Post by rocncj on Feb 19, 2007 17:30:56 GMT -5
February 8th, 2007
Dear interested participant,
The Middle Gila Canyons Travel Management Planning Project has officially begun. During the coming months, a collaborative process will be underway to develop a proposed action for travel management planning in the Middle Gila Canyons area. This
collaborative process, sponsored by the BLM’s Tucson Field Office, will be convened, facilitated, and documented by the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. The U. S. Institute is a federal program established in 1998 by the U. S. Congress to
assist parties in resolving environmental, natural resource, and public land conflicts. The Institute is a program of the Tucson-based Morris K. Udall Foundation, an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States Government (for more information on the U. S. Institute and its programs, see: http://www.ecr.gov). You have been invited to be a part of a broadly representative working group that will participate in a series of workshops that will seek agreement on the key elements of a
proposed action for a comprehensive travel management plan. The planning process will take a landscape-scale approach, but will focus only on the federal lands administered by the BLM. The discussions will also seek to reach agreement on specific prescriptions for key controversial sites such as Martinez Canyon.
The results of these collaborative discussions will offer recommendations for the BLM in defining the proposed action for the travel management plan. The proposed action will
be analyzed for compliance with the NEPA and other public land laws. The environmental review will be completed by BLM after the description of the proposed action is finalized.
The initial organizational meeting for the Middle Gila Canyons Travel Management
Planning process has been scheduled for Thursday evening, February 22, from 6:00 –8:00 P.M.
at the U.S. Institute located in Tucson.
This meeting will offer an overview of
resource management and recreation issues in the Middle Gila Canyons area, a description of the decision process, and a general discussion of meeting procedures. This Tucson
location is only set for the first organizational
meeting. Future meeting sites for the upcoming
workshops will be determined by the participants
who attend this initial organizational meeting.
Meeting Location:
The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
130 South Scott Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Date: February 22, 2007
Time: 6:00P.M.-8:00 P.M.
The Institute is pleased to be working on this project and we look forward to working with you all in the months ahead. If you cannot attend this meeting, the Institute will continue to deliver updates on future opportunities to include your input into this process.
Please R.S.V.P for this meeting by sending a message to caringer@ecr.gov
or calling
(520) 901-8534 no later than February 15th, 2007.
Sincerely,
Larry Fisher, Ph.D.
Senior Program Manager
Public Lands and Natural Resources Management
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
130 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: (520) 901-8544; FAX: (520) 901-8545
E-mail: fisher@ecr.gov; Web site: www.ecr.gov
Attachment: Meeting Agenda
MIDDLE GILA CANYON TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROCESS
Organizational Meeting
Thursday, February 22, 2007
U. S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
130 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ
(520) 901-8501
Purpose of the meeting:
Provide an introduction to the travel management planning process, including an
overview of the resource management area and the decision-making process
Clarify protocols for the collaborative process, including participants’ roles and
responsibilities
Reach agreement on all logistics related to the process
6:00 PM Welcome and review of agenda (U. S. Institute)
General introduction to the travel management planning process
(BLM TFO)
Participant introductions
6:30 PM Overview of the planning area, resource management and
recreation issues (BLM TFO)
Questions and discussion
7:00 PM Overview of the NEPA planning and decision process (BLM TFO)
Questions and discussion
7:30 PM Discussion of the collaborative process
General protocols
Participants’ roles and responsibilities
Schedule, venue, and logistical issues
Other concerns and questions
8:00 PM Adjourn
Dear interested participant,
The Middle Gila Canyons Travel Management Planning Project has officially begun. During the coming months, a collaborative process will be underway to develop a proposed action for travel management planning in the Middle Gila Canyons area. This
collaborative process, sponsored by the BLM’s Tucson Field Office, will be convened, facilitated, and documented by the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. The U. S. Institute is a federal program established in 1998 by the U. S. Congress to
assist parties in resolving environmental, natural resource, and public land conflicts. The Institute is a program of the Tucson-based Morris K. Udall Foundation, an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States Government (for more information on the U. S. Institute and its programs, see: http://www.ecr.gov). You have been invited to be a part of a broadly representative working group that will participate in a series of workshops that will seek agreement on the key elements of a
proposed action for a comprehensive travel management plan. The planning process will take a landscape-scale approach, but will focus only on the federal lands administered by the BLM. The discussions will also seek to reach agreement on specific prescriptions for key controversial sites such as Martinez Canyon.
The results of these collaborative discussions will offer recommendations for the BLM in defining the proposed action for the travel management plan. The proposed action will
be analyzed for compliance with the NEPA and other public land laws. The environmental review will be completed by BLM after the description of the proposed action is finalized.
The initial organizational meeting for the Middle Gila Canyons Travel Management
Planning process has been scheduled for Thursday evening, February 22, from 6:00 –8:00 P.M.
at the U.S. Institute located in Tucson.
This meeting will offer an overview of
resource management and recreation issues in the Middle Gila Canyons area, a description of the decision process, and a general discussion of meeting procedures. This Tucson
location is only set for the first organizational
meeting. Future meeting sites for the upcoming
workshops will be determined by the participants
who attend this initial organizational meeting.
Meeting Location:
The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
130 South Scott Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Date: February 22, 2007
Time: 6:00P.M.-8:00 P.M.
The Institute is pleased to be working on this project and we look forward to working with you all in the months ahead. If you cannot attend this meeting, the Institute will continue to deliver updates on future opportunities to include your input into this process.
Please R.S.V.P for this meeting by sending a message to caringer@ecr.gov
or calling
(520) 901-8534 no later than February 15th, 2007.
Sincerely,
Larry Fisher, Ph.D.
Senior Program Manager
Public Lands and Natural Resources Management
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
130 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: (520) 901-8544; FAX: (520) 901-8545
E-mail: fisher@ecr.gov; Web site: www.ecr.gov
Attachment: Meeting Agenda
MIDDLE GILA CANYON TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROCESS
Organizational Meeting
Thursday, February 22, 2007
U. S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
130 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ
(520) 901-8501
Purpose of the meeting:
Provide an introduction to the travel management planning process, including an
overview of the resource management area and the decision-making process
Clarify protocols for the collaborative process, including participants’ roles and
responsibilities
Reach agreement on all logistics related to the process
6:00 PM Welcome and review of agenda (U. S. Institute)
General introduction to the travel management planning process
(BLM TFO)
Participant introductions
6:30 PM Overview of the planning area, resource management and
recreation issues (BLM TFO)
Questions and discussion
7:00 PM Overview of the NEPA planning and decision process (BLM TFO)
Questions and discussion
7:30 PM Discussion of the collaborative process
General protocols
Participants’ roles and responsibilities
Schedule, venue, and logistical issues
Other concerns and questions
8:00 PM Adjourn