BLM Uncompahgre Releases Proposed Travel Planning Decision

| March 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!

BLM Uncompahgre Releases Proposed Travel Planning Decision

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Uncompahgre Field Office, has released a proposed Decision Record to change Off-Highway Vehicle designations on public lands in the Uncompahgre Field Office. The BLM proposes to amend the Uncompahgre Basin Resource Management Plan and San Juan/San Miguel Resource Management Plan (RMPs). The new plan will limit motorized and mechanized use to existing roads and trails.

This is the final step in the decision-making process for revising travel management designations and the public has until March 26, 2010, to protest the changes.

Starting in the spring of 2007, BLM worked with the public and interested user groups to develop updated travel designations. Comments were gathered and considered as the proposed changes were developed. In addition, another public comment period was held in 2008 to ensure public input. More comments were gathered during that period that helped shape the final plan.

The Uncompahgre Field Office Travel Management Plan Amendment is available for review at the Montrose Public Lands Center, 2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO, as well as online at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ufo/travel_management/field_office_wide0.html.

For complete protest procedures, please contact the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO: phone (970)240-5300, email at cotmpufo@blm.gov, or go online at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ufo.html.  

For further information or to request a copy of the plan, contact the Montrose Public Lands Center front desk or Julie Jackson, Outdoor Recreation Planner at (970) 240-5300; or send an email to cotmpufo@blm.gov.

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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