Date: 03/29/2010 BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), El Centro Field Office, has announced the availability of their Draft Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The BLM is asking for your input during a 90-day public comment period, which will end June 24, 2010.
The Draft RAMP/EIS outlines future management of public lands administered by BLM in the 160,000-acre Dunes located in eastern Imperial County, California. The public assisted BLM in identifying key land use issues in this area through a formal scoping process conducted in 2008.
The Draft RAMP/EIS analyzes the environmental impacts of many land management issues, including recreation, renewable energy, and species listed under the Endangered Species Act. A range of alternatives are analyzed in the RAMP/EIS, including closure of areas designated as critical habitat by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to off-highway vehicle use.
The BLM has scheduled the following public meetings:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Handlery Hotel
950 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Imperial Irrigation District William R. Condit Meeting Room
1285 Broadway
El Centro, CA 92243
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Mountain Preserve Reception and Conference Center
1431 E. Dunlap Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85020
The draft is available online at http://www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro. Copies are available upon request from the field manager, El Centro Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or the BLM California State Office at 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W 1834, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Comments can be provided via email to caisdrmp@ca.blm.gov or by mail to the El Centro address above, attention: Carrie Simmons. For further information, please contact Erin Dreyfuss, RAMP team leader at (916) 978-4642.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact BRC.
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
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Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), El Centro Field Office, has announced the availability of their Draft Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The BLM is asking for your input during a 90-day public comment period, which will end June 24, 2010.
The Draft RAMP/EIS outlines future management of public lands administered by BLM in the 160,000-acre Dunes located in eastern Imperial County, California. The public assisted BLM in identifying key land use issues in this area through a formal scoping process conducted in 2008.
The Draft RAMP/EIS analyzes the environmental impacts of many land management issues, including recreation, renewable energy, and species listed under the Endangered Species Act. A range of alternatives are analyzed in the RAMP/EIS, including closure of areas designated as critical habitat by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to off-highway vehicle use.
The BLM has scheduled the following public meetings:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Handlery Hotel
950 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Imperial Irrigation District William R. Condit Meeting Room
1285 Broadway
El Centro, CA 92243
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Mountain Preserve Reception and Conference Center
1431 E. Dunlap Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85020
The draft is available online at http://www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro. Copies are available upon request from the field manager, El Centro Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or the BLM California State Office at 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W 1834, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Comments can be provided via email to caisdrmp@ca.blm.gov or by mail to the El Centro address above, attention: Carrie Simmons. For further information, please contact Erin Dreyfuss, RAMP team leader at (916) 978-4642.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact BRC.
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
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