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Home My WebLink About4.29.22 Board Correspondence - FW_ Northwest California Integrated Management Plan _ News Release & Start of Public Scoping Period From:Paulsen, Shaina To:BOS Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Northwest California Integrated Management Plan | News Release & Start of Public Scoping Period Date:Friday, April 29, 2022 10:59:09 AM Attachments:image.png NCIP News Release April 2022.pdf NCIP Scoping Flyer.pdf Please see Board Correspondence below. Shaina Paulsen Associate Clerk of The Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 From: BLM_CA_Redding_Arcata_NCIP <BLM_CA_Redding_Arcata_NCIP@blm.gov> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2022 9:43 AM Subject: Northwest California Integrated Management Plan | News Release & Start of Public Scoping Period ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening 㻷㻷 attachments, clicking on links, or replying. Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan New Release | Start of Public Scoping Period The Bureau of Land Management is announcing the development of a Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for public lands managed by the Redding and Arcata field offices. This announcement opens a 60-day public comment period. The official notice will be published in the Federal Register today. Please see the attached New Release and Public Scoping Flyer for more information including a link to the BLM eplanning webpage. Public Outreach Meetings and Virtual Open House The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Redding and Arcata Field Offices are in early stages of the resource management planning process that will revise and update management direction set forth in their respective current resource management plans. You are welcome to participate in four virtual public outreach meetings and a virtual open house website that provides project information and opportunities to comment. The web-based virtual open house is available to the public during the public scoping period from April 29, 2022, through June 28, 2022. Website visitors will be able to view information about the planning process, learn about the planning area and key resource topics, pose questions, and submit comments. The virtual open house website is available at: https://www.virtualpublicmeeting.com/ncip-scoping The live virtual meetings will include an overview presentation, question and answer session, and an opportunity to provide public comment. Each meeting will feature key resource topics identified below. BLM specialists will be available to answer questions. Please note that you must register for the meetings in advance at the BLM’s project website at the end of this notice. Meetings (all times Pacific) are as follows: Thursday, June 9, 2022: 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Pacific Resource Focus: Forestry, Vegetation, and Fire Tuesday, June 14, 2022: 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Pacific Resource Focus: Fish and Wildlife Wednesday, June 15, 2022: 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Pacific Resource Focus: Social Environment Thursday, June 16, 2022: 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Pacific Resource Focus: Recreation, Special Designations, and Minerals BLM is also going to be hosting two in-person meetings public meeting, details to come. More information will be available online at both the virtual public meeting and the BLM’s ePlanning website for additional details. Comments will be accepted until June 28, 2022, through the virtual open house website, by providing verbal comments during a public outreach meeting, through the BLM project website below, or by U.S. mail. To submit comments via U.S. mail, please address them to: NCIP, Bureau of Land Management Arcata Field Office 1695 Heindon Road Arcata, CA 95521-4573 To register for the meetings, submit comments, or for additional information please visit the project website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning- ui/project/2012803/510 For further information please contact: BLM Project Manager Tory Callahan, Arcata Field Office, at telephone: 707- 825-2315 or email: vslaughter@blm.gov. Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested! We look forward to working with you on this process, Victoria "Tory" Callahan (Slaughter) Bureau of Land Management Arcata Field Office Planning & Environmental Specialist (707) 825-2315 she/her News Release BLM Northern California District Media Contact: Jeff Fontana, 530-260-0189, jfontana@blm.gov April 29, 2022 CA-N-22-19 BLM seeks public input to develop Northwest CaliforniaIntegrated Resource Management Plan Plan will update management for approximately 382,000 acres of public lands REDDING, Calif . – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on issues and planning considerations to help guide development of the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for public lands managed by the Redding and Arcata field offices. The plan will guide the BLM’s management of approximately 382,000 acres of public land and approximately 307,000 acres of additional subsurface minerals in Del Norte, Siskiyou, Shasta, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Tehama, and Butte counties for the next 15 to 20 years. This will replace the resource management plans for the Redding and Arcata field offices put into place in the mid-1990s. The BLM will collaborate with local, state and federal agencies, as well as Tribal partners in developing the new plan. The BLM will use public comments to prepare the environmental analysis and proposed plan, which will be available for public review and comment. Comments must be in writing and will be accepted until Tuesday, June 28. The planning area includes a great diversity of lands ranging from north coast beaches and dunes to the Central Valley and Sacramento River, to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These public lands provide a wide array of recreational opportunities, including wilderness trails, hunting areas, off-highway riding areas, mountain bike trails and scenic vistas. A wide range of uses are supported by these lands, including habitat for fish and wildlife, livestock grazing, mining, timber production and firewood collecting. Public participation in the planning process will help the BLM develop a land use plan that reflects the values and needs of the people living in the region and those who visit. Comments may be hand delivered or mailed to the BLM Redding Field Office, 6640 Lockheed Drive, Redding, CA, 96002, or emailed to BLM_CA_Redding_Arcata_NCIP@blm.gov. Written comments will also be accepted during public scoping meetings, to be announced. For more information, telephone the BLM Redding Field Office at 530-224-2100, visit ePlanning, or the BLM California website. -BLM- 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. NorthwestCaliforniaIntegratedResource Management Plan Virtual Public Outreach Meetings The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arcata and Redding Field Offices invite you to attend a series of virtual public outreach meetings to learn about and discuss the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan (NCIP) and provide comment on issues that should be addressed in this new land use plan. These meetings and a virtual open house website will provide project information and opportunities to comment. Each meeting will focus on key resource topics identified below. Each meeting will include an introductory presentation and a question/answer session with BLM specialists. Please note that you must register for the meetings in advance at the project website, below. Meetings are as follows (all times are Pacific Standard Time): Thursday, June 9, 2022 – o Resource Focus: Forestry, Vegetation, and Fire Tuesday, June 14, 2022 – 9:00 AM o Resource Focus: Fish and Wildlife Wednesday, June 15, 2022 – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM o Resource Focus: Social Environment Thursday, June 16, 2022 – 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM o Resource Focus: Recreation, Special Designations, and Minerals In addition, BLM is also going to be hosting two in-person meetings public meetings. More information will be available online at both the virtual public meeting and the BLM’s ePlanning website for additional details. To register for the meetings, submit comments, or for additional information please visit the project website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-