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2008 Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin revision of its Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP), based on a 2008 publication by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of its final rule on critical habitat for the threatened Peirson’s milk-vetch.

The RAMP, approved in 2005, was set aside by a Federal Court order in 2006 and remanded to BLM for further action, as was the previous FWS critical habitat designation.

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Mar. 2009 * Alternatives Comparison Table
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Sep. 2008 * Imperial Sand Dunes Scoping Report
Apr. 2008 * Map - Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (4/17/08)
 * Map - Imperial Sand Dunes Biological Communities (4/17/08)
 * Map - Imperial Sand Dunes Peirson's Milkvetch Critical Habitat (4/17/08)
 * Map - Imperial Sand Dunes Land Status (4/17/08)
 * BLM Planning Process Flowchart
 News Release - Public Meetings Scheduled for Revised Dunes Management Plan (4/4/08)
Mar. 2008  Federal Register - Notice of Intent to Amend CDCA Plan and RAMP for Imperial Sand Dunes (3/18/08)
Feb. 2008  News Release - BLM Announces Intent to Revise Imperial Sand Dunes Management Plan (2/14/08)
 * Federal Register - FWS Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Peirson's Milkvetch (2/14/08)

May 2003

2003 Proposed Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)