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The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to de-allocate the Fourmile East Solar Energy Zone from solar energy development to address cultural resource concerns. 

 “The BLM is committed to environmentally responsible solar energy development, long-term planning and meaningful government-to-government consultation,” said Nancy Keohane, Solar Project Lead for the BLM San Luis Valley Field Office. “We strive to provide for renewable energy projects and recognize that not all lands are suitable for solar energy due to cultural and resource conflicts.”

The Fourmile Solar Energy Zone was originally established in 2012 as part of the BLM’s Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy. Since that time, the BLM has conducted additional studies that have identified cultural resource concerns in the area.

For additional information or to submit a comment, please contact Nancy Keohane, Project Lead, at blm_co_cc_solarmitigation@blm.gov or 719-269-8531. Comments should identify issues and concerns to be addressed, as well as alternatives to consider. Comments are most helpful if received by Jan. 26, 2017.

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.