BU
UREAU OF LAND
L
MAN
NAGEMENT
T EU-11-01
Foor release: Ju
une 10, 2011
Contacct: Richard H
Hardt
(541) 6683-6690
BLM to
o Develop
p Manag
gement Pllan for W
West Euggene Wettlands
SP
PRINGFIELD
D, Ore. – The Bureau of Lan
nd Managemeent (BLM) Euggene District iis seeking pubblic input as it
devvelops a Resou
urce Managem
ment Plan (RM
MP) for the BL
LM-administerred lands in thhe West Eugenne Wetlands.
The new RMP will
w provide ov
verall managem
ment direction
n for the approoximately 1,3440 acres of BL
LMadm
ministered pub
blic lands in th
he West Eugen
ne Wetlands. The BLM–addministered lannds in the Weest Eugene
Weetlands have been
b
acquired by
b BLM over the past severral decades annd do not havee an existing R
RMP. An
Environmental Im
mpact Statement (EIS) will be developed
d during the pl anning processs.
ortunity for pub
blic comment, known as sco
oping, the BLM
M is asking thhe public to heelp identify
In tthis first oppo
R
as well as
a offer potenttial solutions. The BLM wiill use the infoormation it
issuues to be addrressed in the RMP,
s
as it prepares
p
the Drraft RMP and an associatedd Draft EIS. Thhe BLM is seeeking ideas
recceives during scoping
aboout the uses off public lands,, possible prottection measurres, and recom
mmendations oon special desiignations
succh as areas of critical enviro
onmental concern. The publlic comment w
will help guidee the planningg process.
Coomments can be
b submitted by
b mail to: Ricchard Hardt, Planning and E
Environmentall Coordinator, Bureau of
Lannd Managemeent, Eugene District Office, 3106 Pierce Parkway,
P
Suitee E, Springfielld, Oregon, 977477; by
faccsimile to (541
1) 683-6981; by
b electronic mail
m (email) to
o [email protected]; or in persoon at the
Eugene District office.
o
Written
n comments sh
hould be receiived by July 88, 2011, to ensuure considerattion.
Before including
g your addresss, phone numb
ber, email addrress, or other ppersonal identtifying informaation in your
com
mment, you sh
hould be awarre that your en
ntire comment – including yoour personal iidentifying infformation –
maay be made pu
ublicly available at any time.
Forr further information or to have
h
your nam
me added to a mailing
m
list, viisit the Eugenee District plannning website
at hhttp://www.blm.gov/or/distrricts/eugene/in
ndex.php or seend an e-mail to [email protected], or
conntact Richard Hardt, at (541) 683-6690.
Ab
bout the BLM:: The BLM manages
m
245 million
m
acres off public land k
known as the National Systtem of Public
Lands. The land
ds are primarilly located in 12
1 Western sta
ates, includingg 75 million accres in Alaskaa. With a
bud
dget of about $1 billion, thee bureau also administers
a
70
00 million acrres of sub-surfface mineral eestate
thrroughout the nation.
n
The BL
LM’s multiplee-use mission is to sustain th
he health and productivity of the public
lan
nds for the usee and enjoymeent of present and future geenerations.
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