Missoula BLM releases details on Resource Management Plan revision

Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

Media Contact:

David Abrams

Jan 9, 2018

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is rolling out preliminary alternatives for the revision of its Resource Management Plan.

The public can review documents and maps discussing the preliminary alternatives at http://1.usa.gov/21RNCPG, or attend one of the upcoming open houses throughout the local area.

The alternatives are the first public look at a new direction of public land management for the Missoula BLM. These alternatives synthesize years of planning, agency coordination, and public involvement into three alternatives.

The BLM will hold open houses at the following locations:

Date	Time	Location	Address
Jan. 17	4 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Philipsburg, MT	Granite County Museum 135 South Sansome St. Philipsburg, MT 59858
Jan. 18	4 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Missoula, MT	University of Montana University Center, 3^rd Floor, Rm. 332 32 Campus Dr. Missoula, MT 59812
Jan. 24	4 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Greenough, MT	Lubrecht Forest-Castles Forestry Center 38689 Hwy. 200 East Greenough, MT 59823

Members of the BLM planning team will be on hand to answer questions and take input from the public. There will be no formal presentation; participants are welcome to come and go anytime between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

“Public involvement is a key component to revising the RMP,” said Missoula Field Manager Joe Ashor. “By sharing these high-level allocations early in the revision process, we hope to make sure we are on the right track before diving deeper into the revision process. It’s really a check-in to make sure we’ve captured all the issues that are important to the public since this process began.”

For more information about the RMP revision, preliminary alternatives, and the upcoming open houses contact Maggie Ward, the Missoula RMP Project Leader at (406) 329-3914, or email blm_mt_missoularmp@blm.gov.

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.