New Mexico-BLM Releases Draft Plan for Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft RMP/Draft EIS) for the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument administered by the Las Cruces District Office in southern New Mexico.
The Trackways National Monument is also home to the nationally famous Chili Canyon extreme 4x4 rock crawling trails and the Chili Challenge, a popular annual rock crawling event hosted by the Las Cruces Four Wheel Drive Club.
In 2009, Congress passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act (Act) which designated the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. The Act also requires that the Secretary of the Interior develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the site.
The Draft RMP/Draft EIS analyzed four alternatives and is now available for a 90-day public review and comment period. Comment info and a link to the EIS is below. Stay tuned for more info and analysis on this important plan.
As always, please call or email if you have any questions or comments.
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
New Mexico-BLM Releases Draft Plan for Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
The comment period for the Draft RMP/Draft EIS is scheduled for 90 days beginning July 20, 2012.
http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/fo/Las_Cruces_District_Office/trackways_rmp.html
Comments can be submitted by any of the following methods:
- Email: BLM_NM_LCDO_Comments@blm.gov
- Fax: 575-525-4412
- Mail: BLM Las Cruces District Office, Attention: Lori Allen, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005
You may also submit comments at a public meeting for the Draft RMP/Draft EIS on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Dona Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd., in Las Cruces, New Mexico. BLM staff will be on hand to answer questions and listen to your concerns.
Copies of the Draft RMP/Draft EIS are also available at the Las Cruces District Office at 1800 Marquess Street in Las Cruces.
For more information, contact Lori Allen at (575) 525-4454.
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