The Land Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement will address future management options for approximately 500,000 surface acres and 300,00 acres of subsurface mineral estate administered by the BLM in the Tres Rios Field Office, as well as approximately 1,867,800 acres of the San Juan National Forest administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). |
The planning area is located in the southwestern Colorado counties of Archuleta, Conejos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Montrose, Rio Grande, San Juan, and San Miguel. The San Juan Public Lands Center (SJPLC) is a joint BLM/USFS office responsible for the management of these public lands and resources. Information provided by the public, BLM and USFS personnel, other Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, Native American tribal agencies and organizations, and special interest and community organizations has been used to develop and analyze four land management alternatives and oil and gas leasing alternatives. |
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