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<br />\j Illi Il i [l <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Issue 5 <br /> <br />May 200 I <br /> <br />Special points of interest: <br /> <br />. Meet the new fore'S! <br />Supen.'io;or. <br /> <br />. .1.000 romments summarized <br />and combmed. <br /> <br />. Update on publIc invoh'C'fl1('nl <br /> <br />. Visit our wt'bsilC' at <br />www.fs.fC.d.uslmmflr(.~l <br />mcdrev/medre\' ,him <br /> <br />In this Issue: <br /> <br />Other ~nnlng N~ <br />Public Commenu RevIeWed <br /> <br />Where Does the ReviSIOn <br />Process Go from Here~ <br /> <br />Collabontion <br /> <br />Meet the new Forest <br />SupervISor <br /> <br />1 <br />J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />s <br /> <br />if'. .e <br />~-edicin~J3ow:~ <br />J :"Revisicin"Tracker h <br />e;:: .. :;a... ....... . <br />.. .. -.. <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />-- -.. -------.---- - <br /> <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />From the Forest Supervisor... <br /> <br />Any planning effort is a journey. <br />Planning efforts involving natural <br />environments require that we <br />understand OUf complex ecosystem <br />and the interconnected relationships <br />between all the parts of the <br />ecosystem-the physical dimension, <br />the biological dimension, and the <br />human dimension. There are <br />dependencies and vital connections <br />between the elements of ecosystems <br />just like the connections that <br />interstate highways make between <br />trade centers and the fanners and <br />ranchers we rely on for food. When <br />there are breakdowns in this intricate <br />web of relationships. effects are felt <br />throughout the web of connections. <br />Making decisions that set a course for <br />future outcomes takes careful thought <br />and consideration. It also requires <br /> <br />understanding the many connections. <br />There will be many stops along the <br />road to get to know the land and its <br />resources and the many biological and <br />human connections. We welcome you <br />on this journey. <br />The "tedicine Bow Plan Revision <br />effort is committed to the Forest <br />Service mission and land ethic of <br />promoting the sustainability of <br />ecosystems while ensuring their <br />health. diversity. and productivity. <br />Growing understanding of the <br />complexity of ecosystems has <br />expanded thinking on sustainability- <br />/Su F(lrnl SUpU"'5(1r(ltlpa!~ 2) <br /> <br />Meet the new <br />Forest Supervisor on page 5 <br /> <br />Forest and National Planning News <br /> <br />The Medicine Bow.Routt National <br />Forests and Thunder Basin National <br />Grassland (TBNG) is a unique <br />administrative unit in that we have 3 <br />forest planning efforts occurring <br />simultaneously: the Northern Great <br />Plains-TBNG Revision. Routt N.F. plan <br />amendment and implementation. and <br />the Medicine Bow Forest Plan <br />Re\;sion. Each of these activities <br />competes for limited financial and <br />human resources. <br /> <br />Northern Great Plains: <br />The Northern Great Plains (NGP) <br />effort is revising Land and Resource <br /> <br />Management plans for 8 National <br />Grasslands. including the Thunder <br />Basin. and 2 National Forests across <br />4 slates ('\-"Y. NE. SD. NO) and 2 <br />Forest Service regions (Regions 1 & <br />2). The draft plans and draft. <br />environmental impact statement <br />(DEIS) were published in July 1999. <br />The final plans and EIS will be <br />available in June 2001. Following a <br />6-month discussion period. the <br />Records of Decisions and plans will <br />be released. For more NGP <br />information. check their website: <br />ww".; .fs.fed.us.ngp <br /> <br />f~r Phul on pa~r 2) <br />