Spokane BLM RMP-IMPORTANT

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District is seeking public input as it begins revising its Resource Management Plan (RMP).
This new RMP will provide overall management direction for the next two decades for approximately 445,000 acres of BLM administered public lands in Eastern Washington and in the San Jaun Archipelago - one reason for the RMP is due to the number of land exchanges.
The first opportunity is the scheduled "scoping meetings" allowing the public to help identify issues to be addressed in the revision, these six open house "scoping" meetings, BLM specialists will be discussing the RMP; they will also be seeking suggestions regarding land use issues which should be addressed in the plan.

Scheduled meetings - locations, dates and times are as follows:

May 17 - Memorial Hall, 511 Park Street - Davenport (6:00 - 8:00 pm)
May 26 - Chelan PUD 327 N. Wenatchee Ave - Wenatchee (6:00 - 8:00 pm)
May 27 - Tonasket High School, School Commons, 35 Highway 20 - Tonasket (6:00 - 8:00 pm)
June 1 - TRAC Center, 6600 Burden Blvd, Room 4 - Pasco (6:00 - 8:00 pm)
June 5 - Mullis Senior Center, 589 Nash Street - Friday Harbor - (12:00 - 4:00 pm)
June 12 - Quality Inn, 1700 Canyon Road - Ellensburg - (12:00 - 3:00 pm)

The BLM will accept public comments through June 25, 2010.

For further information or to have your name addred to a mailing list, visit the project website at: http://blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/plans/ewsjrmp ;

Send a email to OR_Spokane_RMP@blm.gov ; or

Contact Scott Pavey at (509) 536-1200.

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At this point looks like Doug, Peanut, and me at this meeting...

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I got to the party late, so maybe Peanut can fill in the blanks some. What I was in on qualifies, to me, as more beureaucratic pablum. And they "forgot" maps of Juniper. Sorry, but that annoyed me, and I voiced my opinion. I have asked for hard copies of the plan that I will add to the club's collection. Now, with Franklin County about to go after funding thru our national delegation for access, I think we should start some lobbying. I do understand, to a point, that BLM is not in the road business, but I told them I figured they are obligated to help with the lobby efforts! As I've said, no access to public land is a joke. FIX IT!!

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For Release: June 23, 2010 Contact: Scott Pavey (509) 536-1200
Release No: OR130-FY2010-012
Comment Period Ends July 12 for BLM’s Plan
Spokane, WA— As previously announced, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District is seeking public input as it begins revising its Resource Management Plan (RMP). The new plan will provide management direction for approximately 445,000 acres of BLM-administered public lands in Eastern Washington and in the San Juan Archipelago for the next two decades. Comments should be submitted by July 12, 2010.
The BLM recently held six public open houses in Davenport, Wenatchee, Tonasket, Pasco, Friday Harbor, and Ellensburg, WA. The agency will accept comments up to 30 days after the last meeting which was held on June 12.
Comments may be submitted online at http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/plans/ewsjrmp or by sending e-mail to OR_Spokane_RMP@blm.gov. The BLM will also accept comments mailed to the Spokane District Office at 1103 N. Fancher Rd., Spokane Valley, WA 99212.
More information is available on the above website or you may contact Scott Pavey, at (509) 536-1200.
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