The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office will hold an open house on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, to update the public on the La Posa Travel Management Plan (TMP). The open house will be held at the Quartzsite Improvement Association (QIA) building located at 235 East Ironwood Street; Quartzsite, Arizona, from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. There will be a brief presentation about travel management planning at 2:30 pm, followed by time for residents and interested parties to individually speak with local BLM specialists and managers regarding their questions and concerns.
ARIZONA - BLM Schedules La Posa Travel Management Plan Open House
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office will hold an open house on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, to update the public on the La Posa Travel Management Plan (TMP). The open house will be held at the Quartzsite Improvement Association (QIA) building located at 235 East Ironwood Street; Quartzsite, Arizona, from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m.
There will be a brief presentation about travel management planning at 2:30 pm, followed by time for residents and interested parties to individually speak with local BLM specialists and managers regarding their questions and concerns. Maps will be on display for review, as well as general travel management information. This meeting is for informational purposes and the public will have 30 days to submit written comments on the route alternatives.
Written comments about the La Posa TMP maps will be accepted until March 7, 2012. Comments postmarked by this date will be considered in making the final decision. The comments should be specific to be most effective. Comments should be mailed to BLM Yuma Field Office, Attention: Joe Raffaele; 2555 E. Gila Ridge Road; Yuma, Arizona 85365; or through email to BLM_AZ_YM_Trails@blm.gov.
The La Posa Travel Management Area surrounds Quartzsite, Arizona, and encompasses over 380,000 acres of public land in La Paz and Yuma Counties.
For more information about the open house, please contact Jennifer House at 928-505-1263 or Joe Raffaele at 928-317-3238.
Thanks in advance and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact BRC.
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
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