BLM seeks input on the draft assessment for Muddy Mountains travel management

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking comment on the draft environmental assessment for the Muddy Mountains Travel Management Plan. The project area is comprised of the 133,483-acre Muddy Mountains Special Recreation Management Area, located 25 miles southwest of Logandale and 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The public will be able to provide comments on these documents until August 16, 2024.  

“Our goal is to improve the visitor experience within the Muddy Mountains Special Recreation Management Area with this effort,” said BLM Las Vegas Field Office Manager Bruce Sillitoe. “We look forward to receiving the public’s feedback on the draft environmental assessment and draft travel management plan.” 

Muddy Mountains was designated as a special recreation management area in the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan. The proposed travel management plan includes only BLM-managed land and identifies and designates routes as open to the public, for administrative use only, or to be closed and rehabilitated. 

In December 2022, the BLM Las Vegas Field Office conducted a preliminary route inventory of the existing transportation system, consisting of both desktop analysis of existing route data and on-site ground truthing to generate one data set. The public will have an opportunity to review the data and information during the planned meetings and online at our ePlanning site. 

BLM will hold two public meetings as part of the comment period: 

• July 30, 6 to 8 p.m.—in-person meeting at Overton Community Center (320 N. Moapa Blvd.) 

• Agenda: 

• 6 to 6:30 p.m.—open house with specialists available to answer questions 
• 6:30 to 7 p.m.—presentation  
• 7 to 8 p.m.—public comment 
• Individuals who need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation and other reasonable accommodations, should contact BLM at BLM_NV_LVFO_Muddy_Mt_TMP@blm.gov. 

• August 1, 6 to 8 p.m.—virtual meeting (preregister at the Zoom link.)  

• Agenda:  

• 6 p.m.—presentation, followed by a question-and-answer portion and finally a comment period. 
• The meeting will be recorded and posted on BLM Nevada’s YouTube channel. 

All comments received by August 16, 2024, will be considered and evaluated. BLM anticipates releasing the final documents during fall 2024. 

Comments can be submitted in the following ways: 

• Email: BLM_NV_LVFO_Muddy_Mt_TMP@blm.gov 
• Online on ePlanning. 
• Mail to BLM Las Vegas Field Office, Attn: Kenny Kendrick, Supervisory Resource Management Specialist, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130.  

Before including your address, phone number, email, address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

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