California
News Release
For Release: July 18, 2006
Contact: Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332; (530) 260-2675 (cell)
CA-N-06-80
Protest Deadline is Aug 2 for Ukiah Resource Management Plan
The Bureau of Land Management announced the deadline for filing protests on the agency's proposed Ukiah Resource Management Plan is Wednesday, Aug. 2. 2006.
The deadline reflects a statutory, 30-day public protest period that began when the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a noticed of availability in the Federal Register in early July. It has changed from an incorrect, earlier-announced date.
Procedures for filing formal protests are contained in the transmittal letter of the document, available online at www.blm.gov/ca/ukiah/rmp/index.html. Documents have also been mailed to those who have requested a copy. Printed or compact disc copies can be obtained by contacting the BLM Ukiah Field Office, (707) 468-4000, 2550 North State St., Ukiah, CA 95482.
The proposed RMP provides management guidance for about 270,000 acres of public lands in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Yolo, Colusa, Marin and Contra Costa counties.
BLM Ukiah Field Manager Rich Burns said the plan focuses on management direction for public lands at Cow Mountain, Cache Creek, the Stornetta Public Lands, Knoxville, Indian Valley, Cedar Roughs, the Berryessa area, the Geysers area, and for scattered tracts of public lands.
"This plan is the result of extensive public involvement and we appreciate all the advice provided to us in meetings and in writing over the last two years," Burns said.
The plan addresses a number of issues, including protection of special status plants and animals, designation of special management areas, such as wild and scenic rivers, fire management and fuels reduction, recreation management and others.
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