the Draft RMP /EIS (BLM 2006) and the PRMP/FEIS (BLM 2008). The alternatives were developed to address major planning issues identified through the scoping process and to provide management direction for resource programs. Each alternative represented a general theme that guided the development of desired future conditions, land use allocations, and management actions for specific resources. Each alternative provided management direction at a broad scale to govern the protection and use of the resources on BLM-administered lands.