Management under Alternative B would be the most effective for protecting the special status plant species, scenic, recreational, and geologic values of concern within the ACEC boundary designated under alternatives A and D and the expanded ACEC designated under Alternative B. Alternative B also would result in the greatest restrictions on surface-disturbing activities and mineral development because the extent of the area to which this management is applied would be greater than under alternatives A and D. Alternative C would be less effective for protecting the values of concern in the ACEC and in the ACEC expansion area. Alternative C would be more beneficial than the other alternatives to ROW authorizations and other uses that require surface disturbance.