NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: November 21, 2003
Contact: Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332
        CA-N-04-17

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC CONCERNS TO BE DISCUSSED IN MODOC MEETINGS

Public comments on social and economic issues and concerns in Northeast California and the northwest corner of Nevada will be the focus of public workshops to be held in Alturas and Cedarville during the first week of December. The U. S. Bureau of Land Management is hosting the meetings.

The Alturas workshop is Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the meeting room of the Christian Life Center, 225 West B St.

In Cedarville, the session is Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the meeting hall of the Cedarville Community Church, corner of Center and Bonner Streets.

Both meetings run from 1 to 4 p.m.

"We want to hear from everyone about the social and economic values and issues that we should be considering as we develop new land use plans for BLM-managed lands," said BLM Alturas Field Manager Tim Burke.

Burke said workshop participants will have the opportunity to discuss the social and economic values of the region, to provide input on the future and direction of land use planning, and to discuss the role that BLM-managed public lands play in reaching community goals.
The planning workshops are part of the BLM's process to develop new land use plans, called Resource Management Plans, for about three million acres of public lands in the region. These plans will guide BLM decisions for the next 10 to 20 years.

For more information on the planning sessions, contact BLM Public Affairs Officer Jeff Fontana at (530) 252-5332.

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