HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.19.22 Board Correspondence - FW_ Wild & Scenic River Eligibility Report _ Northwest California _ Public Comment Period
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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Wild & Scenic River Eligibility Report | Northwest California | Public Comment
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Date:Tuesday, July 19, 2022 2:55:41 PM
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Please see Board Correspondence below and attached.
Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
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Subject: Wild & Scenic River Eligibility Report | Northwest California | Public Comment Period
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Hello,
The Bureau of Land Management is welcoming public comments on a Wild and Scenic River
Eligibility Report, which identifies segments of northwest California rivers and streams that might be
eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The BLM will use the eligibility
report in developing the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan (NCIP), a land
use plan that will guide management of BLM public lands in northwest California for the next 20
years. Please see the attached News Release for more information and how to provide public
comments. If you have any questions please contact Chad Endicott, Planning & Environmental
Specialist at cendicott@blm.gov or 520-224-2140.
Thank you,
Chad Endicott
Planning & Environmental Specialist
Bureau of Land Management
Redding Field Office
Department of the Interior, Region 10
cendicott@blm.gov
(530) 224-2140
News Release
BLM Northern California District
Media Contact: Jeff Fontana, 530-260-0189, jfontana@blm.gov
July 19, 2022 CA-N-20-31
BLM seeking public comment on wild and scenic river suitability in northwest
California
REDDING, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management is welcoming public comments on a Wild and Scenic
River Eligibility Report, which identifies segments of northwest California rivers and streams that might be
eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The BLM will use the eligibility report in
developing the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan (NCIP), a land use plan that will
guide management of BLM public lands in northwest California for the next 20 years.
“This comment period focuses only on the wild and scenic river eligibility report,” said Jennifer Mata, manager
of the BLM Redding Field Office. “We have already accepted scoping comments on the entire NCIP, and that
comment period is closed.”
The BLM currently manages 2,700 miles of wild and scenic rivers in the United States, protecting values
including free flow, water quality and other outstandingly remarkable values such as scenic quality, recreation
access, fish and wildlife habitat and others. Protecting these rivers helps protect biodiversity and resilience to
the impacts of climate change. These conservation goals are consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s
“America the Beautiful” initiative, a locally led and voluntary, nationwide effort to conserve and restore the
lands, waters, and wildlife that support and sustain the nation.
The eligibility report completed in 2018 focuses on public lands managed by the BLM’s Arcata and Redding
field offices in Shasta, Trinity, Butte, Siskiyou, Tehama, Del Norte, Humboldt and northern Mendocino
counties. It is available for review on the BLM’s ePlanning website at https://bit.ly/3PgW7nX. The BLM will
accept comments through August 18.
Anyone interested can provide comments through the above referenced website, by emailing BLM Planning
and Environmental Specialist Chad Endicott at cendicott@blm.gov, or by mailing to the BLM Redding Field
Office, 6640 Lockheed Dr. Redding, CA 96002. More information is available by contacting Endicott at 530-
224-2140.
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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.
Northern California District Office, 6640 Lockheed Drive, Redding, CA 96002
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