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



Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

Travel Management Plan Ready For Public Comment

The Douglas Ranger District is seeking public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Travel Management on the Thunder Basin National Grassland, located in northeastern Wyoming.

The draft EA and alternative maps are online at www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/projects/trans/index.shtml. The alternative maps are also on display for viewing and comment at the Douglas Ranger District Office. A hard copy of the EA is also available upon request.

Four open houses will be held to review the maps and EA and to provide comments. These open houses are scheduled from 4-7 pm on the following dates and locations. The open houses will be informal - come when you can and leave when you like. Forest Service personnel will be there to answer questions.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Town Hall
201 Wright Blvd.
Wright, WY

Friday, February 20, 2009
Converse County Courthouse
107 N. 5th St.
Douglas, WY

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
George Amos Building, Cottonwood Room
412 S. Gillette Ave., next to the courthouse
Gillette, WY

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
NRCS Bldg.
1225 Washington Blvd
Newcastle, WY

Mail and Hand Deliver Comments To:
Robert Sprentall, District Ranger
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland
Douglas Ranger District
2250 East Richards Street
Douglas, WY 82633

Comments may be hand delivered to the Douglas Ranger District office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

Email Comments To:
comments-rocky-mountain-medicine-bow-routt-douglasthunder-basin@fs.fed.us

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

If comments are electronically mailed, the sender should receive an automated electronic acknowledgement from the agency as confirmation of receipt. If the sender does not receive such confirmation, it is the sender's responsibility to ensure timely receipt by other means.

Fax Comments To:
(307) 358-7107

For more information about Thunder Basin National Grassland Travel Management, contact Misty Hays, Deputy District Ranger at (307) 358-4690, or at the address above.

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

Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107

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