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el .�---. P The Grand Junction <br /> US Department of the Interior <br /> Bureau of Land Management <br /> ,� Volume I I, May I, 2009 <br /> AMP NI ews le Newsletter <br /> Resource Management Documents Available for Public <br /> Planning Update Review <br /> On January 9, 2009, the BLM Grand Junction Field Office The following documents are or will soon be available on the <br /> (GJFO) completed the public scoping process as part of its GJFO web site, http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gjfo.html: <br /> Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision. A scoping p Scoping Report <br /> report summarizing the comments received and further 11 Wild and Scenic Rivers Eligibility Report, suitability <br /> defining the issues for the GJFO is available for viewing. criteria, and common questions and answers <br /> Information and comments gathered during public scoping El Analysis of the Management Situation <br /> will be used as the GJFO begins the alternatives (expected Summer 2009) <br /> development process. BLM staff will continue collecting <br /> data from the public, stakeholders, cooperators, and other <br /> agencies on all programs throughout the planning process, <br /> including Travel Management and Wild and Scenic Rivers, Mark your calendar! <br /> n <br /> which are highlighted in this newsletter. Upcoming Public Comment Period� P <br /> -: l V" <br /> July 20—August 21, 2009 <br /> Travel Management Desired Future Conditions <br /> hosted six public workshops at which approximately 3,200 <br /> Nm, '� miles of inventoried roads and trails were displayed on 23 <br /> maps. The BLM received an overwhelming response, with <br /> r i t;,,.._ i close to 1,500 comments collected during the comment <br /> z• I r period, which ended on March 20, 2009. Most comments <br /> t (76%) focused on existing routes, about 14% proposed new <br /> `'a` trails not in the BLM's inventory, and 6% were general <br /> comments about the travel management planning process. <br /> - Based on the public's interest, the BLM will continue to <br /> ---` gather input during a second 30-day comment period from <br /> BLM hosted six travel management workshops throughout the July 20 to August 21, 2009. This period will focus on <br /> GJFO, including one in Grand Junction on February 19, 2009. gathering the public's desired future conditions for the <br /> GJFO travel route network. <br /> BLM Gathering Input on <br /> "We want to know what the users of our roads and trails <br /> Roads and Trails think so that we can create a more manageable and <br /> The GJFO is gathering information about the routes (roads sustainable system that ensures safety and access to areas <br /> the public is interested in," said Field O <br /> and trails) under its management as a part of its RMP Office Manager <br /> revision. The BLM's Travel Management Plan will address Catherine Robertson. "Our goal is to manage the roads <br /> different types of travel on BLM lands, from hiking and and trails system so that the public can access popular <br /> areas, scenic areas, and areas of historical and cultural <br /> horseback riding to motorcycles and off-highway vehicles. interest while minimizing resource damage." <br /> It will address which routes should be open to certain uses, <br /> .which should be closed, and will examine if new routes Information gathered during the public comment periods <br /> hould be developed. will be used by the BLM to draft management alternatives <br /> The first travel management-specific public comment for the RMP. The Draft RMP will be available for at least a <br /> period focused on gathering data from the public on BLM's 90-day public comment period when it is released early <br /> 2010. <br /> existing route inventory. In February 2009, the GJFO `` <br />