MONTANA - Custer Gallatin NF Kicks Off Forest Plan Revision Community Public Meetings Across the Forest

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

The 3.1 million acre Custer Gallatin National Forest is starting Forest Plan Revision with a series of community public meetings across the forest. Ultimately, the four-year Forest Plan Revision process gives way to a new Forest Plan, a comprehensive overarching document providing guidance for forest management for years to come.* Involvement in the Forest Plan early and often helps to create the vision for the National Forest in the coming decade.

The first public meetings will be held February 22 - March 9, 2016.* Each meeting will have similar agendas and will be in the afternoon or evening depending on location.

Monday, February 22, 2016********** Broadus, MT 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Location:* Broadus Community Center
Tuesday, February 23, 2016********* Ashland, MT 3 – 4:30 p.m., Location:* Tongue River Electric Co.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016********* Colstrip, MT 6:30 – 8 p.m., Location:* Colstrip High School Auditorium
Wednesday, February 24, 2016**** Ekalaka, MT 5:30 – 7 p.m., Location:* Carter County Fair Building
Thursday, February 25, 2016******** Buffalo, SD 5:30 – 7 p.m., Location: Buffalo Recreation Center
Monday, February 29, 2016********* Big Timber, MT 3- 4:30 p.m., Location:* Sweet Grass Co. Annex (adj. to*** Extension office).
Monday, February 29, 2016********* Livingston, MT 6:30 – 8 p.m., Location:* Duncan Hagemeyer Conference Room at the new Livingston HealthCare Medical Center
Tuesday, March 1, 2016************** Columbus, MT 3 – 4:30 p.m., Location:* Columbus Fire Hall
Tuesday, March 1, 2016************** Red Lodge, MT 6:30 – 8 p.m., Location:* Red Lodge Senior Center
Wednesday, March 2, 2016********* Bozeman, MT* 6:30 – 8 p.m., Location:* Holiday Inn, Montana State Room (5 East Baxter Lane)
Thursday, March 3, 2016************* Big Sky, MT 2 – 3:30 p.m., Location:* Big Sky Chapel
Thursday, March 3, 2016************* West Yellowstone, MT 5:30 – 7 p.m., Location:* West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce
Monday, March 7, 2016*************** Gardiner, MT 5:30 – 7 p.m., Location:* Yellowstone Association
Tuesday, March 8, 2016************** Cooke City, MT 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., Location:* Cooke City Chamber
Wednesday, March 9, 2016********* Billings, MT 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., Location: Billings Fire Station #1, Emergency Operations Center Training Room (2300 9th Ave North Entrance), plan time for on street parking.
Forest Plan Revision meetings will be the first opportunity for the public to provide local knowledge and information about current conditions, trends, perceptions and concerns, while also introducing the Forest Plan Revision team to communities around the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

Meetings will include a brief district update and move into an introduction and overview of the Forest Plan Revision process and understanding the Custer Gallatin National Forest as a whole.* Following the presentation there will be an opportunity to identify important interests in communities, ask questions and speak to Custer Gallatin staff one-on-one.

More information is online at the Forest Plan Revision webpage http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/custerga...ment/planning* Also subscribe for email updates online or by calling 406-587-6735.

Early and continued engagement throughout the Forest Plan Revision process is welcomed and encouraged.* Additional public meetings further into the Assessment of existing conditions process will be hosted in June.

Thanks in advance and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact BRC.

Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext. 2
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