The San Juan Public Lands Center released their Draft Land Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on December 14, 2007 for a 90-day comment period.  The Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a series of public meetings during February and March to present and discuss the Plan Revision. A schedule of meeting dates, times, and locations is listed below as well as topics for each meeting.

San Juan Plan Revision - Schedule of Upcoming Public Meetings

Tuesday, February 19, 2008         6:30- - 8:30 pm
Silverton Town Hall
1360 Greene Street
Silverton, CO
Topics: Overview of DLMP/DEIS and winter recreation

Thursday, February 21, 2008       6:30- - 8:30 pm
Fort Lewis College, FLC Ballroom
Durango, CO
Topics: Inventoried Roadless Areas, Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Recommendations

Wednesday, February 27, 2008    10 am--noon
San Miguel Commissioners
Norwood, CO
Topics: Overview of DLMP/DEIS; Gunnison Sage Grouse, Oil and Gas leasing and Uranium Mining

Thursday, February 28, 2008      6:30- - 8:30 pm
Cortez Conference Center    
2121 East Main
Cortez, CO
Topics: Suitable motorized recreation areas; and wildlife and livestock grazing forage

Tuesday, March 4, 2008              6:30- - 8:30 pm
Pagosa Springs Community Center
Pagosa Springs, CO
Topics: Suitable motorized recreation areas, oil and gas leasing, & focus on management areas around Pagosa

Wednesday, March 5, 2008        6:30- - 8:30 pm
South Fork Community Center
South Fork, CO
Topics: Overview of DLMP/DEIS and winter recreation

Monday, March 10, 2008     6:30- - 8:30 pm
Fort Lewis College
1000 Rim Drive
Durango, CO
Topics: Suitable motorized recreation areas, oil and gas leasing and livestock and wildlife forage

Please visit the website for any last minute changes to meeting dates http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/forestPlanor call (970) 385-1229

Comments may be submitted using one of the following methods:

Via Website at: http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/forestPlan

By FAX to: 916-456-6724

By mail to:
            San Juan Plan Revision
            P.O. Box 162909
            Sacramento, CA 95816-2909