Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a public scoping meeting this month to address wild horse and burro management for the Rawlins Resource Management Plan (RMP).
The meeting takes place from 4 to 7 p.m., Sept. 12 at the Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third St. in Rawlins. The scoping period for the RMP revisions will also be extended to Sept. 27 to allow adequate time for public comment.
The scoping meeting will provide an opportunity for the public and interested parties to ask questions one-on-one with BLM specialists, view maps and posters detailing the RMP revision process and provide written comments.
The BLM is seeking public input in analyzing the environmental impacts of implementing the April 3 consent decree governing wild horse management in the checkerboard pattern of mixed public, private, and state land ownership in southern Wyoming. Under the consent decree, the BLM agrees to remove all wild horses from the Rock Springs Grazing Association’s (RSGA) private lands.
RSGA owns or leases more than 48 percent of the private land in four herd management areas (HMAs) in the checkerboard within the boundaries of the Rawlins and Rock Springs field offices. Wild horse management, including HMA boundaries which encompass RSGA lands and appropriate management levels (AMLs), will be reviewed and reanalyzed. Written comments will be accepted until Sept. 27.
Comments may be emailed to [email protected] (please include “Wild Horse Scoping” in the subject line), faxed to (307) 352-0329, or mailed to the Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office, Wild Horse Scoping, 280 Highway 191 N., Rock Springs, WY 82901.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the individuals listed below during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the below individuals. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
For further information, please contact Jay D’Ewart at 307-352-0331, or William West at 307-352-0259.
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