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CALIFORNIA - Inyo, Sequoia and Sierra National Forests Announce
Scoping Public Workshops for Forest Plan Revisions
Greetings BRC Action Alert Subscribers,
The U.S. Forest Service has just published their Notice of Intent
(NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that, when
completed, will revise forest plans for the Inyo, Sequoia and Sierra
National Forests.
The NOI will also have information on the purpose and need for this
action along with the agency's proposed action. The final EIS will
result in three separate Records of Decision and three separate forest
plans. Forest Supervisors will remain the "responsible official" for
making decisions on their specific forest plans. The public can submit
comments on the plan before 9/29/2014
During September scoping public workshops for forest plan revisions
on the Inyo, Sequoia and Sierra National Forests are scheduled for the
following dates and locations:
6:00-8:00pm - Monday, September 15, Sierra National Forest, Holiday
Inn, 5090 East Clinton Way, Fresno, CA
6:00-8:00pm - Tuesday, September 16, Sequoia National Forest,
Supervisor's Office, 1839 South Newcomb Street, Porterville, CA
6:00-8:00pm - Thursday, September 18, Inyo National Forest,
Tri-County Fairgrounds, Sierra Street & Fair Drive, Bishop, CA
These public meetings are part of the "scoping period" that gives the
public a chance to tell the Forest Service what issues and concerns
they think should be addressed in the EIS before the Forest Service
begins drafting the document, and to provide written public comment
regarding the NOI's purpose and need and its proposed action.
For more information regarding forest plan revisions, visit the
Pacific Southwest Region's planning website at:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r5/landmanagement/planning
. For forest-specific information, please contact that forest
directly:
Inyo NF: Deb Schweizer at 760-873-2427 or debraaschweizer@fs.fed.us
<mailto:debraaschweizer@fs.fed.us>
Sequoia NF: Alicia Embrey at 559-784-1500 or aliciamembrey@fs.fed.us
<mailto:aliciamembrey@fs.fed.us>
Sierra NF: Dirk Charley at 559-297-0706 x4805 or dcharley@fs.fed.us
<mailto:dcharley@fs.fed.us>
Thanks in advance and, as always, if you have any questions or
concerns, please contact BRC.
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
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