News Release - Public Meetings Offered for Rock Springs Draft Resource Management Plan
Dear Wyoming Trout Unlimited members,
Last month, the Rock Springs Bureau of Land Management field office released the long awaited draft RMP. This draft lays out 4 alternative plans on how the Rock Springs field office will manage 3.6 million acres of public land for the next 10 years.
Trout Unlimited, along side the Council and Seedskadee chapter, are working on reviewing the 1,000 page draft to assure the fisheries in the area are going to be managed to conserve, protect and restore cold water trout habitat for current and future generations.
Please feel free to submit your own comments through the eplanning link and attend one or all of the three public meetings listed below.
Comment period closed Nov 16th, 2023. Stay tuned for more information from us on how you can be involved.
Cheers, Sadie Valdez, WYTU Council Vice Chair
News Release
High Desert District, Wyoming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: August 29, 2023
Contact: Molly Pittman, mpittman@blm.gov
Public Meetings Offered for Rock Springs Draft Resource Management Plan
Rock Springs, WY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) encourages the public to participate in public meetings discussing the Rock Springs Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Resource Management Plan (DEIS/RMP). The three meetings will offer opportunities to learn more about the plan and EIS process, ask specialists questions, and submit comments. The 90-day public comment period began on August 18.
The DEIS/RMP analyzes resource management issues for BLM-administered lands in Sweetwater, Fremont, Lincoln, Uinta, and Carbon counties. This plan will update management decisions about Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, oil and gas development, lands and realty, and renewable energy. The BLM strives to balance opportunities to use and develop BLM-administered resources with environmental conservation.
The public meetings will take place in the following locations:
Tuesday, September 19, 3-6 PM
Lyman Branch Library
Tuesday, September 26, 3-6 PM
Big Piney/ Marbleton Town Hall
Wednesday, September 27, 3-6 PM
Rock Springs Holiday Inn (Ballroom)
The DEIS/RMP and supporting information are available online at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/13853/510.
For more information on the planning process, please contact Kimberlee Foster, Field Manager, Rock Springs Field Office at 307-352-0201.
-BLM-
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
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