BLM
August 13, 2010, BLM

The Bureau of Land Management today released the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Little Snake Field Office in northwestern Colorado. The plan provides a framework to guide subsequent management decisions on approximately 1.3 million acres of BLM-administered public lands and an additional 1.1 million acres of subsurface mineral estate administered by the Little Snake Field Office in Moffat, Routt, and Rio Blanco counties. “The extensive involvement from the public and local interests for the past six years has been critical to developing this Resource Management Plan,” said Acting Little Snake Field Manager David Blackstun. “We have developed a plan that balances protection of sensitive resources with resource use.” Major issues addressed in the Proposed Plan include energy and mineral development, special management areas such as lands with wilderness character and Wild and Scenic Rivers, transportation and travel management, and wildlife habitat – particularly for sage grouse and elk. ...

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