[env-trinity] BLM Resource Management Plan update meetings in Redding and Weaverville April 18 and 19

[Gutermuth, F.]

FYI --  The BLM is starting their Resource Management Plan update process.
See below for details on how to participate:


http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2016/march/northwestCArmp.html




*Release Date:* 03/11/16
*Contacts:* Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332 jfontana at blm.gov     *News Release
No. *CA-N-16-11

Meetings Set for BLM Northwest California Integrated Resource Management
Plan

*REDDING, Calif.*  – Public meetings will be held in Redding, Arcata and
Weaverville during March and April, providing opportunities for people to
share with the Bureau of Land Management their values regarding BLM-managed
public lands.

These informal meetings will be early opportunities for public involvement
as the BLM begins developing the Northwest California Integrated Resource
Management Plan.

The meetings, all from 4 to 7 p.m., are scheduled for:

   - Arcata:   Tuesday, March 22, Redwood Lodge, 490 E Park Rd.
   - Redding: Monday, April 18, Civic Center Community Room, 777 Cypress
   Ave.
   - Weaverville:  Tuesday, April 19, Veterans Memorial Hall, 101 Memorial
   Dr.

These meetings are in advance of public scoping meetings, which will begin
in the fall.

When finalized, the NCIP will establish management goals and actions to
maintain, develop, and protect the resource values of BLM-managed lands
within the Arcata and Redding field office jurisdictions in Humboldt,
Mendocino, Del Norte, Trinity, Shasta, Siskiyou, Butte and Tehama counties.

"We are asking the public to identify landscape-level values within the
planning area" said Molly Brown, Arcata Field Office manager.
"Understanding how people use and value their public lands helps us to
determine how these public lands should be managed in the future."

The NCIP planning area includes approximately 396,000-acres of BLM-managed
public lands.  Examples include the Samoa Dunes and Chappie-Shasta
off-highway-vehicle recreation areas, the Eel and Trinity rivers, and the
Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area.

Throughout the planning process, the BLM will work collaboratively with the
public, cooperating agencies, other agencies, and partners to identify the
vision for the planning area and key management priorities to be addressed
in the plan.

"Public input helps the BLM develop a long-term framework for land use and
resource management decisions," said Redding Field Office Manager Jennifer
Mata. "The partnerships and common goals created through the planning
process are a key part of public land management."

To learn more about the NCIP or to sign up for the project mailing list,
contact Lisa Grudzinski, NCIP project lead, at 530-224-2140 or by email at
lgrudzinski at blm.gov.


Best -

Brandt




Brandt Gutermuth
Trinity River Restoration Program
530.623.1806 work
530.739.2802 cell
http://www.trrp.net/
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