In the Spotlight

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NEW DOCUMENTS POSTED - Proposed China Mountain wind energy project - An environmental impact statement (EIS) will analyze potential impacts of the proposed project, which involves 30,700 acres of public, state and private lands in Idaho and Nevada.  China Mountain Project website

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Scoping Opens to Amend Resource Management Plan Covering China Mountain - A possible plan amendment would allow the BLM to move forward with consideration of the proposal to develop wind energy resources on China Mountain.  View DETAILS in the Federal Register Notice

Land Use Plan Revision - The Jarbidge Field Office is revising the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for approximately 1.4 million acres of public land in southern Idaho.  An RMP contains a broad, multiple-use framework for managing public lands.  Jarbidge RMP website

Murphy and More conference and field tour - Land managers, researchers, and land users responding to the challenges created by large-scale wildland fires and sharing information on coping with their effects