This page contains the major documents produced during the planning process, as well as all Federal Register notices required during the planning process and for advertising Monument Advisory Committee meetings.

The major documents produced during the planning process are listed below. As each document is completed, it will be made available for review in a PDF format. To view them, you will need Adobe Acrobat. If you do not have this program, please visit Adobe's website and download the program for free. (Please note that clicking this link will open a new window outside the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Planning Website.) Follow Adobe's instructions to install it on your computer. These documents can be downloaded by right-clicking on their title and saving the file to your computer or they can be viewed from your browser.

Monument Preparation Plan: The BLM Colorado State Director approved this document on January 4, 2001. This plan identified anticipated planning issues, management concerns and planning criteria. These issues, concerns and criteria serve to establish the initial scope of the planning effort. This plan also addressed administrative considerations including staff and budget requirements, project scheduling and data requirements and availability.

Analysis of the Management Situation: This report provides a description of the current management situation, the affected resources, and the capability and condition of the resources within the Monument. This report provides the basis for describing the Affected Environment and "No Action" Alternative in the Draft Resource Management Plan (DRMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). In addition, this document provides a basis for determining potential impacts to Monument resources for each alternative analyzed in the DRMP/DEIS.

Preliminary Planning Criteria: This document represents a list of preliminary planning criteria developed by the Monument Planning Team. The final planning criteria guided and directed the development of the DRMP/DEIS. More specifically, the criteria determined how the planning team approached the development of alternatives and ultimately the selection of a Preferred Alternative.

Scoping Report: This report summarizes the individual comments BLM received during the formal scoping period of the planning process. It also summarizes the issues and management concerns from public scoping meetings, internal scoping meetings and those included in the Monument Preparation Plan.

Notice of Availability

Draft Resource Management Plan (Draft RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS): This document analyzes alternatives for managing public lands within the Monument. These alternatives are designed to guide future management and resolve land management issues identified during the early stages of the planning process.

Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): This document responds to public comments received on the Draft RMP/Draft EIS for the Monument. The Proposed RMP and Final EIS also correct errors in the Draft RMP/Draft EIS identified through the public comment process and internal BLM review. The Proposed RMP and Final EIS and associated analysis can present refined and modified versions of the alternatives and the accompanying impact analysis contained in the Draft RMP/Draft EIS.

Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Record of Decision (ROD): This document records the decisions reached by the BLM for managing approximately 165,000 acres of public lands administered by the Monument. Also, objectives and actions are described for fulfilling the management direction and vision developed within the planning process.