Public Comment Sought for Draft Yosemite Fire Management Plan

Public Comment Sought for Draft Yosemite Fire Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement

Yosemite National Park Superintendent David Mihalic announced today that, with the notice published in the Federal Register, the 60-day public comment period on the Draft Yosemite Fire Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement opened June 28 and will close August 27, 2002.

The Draft Yosemite Fire Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement was released in May this year. That gave the public additional time to review the document that provides a wide spectrum of alternatives.

A series of public meetings to be announced will be scheduled in Yosemite National Park, Oakhurst, Mariposa, Sonora, and Mammoth Lakes.

The public is invited to provide comment on the plan. "We feel that the Draft Fire Management Plan provides a broad range of alternatives that are based on sound science," said Mihalic. "However, we recognize that the public's involvement in the planning process and the input we receive from them can only make the plan better."

The Draft Yosemite Fire Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement is available on the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning/fire. To receive a copy of the plan, or to submit comments, please write to Superintendent, P.O. Box 577,Yosemite, CA 95389, fax 209/379-1294 or email YOSE_Planning@nps.gov.