Public Encouraged to Participate in Wilderness Management Plan Development

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

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Public Encouraged to Participate in Wilderness Management Plan Development

The BLM Ely District encourages public input on the Big Rocks, Mt. Irish and South Pahroc Range Wilderness Management Plan.

The BLM is preparing a single management plan for the three wilderness areas because of their proximity and similarity of issues. The plan will provide the BLM primary guidance on all decisions affecting the wilderness areas and establish management practices that will maintain and protect their wilderness values for this and future generations.

The deadline to provide input on the Big Rocks, Mt. Irish and South Pahroc Range Wilderness Management Plan is 5 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

The BLM anticipates completing a draft plan and making it available for public comment in July 2006. The final plan is scheduled for completion in September 2006.

To learn more about how to participate, contact Steve Leslie, BLM Ely Field Office wilderness planner, at (775) 289-1800, or at HC 33 Box 33500, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301.

Last updated: 03-03-2007