Bureau of Land Management extends Late Mungers Integrated Vegetation Management Project public comment period
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Grants Pass, Ore. — Bureau of Land Management officials are extending the public comment period for the Late Mungers Integrated Vegetation Management Project through June 28, 2022.
“Based on public interest in the project and requests from the local community, it’s in the public's best interest we extend the comment period,” said Bill Dean, BLM Grants Pass Field Office Manager. The proposed vegetation treatments are planned near the communities of Murphy and Williams.
The project is designed to promote and develop safe wildfire response, fire resilient land, and habitat for special status species. Proposed treatments include prescribed fire, small diameter thinning, commercial thinning, and selection harvest on about 7,435 acres of BLM-administered lands.
The proposal includes 798 acres of proposed commercial treatments divided into two units: Late Mungers and Penn Butte.
All written comments can be submitted at the ePlanning website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018484/510 and must be received by June 28, 2022. A decision on the project will not be made until public comments have been considered.
To learn more about how the BLM is implementing forest resilience projects, please visit: https://on.doi.gov/3uERiNp.
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.