BLM Alaska seeks public input on Haines area planning effort
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GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management Glennallen Field Office is holding three open houses to seek public input and consider new information affecting management of 320,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands in the Haines and Skagway areas.
The BLM welcomes and values diverse views, and the information garnered from this outreach will be used to develop supplemental alternatives to the previous Ring of Fire Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment, as applied in the Haines area. Decisions to be made include whether to retain or change special land area designations, whether to retain a monitor and control area for wildlife studies, and whether to establish a maximum number of annual helicopter landings on these BLM-managed public lands.
In 2012, the BLM put the plan amendment process on hold because the agency needed additional resource studies. Those studies are complete and there is new information to consider. The open house events will provide communities and stakeholders with a chance to recap the previous planning effort, review comments previously submitted, learn about the new information and share perspectives on the future management of BLM-managed public lands.
Public comments will be accepted through May 31, 2018. Open houses will be on the dates, locations and times listed below:
- Monday, April 2, 2018 – Juneau – 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dzantiki Heeni Middle School Library
- Wednesday, April 4, 2018 – Haines – 6:30-8:30 p.m., Chilkat Center for the Arts
- Thursday, April 5, 2018 – Skagway – 4:30-6:30 p.m., AB Hall Reception Room
Please submit comments through the project website at www.blm.gov/alaska/rof-haines-amendment. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments may also be submitted by email to blm_ak_afo_rof_amend@blm.gov or by mail at:
Bureau of Land Management
Anchorage Field Office
Attn: Haines Amendment
4700 BLM Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.