The draft EIS and draft forest plans are available on-line at the Forest Plan Revision project website: http://tinyurl.com/r5earlyadopters. Supplemental information will be shared on this website in the coming weeks.
Forest plans provide strategic direction guiding how the Forest Service manages national forest system lands. The Forest Service has been working with the public, area tribes, and local, state and federal agencies for several years on these forest plan revisions, ultimately leading to the development of the draft environmental impact statement and draft forest plans. A short video about forest plan revision is available on-line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuqbIwhB2QM
The existing forest plans are more than 20 years old and due for revision. Economic, social, and ecological conditions; new laws, regulations and policies are in place; and new information based on monitoring and scientific research is available now that didn’t exist when the current plans were written.
The draft EIS explains why we are proposing plan revisions, presents a range of different management alternatives, and analyzes the environmental effects of the alternatives. Based on this analysis and comments the Forest Service receives on these draft documents, we will prepare a final EIS and proposed forest plans.
The Forest Service encourages all interested members of the public to submit comments and participate in the upcoming public events:
- June 13th: Public Meeting, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 6pm-8pm
- June 14th: Public Meeting, Bishop, CA, 6pm-8pm
- June 15th: Public Meeting, Porterville, CA, 6pm-8pm
- June 16th: Public Meeting, Clovis, CA, 6pm-8pm
- June 22nd: Public Meeting, CalState University Northridge, Northridge, 6pm-9pm
- June 23rd: Public Meeting, El Pueblo Historical Monument, Los Angeles, 5pm-8pm
- June 28th: Public Webinar, on-line registration, 12-1:30pm
- June 29th: Public Meeting, Fort Mason, San Francisco, 6pm-9pm
- August 1st: Public Meeting, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 6pm-8pm
- August 2nd: Public Meeting, Bishop, CA, 6pm-8pm
- August 3rd: Public Meeting, Porterville, CA, 6pm-8pm
- August 4th: Public Meeting, Clovis, CA, 6pm-8pm
During the 90-day comment period the public may submit comments using one of the following methods, including a web-based form on the project website where the draft EIS, draft forest plans and supplemental documents are available. Please submit comment(s) only once using one of the following methods. You may request a confirmation response if you submit your comment via the project web-site.
- Project web-site comment form: http://tinyurl.com/r5earlyadopters
- Postal mail: Planning Team Leader, Forest Plan Revision, 1839 South Newcomb Street, Porterville, CA 93257
- E-mail: r5planrevision@fs.fed.us