Oregon BLM Releases Western Oregon Plan Revision Draft EIS for Comment

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BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!

Oregon BLM Releases Western Oregon Plan Revision Draft EIS for Comment


The Bureau of Land Management is revising the six western Oregon Resource Management Plans tiered to the Northwest Forest Plan. The planning area for this project covers approximately 2,557,800 acres of public land contained in the BLM's Salem, Eugene, Coos Bay, Roseburg and Medford Districts and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District.

The planning process began on September 7, 2005, with formal issue scoping. The plan revision process is expected to be completed in 2008. On August 10, 2007, the BLM released for public review and comment, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for future management of 2.5 million acres of public lands in Western Oregon

The BLM will host a series of open houses and workshops during September and October 2007. (See schedule below) The format of the open houses will allow people to ask questions about the alternatives or analyses while the workshops will help them form substantive comments.

Although the alternatives in the plan revision process are analyzed through one region-wide Environmental Impact Statement, the end product will be six consistent, but independent, Resource Management Plans that will guide the management for the western Oregon BLM Districts for the next 10 to 15 years. The revised plans will assure that the BLM's actions address local issues and produce significant contributions to local communities.

The BLM is asking for your comments on the DEIS during a 90-day public comment period which began on August 10, 2007, and will end on November 9, 2007. You can review the entire document and make comments online at the project website at http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/wopr. On the site you can also find out how to obtain or review an electronic or paper copy of the 1650-page Draft EIS and use an interactive map explorer to indicate areas important to you and discover how the plan alternatives could affect those areas. You can also leave comments on the map for BLM's consideration.

BLM's Western Oregon Plan Revisions Public Meeting Schedule Notice:
This schedule is subject to change. Additional meetings may be scheduled in response to public interest.

See most current schedule at: http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/wopr/files/calendar.pdf

Thursday, September 6, 2007 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM & 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
(Lakeview) Klamath Falls WOPR Open House
Klamath Falls Resource Area
Conference Room
2795 Anderson Avenue Bldg. 25
Klamath Falls, OR 97603-7891

Thursday, September 6, 2007 01:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Salem Plan Revision Open House
Presentations @ 2:00 & 5:30 PM
Salem BLM District Office
1717 Fabry Road SE
Salem, OR 97306

Thursday, September 6, 2007 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Medford Plan Revision Open House Cave Junction County Building
102 S Redwood Hwy
Cave Junction, OR 97523

Saturday, September 8, 2007 10:00 AM - 03:30 PM
Eugene Plan Revision Open House Eugene BLM District Office
2890 Chad Drive
Eugene, OR 97440

Monday, September 10, 2007 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Medford Plan Revision Open House Azalea Grange
Azalea-Glen Road (Pisqually Lane)
Off Quines Creek Rd. (I-5 Exit 86)
Glendale, OR 97442

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Salem Plan Revision Open House
Presentation @ 2:00 PM
100 LaSells Stewart Center
875 SW 26th St
Corvallis, OR 97331

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Salem Plan Revision Community Workshop
100 LaSells Stewart Center
875 SW 26th St
Corvallis, OR 97331

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Medford Plan Revision Integrated
Workshop/Open House
2164 NE Spalding
Grants Pass, OR 97526

Thursday, September 13, 2007 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Coast PAC Work Session/Meeting Surftides Inn
2945 NW Jetty Ave
Lincoln City, OR

Thursday, September 13, 2007 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Medford Plan Revision Integrated Workshop/Open House
Medford BLM District Office
3040 Biddle Road
Medford, OR 97504

Monday, September 17, 2007 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Medford Plan Revision Open House
Shady Cove Community Center
Shady Cove, OR 97539

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Salem Plan Revision Open House
Presentation @ 5:30 PM
McMinnville - Community Center
600 NE Evans St
McMinnville, OR 97128

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Coos Bay Plan Revision Open House Events Center on the Beach/Gold
Beach Fairgrounds
Showcase Building
20392 Ellensburg Ave
Gold Beach, OR 97444

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 03:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Eugene Plan Revision Open House/Workshop
Eugene BLM District Office
2890 Chad Drive
Eugene, OR 97440

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Coos Bay Plan Revision Open House
North Bend Public Library
1800 Sherman Ave
North Bend, OR

Thursday, September 20, 2007 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Salem Plan Revision Open House
Presentation @5:30
Molalla Public Library
117 N. Molalla
Molalla, OR 97038

Thursday, September 20, 2007 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Coos Bay Plan Revision Open House
Reedsport Public Library
395 Winchester Ave
Reedsport, OR 97467

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Salem Plan Revision Open House
Presentation @ 5:30 PM
Tillamook Public Library
210 Ivy
Tillamook, OR 97141

Thursday, September 27, 2007 04:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Salem Plan Revision Open House
Presentation @ 5:30 PM
Scappoose Public Library
52459 SE 2nd Street
Scappoose, OR 97056-0400

Monday, October 1, 2007 01:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Roseburg Plan Revision Open House
Roseburg District BLM Office
777 NW Garden Valley Blvd
Roseburg, OR, 97470

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Roseburg Plan Revision Workshop
Douglas County Library
1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.
Roseburg, OR, 97470

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Coos Bay Plan Revision Workshop
North Bend Public Library
1800 Sherman Ave
North Bend, OR

Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM & 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
(Lakeview) Klamath Falls Plan Revision Open House
Klamath Falls Resource Area Conference Room
2795 Anderson Avenue Bldg. 25
Klamath Falls, OR 97603-7891

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
WOPR 601 - Public Technical Briefing (Tentative)
Medford (TBD)

Thursday, October 18, 2007 08:00 AM - O5:00 PM
WOPR 601 - Public Technical Briefing (Tentative)
Eugene (TBD)

Thursday, October 18, 2007 01:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Coast PAC Meeting Siuslaw National Forest Office
4077 SW Research Way
Corvallis, OR 97339

For information about meetings, contact your local BLM District Office:
Coos Bay: 541-756-0100 Salem: 503-375-5646
Eugene: 541-683-6600 Klamath Falls: 541-883-6916
Roseburg: 541-440-4930 Medford: 541-618-2200

Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office: 503-808-6629

The BLM will accept comments mailed to:
Western Oregon Plan Revisions
P.O. BOX 2965
Portland, OR 97208

Your comments must be received or postmarked by November 9, 2007.

If you have questions, please contact the Western Oregon Plan Revision Public Outreach office at (503) 808- 6629 or through e-mail at orwopr@or.blm.gov. You can also contact any of the BLM offices in western Oregon for more information.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact BRC.

Brian Hawthorne
Public Lands Policy Director
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 102