Federal Agency Visual Resource Documents
All documents presented on the Visual Resources Clearinghouse Website are also available below, and may be sorted by title, issuing agency, or topic area. See below for topic and agency abbreviations.
| Title |
Agency |
Topic |
| Form 8400-1 Scenic Quality Field Inventory Form |
BLM |
VRI |
| Form 8400-5 Scenic Quality Rating Summary Form |
BLM |
VRI |
| Form 8400-6 Sensitivity Level Rating Sheet |
BLM |
VRI |
| Best Management Practices for Reducing Visual Impacts Associated with Renewable Energy Facilities on BLM-Administered Lands |
BLM |
Mitigation |
| BLM Manual 8431 - Visual Resource Contrast Rating |
BLM |
VIA |
| BLM Manual 8410 - Visual Resource Inventory |
BLM |
VRI |
| BLM Manual 8400 - Visual Resource Management |
BLM |
VR Program |
| The Use of Color for Camouflage Concealment of Facilities (BLM Technical Note 446) |
BLM |
Mitigation |
| Technical Bulletin #12 – 001: Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) Methodology for Offshore Development |
Cape Code Commission |
VIA |
| Offshore Wind Turbine Visibility and Visual Impact Threshold Distance Study |
BOEM |
VIA |
| Form 8400-4 Visual Contrast Rating Worksheet |
BLM |
VIA |
| Forest Service Manual 2800 - Chapter 2380: Landscape Management |
USFS |
VRI |
| IM 2009-043, Wind Energy Development Policy |
BLM |
VR Program |
| IM 2009-167, Application of the Visual Resource Management Program to Renewable Energy |
BLM |
VR Program |
| IM98-164 Summary of Visual Resource Management (VRM) Issues Discussed In Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance et. al., 144 IBLA 70 (1998) |
BLM |
VR Program |
| Visibility and Visual Characteristics of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Power Tower Facility |
BLM |
VIA |
| Measuring the Visibility of High Voltage Transmission Facilities in the Pacific Northwest |
BPA |
VIA |
| USFS Agriculture Handbook 701 Landscape Aesthetics: A Handbook for Scenery Management |
USFS |
VR Program |
| The National Park Service Visual Resource Program: Supporting Parks in Scenery Conservation |
NPS |
VR Program |
| Electric Transmission Visibility and Visual Contrast Threshold Distances in Western Landscapes |
BLM |
VIA |
| National Forest Landscape Management, Volume 2, Chapter 2: Utilities |
USFS |
Mitigation |
| National Forest Landscape Management, Volume 2, Chapter 4: Roads |
USFS |
Mitigation |
| NCHRP Report 741: Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments |
FHWA |
VIA |
| The National Park Service Visual Resource Inventory: Incorporating Historic and Cultural Values into Scenic Resource Inventories |
NPS |
VRI |
| Guide to Evaluating Visual Impact Assessments for Renewable Energy Projects |
NPS |
VIA |
| Scenic Assessment Handbook |
State of Maine |
VRI |
| Assessing the Reliability, Validity and Generalizability of Observer-Based Visual Impact Assessment Methods for the Western United States |
USFS, BLM |
VIA |
| Visual Impacts of Utility-scale Solar Energy Facilities on Southwestern Desert Landscapes |
NPS, BLM |
VIA |
| Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility Visual Impact Characterization and Mitigation Study |
DOE |
VIA |
| Form ID Viewpoint Identification Form |
NPS |
VRI |
| Documenting America's Scenic Treasures: The National Park Service Visual Resource Inventory |
NPS |
VRI |
| Guidelines for the Visual Impact Assessment of Highway Projects |
FHWA |
VIA |
| Visual Resource Management for Fluid Minerals Best Management Practices: Better Methods for Achieving Better Results |
BLM |
Mitigation |
| Visual Resources Assessment Procedure for US Army Corps of Engineers |
USACE |
VIA |
| Wind Turbine Visibility and Visual Impact Threshold Distance Study |
BLM |
VIA |
| View Description and Scenic Quality Data |
NPS |
VRI |
| View Description and Scenic Quality Data Instructions |
NPS |
VRI |
| View Importance Rating Guide |
NPS |
VRI |
| View Importance Data - Instructions |
NPS |
VRI |
| View Importance Data |
NPS |
VRI |
| Visual Resources Program - Inventory Factsheet |
NPS |
VRI |
| Visual Resources Program - Factsheet |
NPS |
VR Program |
| NRCS Technical Release TR-65 "Procedure to Establish Priorities in Landscape Architecture" |
NRCS |
VR Program |
| Visibility and Visual Characteristics of the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Power Tower Facility |
BLM |
VIA |
| Evaluating Photosimulations for Visual Impact Assessments |
NPS |
VIA |
Topic abbreviations:
- VIA = Visual Impact Assessment
- VR = Visual Resources
- VRI = Visual Resource Inventory
Agency abbreviations:
- BLM = Bureau of Land Management
- BOEM = Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- BPA = Bonneville Power Administration
- DOE = Department of Energy
- FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
- NPS = National Park Service
- NRCS = National Resources Conservation Service
- USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- USFS = United States Forest Service