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RMP Workshop Objectives Visual, Travel & Special Designations Bureau of Land Management

RMP Workshop Objectives Visual, Travel & Special Designations Bureau of Land Management Carlsbad Field Office February 1 st and 2 nd , 2012 Presentation By: Owen Lofton RMP Team Lead. Carlsbad Field Office. New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas.

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RMP Workshop Objectives Visual, Travel & Special Designations Bureau of Land Management

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  1. RMP Workshop Objectives Visual, Travel & Special Designations Bureau of Land Management Carlsbad Field Office February 1st and 2nd, 2012 Presentation By: Owen Lofton RMP Team Lead Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas

  2. What is a Resource Management Plan? BLM RMPs are used by managers and the public to accomplish the following: Allocate resources and determine appropriate multiple uses for the public lands; Develop a strategy to manage and protect resources; and Establish systems to monitor and evaluate status of resources and effectiveness of management practices over time Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas

  3. RMP Process Overview BLM Preparation Plan and Notice of Intent Conduct Scoping Prepare Scoping Report Analyze Current Management Situation Document results RMP/EIS Team Field Office Core and Support Team Contractor SWCA Hosting Workshops Socio/Economic Strategies Visual, Travel and Special Designations Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas We are here

  4. RMP Process Overview BLM Formulate Alternatives Alternatives Development Workshops Analyze Effects of Alternatives Select Preferred Alternative Prepare Draft RMP/Draft EIS Publish NOA & Provide a 90+ Public Comment Period Prepare a Proposed RMP/Final EIS Comment Period Prepare Record of Decision/Approved RMP Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas

  5. Project Schedule

  6. Project Schedule

  7. Workshop Objectives BLM Visual Resource Management What is it? A process to reduce visual contrast on public lands What do we need? Information on visual sensitivity in the CFO Tell us: Types of users Amount of use on the routes in the planning area Level of public interest Adjacent Land Uses What areas are considered “special” Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas

  8. Workshop Objectives BLM Travel Management What is it? Planning that addresses all resource use aspects (such as recreational, traditional, casual, agricultural, commercial and educational) and accompanying modes and conditions of travel on the public lands What do we need ? Information on the routes the public uses Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas

  9. Workshop Objectives BLM Special Designations What are they? Areas that require special management attention What do we need? Data on the proposed ACECs Information on other values in the proposed ACECs Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas

  10. Thanks for coming ! BLM Carlsbad Field Office New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kansas

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