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Ulllill,n Issue 9 Page 5 Planning News Adjacency Analysis Highlights Common issues point to opportunities Thunder Basin National Grassland for cooperation The Medicine Bow-Routt National . COllnties are experiencing residential Forests and Thunder Basin National growth and development near and Grassland is preparing the Record of within Forest boundaries. Citizens are Decision for Ihe Revised Thunder concerned about access and wildfires. Basin National Grassland Plan. The . The Cherokee and Overland Trails are Final EIS and Revised Plan were being considered for designation as released to the public in July 2001. A National Historic Trails. The trails six monlh comment period followed. either cross the Forest or are within the We expect the Record of Decision viewshed or culturallandscapc. (ROD) to be signed in June 2002. . BLM resources are affected by county The ROD will be accompanied by an zoning changes. The Forest shares BLM addendum containing responses to recreationists and impacts. public comments, an updated . Wl'omine State Forestry is concerned bibliography, and errata containing edits to the document released in July about effects of Forest mountain pine 2001. beetle infestations on private lands. . Wvomin(l' Game and Fish urge cooperative management of habitat on landscapes without regard to ownership. What is the National Fire Plan? The National Fire Plan is a long-ternl cooperative effort among federal agencies, states. local governments. tribes. and interested citizens. lis long-term goal is to protect communities, natural resources. and most importantly, the lives of fire- fighters and the public. As part of the National Fire Plan, Na. National Fire Plan Key Points: lional Forests in Wyoming are working . Maintain a cost-effectil'e level of with the Wyoming Stale Forester's Of- preparedness in fire fighting and fice to map communities.at-risk for prel'e1llion. ~ wildfire hazards. In early 2001, a list of . Rehabilitate fire.damaged wild- communities-at-risk was published in lands, and restore high-risk eco- the Federal Register. The new coopera- systems. tive hazard mapping project will update . Invest in projects to reduce risks that list by including grassland areas as in wildlaneVurban interface areas. well as forests. The hazard map will be , Work ",.'itlz communities to reduce shared with counties and local commu- the risks of wildfire. nities. The Medicine Bow Forest Plan , Establish and maintain 0 high Revision will include 41 communities- lel'el of accountability with over- at-risk within or near the National For- sight reviews, progress tracking. May 2002 est. and performance monitoring. I