Date: 10/30/2008
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
BLM Releases John Day Basin Draft Resource Management Plan for Public Review
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Prineville District, released their Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the John Day Basin, on Monday, October 27, 2008. The Draft RMP/EIS will provide future direction for managing approximately 456,600 acres of BLM-managed public lands located in parts of Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Grant, Wheeler, Jefferson, and Wasco Counties in Oregon.
The BLM Prineville District will be accepting public comments on the draft planning documents throughout the 90-day comment period that begins on October 31, 2008, and runs through January 29, 2009.
The John Day Basin Draft RMP/EIS analyzes five management alternatives for BLM-administered lands within the planning area, particularly as they relate to three key management issues: Landscape health, Access and Transportation, and newly-acquired lands on the North Fork John Day River.
Comments can be submitted by mail to: BLM Prineville District Office, John Day Basin RMP/EIS, 3050 NE Third Street, Prineville, OR 97754; email to John_Day_Basin_RMP@blm.gov; on-line on the project website at www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/johndayrmp; or, in person at one of the following public meetings:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Forest Grove Senior Center
2037 Douglas Street
Forest Grove, OR
Friday, November 14, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Bend High School Cafeteria
230 NE 6th Street,
Bend, OR
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Fossil Middle School Gym
404 Main Street,
Fossil, OR
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Mitchell High School Cafeteria
340 SE High Street
Mitchell, OR
Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:00-8:00 pm
The Out Post Restaurant
201 West Main Street
John Day, OR
Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS can be downloaded from the John Day Basin Resource Management Plan project website at http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/johndayrmp/. They are also available at the Deschutes Public Library in Bend, Oregon, the Grant County Library in John Day, Oregon, and at the BLM offices in Prineville and Portland.
For further information, please contact Monte Kuk, RMP/EIS Team Leader, at (541) 416-6712 or the Prineville District office at:
Bureau of Land Management
Prineville District Office
John Day Basin RMP/EIS
3050 NE Third Street
Prineville, OR 97754
Email: John_Day_Basin_RMP@blm.gov
Phone: (541) 416-6700
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Link
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
BLM Releases John Day Basin Draft Resource Management Plan for Public Review
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Prineville District, released their Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the John Day Basin, on Monday, October 27, 2008. The Draft RMP/EIS will provide future direction for managing approximately 456,600 acres of BLM-managed public lands located in parts of Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Grant, Wheeler, Jefferson, and Wasco Counties in Oregon.
The BLM Prineville District will be accepting public comments on the draft planning documents throughout the 90-day comment period that begins on October 31, 2008, and runs through January 29, 2009.
The John Day Basin Draft RMP/EIS analyzes five management alternatives for BLM-administered lands within the planning area, particularly as they relate to three key management issues: Landscape health, Access and Transportation, and newly-acquired lands on the North Fork John Day River.
Comments can be submitted by mail to: BLM Prineville District Office, John Day Basin RMP/EIS, 3050 NE Third Street, Prineville, OR 97754; email to John_Day_Basin_RMP@blm.gov; on-line on the project website at www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/johndayrmp; or, in person at one of the following public meetings:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Forest Grove Senior Center
2037 Douglas Street
Forest Grove, OR
Friday, November 14, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Bend High School Cafeteria
230 NE 6th Street,
Bend, OR
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Fossil Middle School Gym
404 Main Street,
Fossil, OR
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Mitchell High School Cafeteria
340 SE High Street
Mitchell, OR
Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:00-8:00 pm
The Out Post Restaurant
201 West Main Street
John Day, OR
Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS can be downloaded from the John Day Basin Resource Management Plan project website at http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/johndayrmp/. They are also available at the Deschutes Public Library in Bend, Oregon, the Grant County Library in John Day, Oregon, and at the BLM offices in Prineville and Portland.
For further information, please contact Monte Kuk, RMP/EIS Team Leader, at (541) 416-6712 or the Prineville District office at:
Bureau of Land Management
Prineville District Office
John Day Basin RMP/EIS
3050 NE Third Street
Prineville, OR 97754
Email: John_Day_Basin_RMP@blm.gov
Phone: (541) 416-6700
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Link