Date: 02/18/2009 BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!



Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

Plumas National Forest Extends Travel Plan Comment Deadline

Just a quick update for those of you who have not yet sent in your comments, you still have time. Managers at the Plumas National Forest have extended the deadline for receipt of comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Motorized Travel Management, they are now due by March 13, 2009.

The DEIS, along with Alternative Maps, can be viewed on the Plumas National Forest's website at: http://www.fs.fed.us...te_designation/

Written comments must be submitted to:

Mail Comments To:
Pete Hochrein, Interdisciplinary Team Leader
Plumas National Forest
PO Box 11500, Quincy, CA, 95971

Hand Deliver Comments To:
Plumas National Forest
159 Lawrence Street
Quincy, CA

Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Oral comments may be submitted to Pete Hochrein at (530) 283-2050 during business hours, in person at the address above, or at an official agency function (i.e. public meeting) that is designed to elicit public comments.

Email Comments To:
plumas_ohv_mail_in_database@fs.fed.us

Put "Travel Management DEIS" in the subject line of e-mail comments. Acceptable formats are email message, MS Word (.doc), plain text (.txt), or rich text format (.rtf). Comments should include your name and address.

In cases where no identifiable name is attached to a comment, a verification of identity will be required for appeal eligibility. If using an electronic message, a scanned signature is one way to provide verification.

COMMENT DEADLINE IS NOW MARCH 13, 2009

Please contact any of the following Plumas National Forest Recreation personnel with any questions.



Deb Schoenberg, Feather River RD, Oroville, (530) 534-6500
Peggy Gustafson, Mt. Hough RD, Quincy, (530) 283-0555
Judy Schaber, Beckwourth RD, Blairsden, (530) 836-2575
Pete Hochrein, Supervisor's Office, Quincy, (530) 283-2050

JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!

Thanks in advance for your support,
Brian Hawthorne
Public Lands Policy Director
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 102

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