BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
We just got word that Charlie Richmond, Forest Supervisor for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG)has announced the release of the Forest's proposed Land Management Plan (Forest Plan).
The public will have 90 days to comment on the proposed Plan and the associated documents once the Notice of Availability is published in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (Newspaper of Record). A Notice of Availability will also be published in the Federal Register.
Five public open-house style meetings will be held in a variety of locations across the forest to provide information and a forum to ask and answer questions. Each meeting will be held between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and will include a brief plan overview presentation followed by an open house forum. Please plan to attend one of the following meetings:
Hotchkiss, April 12 (Thursday), 5:30-8:30 pm
Hotchkiss Public Library, First and Main
Norwood, April 17 (Tuesday), 5:30-8:30 pm
Norwood Community Center, 1670 Naturita
Montrose, April 19 (Thursday), 5:30-8:30 pm
Montrose Pavilion, Pavilion Way
Grand Junction, April 25 (Wednesday) 5:30-8:30 pm
Country Inn of America, 718 Horizon Way
Gunnison, April 26 (Thursday), 5:30-8:30 pm
Gunnison County Fairgrounds-Multi-Purpose Room
275 South Spruce, Gunnison
The proposed Plan, Comprehensive Evaluation Report (CER) and additional information is available on the Forest's Website at:
www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/policy/plan_rev.
BRC will be working with the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition and other Western Colorado groups to fully analyze the new plans impact on recreational access. It's likely we'll issue another Action Alert with a more detailed analysis.
In the meantime, you can send any comments you might have to:
GMUG Forest Plan Revision Team
2250 Hwy 50
Delta, Colorado 81416
Comments by email (with your mailing and contact information) should be sent to: R2_GMUG_planning|removethispart|@fs.fed.us
Thanks in advance for your support,
Brian Hawthorne
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 102
