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Public invited to participate in development of Lower Colorado River Travel Management Plan

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Bureau of Land Management

Media Contact:

Dolores Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist
602-417-9241/602-828-8734

YUMA, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Yuma Field Office invites the public to participate in the development of the Lower Colorado River (LCR) Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (TMP/EA).

Travel management is an approach to establishing networks of roads for travel and transportation, including areas for both motorized and non-motorized uses. Travel management planning is necessary for designating and providing appropriate access to and across public lands for a variety of uses. 

The LCR TMP/EA includes the areas of Laguna Mountains, Trigo Mountains and Big Maria Mountains, and encompasses the communities of Ehrenberg, Cibola, Blythe, Palo Verde, Yuma and Imperial within Imperial County, California and La Paz and Yuma counties in Arizona.

The public may participate by attending an open-house style meeting or by reviewing the information online and submitting comments to the BLM.

During the two open house-style meetings, maps of the current and potential travel network will be available for review and BLM staff will be available to answer questions and receive comments. 

The open houses will be held at the following locations:

  • February 13, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.

Blythe City Hall
235 N. Broadway
Blythe, California 92225

  • February 15, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.

Hilton Garden Inn Yuma (Colorado River Room)
310 N. Madison Ave
Yuma, Arizona 85364

The 30-day public scoping period, which begins February 12, is an opportunity for the public to provide input regarding the travel and transportation networks of roads, primitive routes and trails on BLM-managed public lands in the area.

Information on this project will also be available at the following website: https://go.usa.gov/xnwWR

Comments on the proposed project should be received by March 14, and may be submitted the following ways:

  • Email comments to: blm_az_ym_trails@blm.gov
  • Mail comments to: BLM Yuma Field Office, ATTN: Raymond Castro, 7341 East 30th Street, Suite A, Yuma, AZ, 85365
  • Fax comments to: Raymond Castro at 928-317-3250
  • Interactive Route Inventory Map

Arizona Lower Colorado River Travel Management Map

 

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.

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