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Bureau of Land Management - Salem District
-NEWS RELEASE-
Office of Public Affairs
1717 Fabry Rd. SE
Salem, OR 97306
503-375-5657

For Immediate Release Contact: Trish Hogervorst, PAO 503-375-5657
August 31, 2005 Paul Jeske, Planner, 503-375-5644

SALEM BLM SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON
REVISIONS TO WESTERN OREGON MANAGEMENT PLANS

SALEM--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is revising their Western
Oregon Management Plans. In the next three years, the BLM will be taking
a close look at how we manage 2.5 million acres of public lands in
western Oregon. During the past decade, these lands have been managed under
six resource management plans developed using the standards of the
federal Northwest Forest Plan. It is now time to take a close look at these
plans and make adjustments where needed. Your contribution to this
process is important.

BLM is entering the first stage of the planning process called
"Scoping." In Scoping, public comment is most helpful relating to these
questions:
1. What forest management issues are you most interested in?
2. What forest management issues do you recommend we address in the RMP
revision?
3. What planning criteria or guidelines should be used?
4. What alternatives should be considered in the planning analysis?

Salem BLM will hold four public meetings in Northwest Oregon that will
focus on the "Scoping" questions.
The public meetings will also provide general information about the
planning process and will be an opportunity
to share your ideas, questions and opinions with BLM staff and
managers. The dates and times are:

September 8, 2005 Salem District Office 12:30 pm-4:30pm
1717 Fabry Rd. SE 5:30 pm-9:30 pm
Salem OR 97306

September 13 Clackamas County Service Center 1:00 pm-4:30pm
Auditorium 5:30pm-8:30pm
9101 SE Sunnybrook Blvd.
Clackamas OR
Please park one block west of the Service Center in the parking area on
the right.

September 22 LaSells Stewart Center 12:30pm-4:30pm
Oregon State University 5:30pm-9:30pm
Agriculture Leaders Room

September 27 Nestucca High School 12:30pm-4:30pm
School Library 5:30pm-9:30pm
34660 Parkway Dr.
Cloverdale, OR
(Mtg cosponsored by Nestucca Valley Development Council.)

*The agenda for the afternoon meeting is the same as the evening
meeting in order to accommodate as many participants as possible.

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Trish Hogervorst, Public Affairs Officer,
Bureau of Land Management - Salem District
1717 Fabry Rd. SE, Salem, OR 97306
Ph: 503-375-5657, Fax: [phone]
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