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Bighorn Basin Resource Management Plan
You have until July 20, 2011, to comment on the draft plan!
Click Here to dig in to the plan and comment online.
Click here for tools to help you participate.
Help shape the way these public lands are managed for the next 15 to 20 years.
Click here to see a map and participate in all of the ongoing BLM land-use plan revisions.
Western Red Desert (Rock Springs) Plan
Please stay tuned for a webpage dedicated to the this plan, like those for the Bighorn and Wind River basins. In the meantime, information on the plan and how to participate is provided below.
The Plan
The land use plan that is being revised is known as a resource management plan, or RMP. Once complete, the revised plan will guide how the federal government manages public lands in the Rock Springs region and western Red Desert for the next 15 to 20 years.
The new plan, when finalized, will guide the management of such things as livestock grazing, recreation and access to recreational opportunities, wildlife habitat, forests and sensitive plants, archeological and paleontological resources, viewsheds, historic trails, wilderness quality lands, weeds, land reclamation, mining, oil and gas development, the use of off-road vehicles, and the siting and availability of wind energy development.
Participate
The Rock Springs BLM s currently asking for comments and input from the public to help it identify such things as special places and important wildlife areas, and to help it determine how best to manage the natural resources in the region. The BLM calls this first step in the planning process "scoping."
The deadline to comment is April 4, 2011.
Our ideas, local knowledge, values, and suggestions are highly valued by the BLM; please take the time to help guide the future of our public lands.
You can send your comments to this email address:
You can send comments to the Rock Springs BLM mailing address:
Vera-Lynn Harrison, RMP Project Manager, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901.
You can attend the BLM “scoping” meetings:
Please see our calendar for meeting dates, times, and locations.
For more information:
View the map of the Rock Springs Field Office to see what BLM lands are managed under the Rock Springs plan.
See BLM's scoping notice and plan website.
Contact Nathan Maxon at or 307.332.7031 ext. 11 with any questions.