NEWS RELEASE
USDA Forest Service
Alaska Region
Ray Massey W 907.586.7876
rmassey@xxxxxxxxx C 907.209.2094
March 10, 2011
Alaska Forums on the Proposed Forest Planning Rule to be held in Juneau
Juneau, Alaska– The U.S. Forest Service is holding two separate public forums in Juneau to explain both the details and intent of the recently proposed draft Planning Rule that, when completed, will serve as a national blueprint for how all individual forest and grassland plans will chart national forest management in the coming years.
The forums will not be a platform to accept public comment, rather an opportunity for interested stakeholders to ask questions to better inform the formal comments they submit during the current public comment period, which closes May 16, 2011.
WHAT: The proposed planning rule provides a collaborative and science-based framework for creating land management plans that would support ecological sustainability and contribute to rural job opportunities. Forest Service land management plans guide management activities on the 155 national forests and 20 grasslands in the National Forest System.
WHEN: March 21, 2011- Afternoon Forum 1-4 p.m.
Evening Forum 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Juneau’s Centennial Hall
DETAILS: Full text of the proposed rule, instructions to provide comment and the planning rule blog and more can be found at: www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule
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