The San
Juan Public Lands Center released their Draft Land Management
Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on December 14,
2007 for a 90-day comment period. The Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) will host a series of public meetings during
February and March to present and discuss the Plan Revision. A schedule
of meeting dates, times, and locations is listed below as well as
topics for each meeting.San Juan Plan Revision - Schedule of Upcoming Public MeetingsTuesday, February 19, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm Silverton Town Hall 1360 Greene Street Silverton, CO Topics: Overview of DLMP/DEIS and winter recreation Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm Fort Lewis College, FLC Ballroom Durango, CO Topics: Inventoried Roadless Areas, Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Recommendations Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10 am--noon San Miguel Commissioners Norwood, CO Topics: Overview of DLMP/DEIS; Gunnison Sage Grouse, Oil and Gas leasing and Uranium Mining Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm Cortez Conference Center 2121 East Main Cortez, CO Topics: Suitable motorized recreation areas; and wildlife and livestock grazing forage Tuesday, March 4, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm Pagosa Springs Community Center Pagosa Springs, CO Topics: Suitable motorized recreation areas, oil and gas leasing, & focus on management areas around Pagosa Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm South Fork Community Center South Fork, CO Topics: Overview of DLMP/DEIS and winter recreation Monday, March 10, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm Fort Lewis College 1000 Rim Drive Durango, CO Topics: Suitable motorized recreation areas, oil and gas leasing and livestock and wildlife forage Please visit the website for any last minute changes to meeting dates http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/forestPlan or call (970) 385-1229. Comments may be submitted using one of the following methods: Via Website at: http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/forestPlan By FAX: 916-456-6724 By mail to: San Juan Plan Revision P.O. Box 162909 Sacramento, CA 95816-2909 For additional information, please contact Thurman Wilson at (970) 385-1246 or Shannon Manfredi at (970) 385-1229. The Draft Land Management Plan and DEIS are available for review on the plan revision website at http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/forestPlan, or contact the San Juan Public Lands Center for a CD or printed copy. |
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