Date: 08/13/2008
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
Proposed RMP & Final EIS for the Agua Fria Natl. Monument & Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area Released
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hassayampa Field Office has released their Proposed Resource Management Plans (PRMPs) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a 30-day review and protest period, beginning August 8, 2008. The two planning areas encompass more than 3 million acres in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, located in central and western Arizona.
The BLM has prepared two proposed resource management plans, one for the Monument and another for the Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area. Both plans are analyzed separately within the same Environmental Impact Statement. The BLM will prepare two Records of Decision: one for the Agua Fria National Monument and one for the Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area.
The PRMPs address the challenges of managing lands and resources adjacent to Phoenix and other areas of rapid population growth. Specifically, the PRMP for the Monument provides for the protection of its significant cultural and natural resources; the PRMP for the Bradshaw-Harquahala area includes management actions for protecting the natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational values of the area while managing multiple uses in support of communities. Four action alternatives for each PRMP, as well as the No Action alternative for each PRMP, were developed and analyzed for the PRMPs/FEIS.
Copies of the PRMPs and FEIS for the Agua Fria National Monument and Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area are available for public inspection at the BLM Phoenix District Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027. Interested persons may also review the PRMP/FEIS online at http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/planning/afria_plan.html
E-mailed and faxed protests will not be accepted as valid protests unless the protesting party also provides the original letter by either regular or overnight mail postmarked by the close of the protest period. Under these conditions, the BLM will consider the e-mailed or faxed protest as an advance copy and will afford it full consideration.
If you wish to provide the BLM with such advance notification, please direct faxed protests to the attention of Brenda Williams, BLM Protest Coordinator, at 202-452-5112, and e-mailed protests to: Brenda_Hudgens-Williams@blm.gov.
All protests, including the follow-up letter (if e-mailing or faxing), must be in writing and mailed to the following address:
Regular Mail:
Director (WO-210), Bureau of Land Management
Attention: Brenda Williams,
P.O. Box 66538,
Washington, DC 20035
Overnight Mail:
Director (WO-210), Bureau of Land Management
Attention: Brenda Williams
1620 L Street, NW., Suite 1075,
Washington, DC 20036.
All protests must be postmarked on or before September 7, 2008, the end of the 30-day protest period.
For more information, check out the BLM's Hassayampa Field Office Planning website at http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/planning/afria_plan.html or contact Dr. Connie Stone, Bureau of Land Management, Hassayampa Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, 623-580-5500.
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,
Proposed RMP & Final EIS for the Agua Fria Natl. Monument & Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area Released
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hassayampa Field Office has released their Proposed Resource Management Plans (PRMPs) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a 30-day review and protest period, beginning August 8, 2008. The two planning areas encompass more than 3 million acres in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, located in central and western Arizona.
The BLM has prepared two proposed resource management plans, one for the Monument and another for the Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area. Both plans are analyzed separately within the same Environmental Impact Statement. The BLM will prepare two Records of Decision: one for the Agua Fria National Monument and one for the Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area.
The PRMPs address the challenges of managing lands and resources adjacent to Phoenix and other areas of rapid population growth. Specifically, the PRMP for the Monument provides for the protection of its significant cultural and natural resources; the PRMP for the Bradshaw-Harquahala area includes management actions for protecting the natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational values of the area while managing multiple uses in support of communities. Four action alternatives for each PRMP, as well as the No Action alternative for each PRMP, were developed and analyzed for the PRMPs/FEIS.
Copies of the PRMPs and FEIS for the Agua Fria National Monument and Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area are available for public inspection at the BLM Phoenix District Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027. Interested persons may also review the PRMP/FEIS online at http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/planning/afria_plan.html
E-mailed and faxed protests will not be accepted as valid protests unless the protesting party also provides the original letter by either regular or overnight mail postmarked by the close of the protest period. Under these conditions, the BLM will consider the e-mailed or faxed protest as an advance copy and will afford it full consideration.
If you wish to provide the BLM with such advance notification, please direct faxed protests to the attention of Brenda Williams, BLM Protest Coordinator, at 202-452-5112, and e-mailed protests to: Brenda_Hudgens-Williams@blm.gov.
All protests, including the follow-up letter (if e-mailing or faxing), must be in writing and mailed to the following address:
Regular Mail:
Director (WO-210), Bureau of Land Management
Attention: Brenda Williams,
P.O. Box 66538,
Washington, DC 20035
Overnight Mail:
Director (WO-210), Bureau of Land Management
Attention: Brenda Williams
1620 L Street, NW., Suite 1075,
Washington, DC 20036.
All protests must be postmarked on or before September 7, 2008, the end of the 30-day protest period.
For more information, check out the BLM's Hassayampa Field Office Planning website at http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/planning/afria_plan.html or contact Dr. Connie Stone, Bureau of Land Management, Hassayampa Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, 623-580-5500.
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