Blue Ribbon Coalition Land Use Advisory Eastern Region

[ollllllo]

BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE ADVISORY

USFS PLANNING RULE MEETINGS ANNOUNCED FOR EASTERN REGION

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

This is an important UPDATE to the alert we blasted

on March 26, 2010.

As the alert said, the Forest Service is revising the regulations
used to formulate Forest Plans (known as the Planning Rule). The
agency has said it is committed to an open collaborative approach, and
has announced several national and regional meetings. Nationwide, the
collaborative process includes a Science Forum, three National
Roundtables and Roundtables in nine Regions. More information is
available on the FS Forest Planning webpage

.

The FS recently announced the schedule for the Regional Roundtable in
Region 9 (Eastern Region), which encompasses 20 States-from Maine to
Minnesota and Missouri to Delaware. As part of this national effort, a
public roundtable meeting will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on
Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Omni Chicago Hotel, 676 N. Michigan
Avenue. Please contact Cindy Cook at (802) 223-1330 or Rick Hokans at
(414) 297-3607 for more information.

This event is open to all, and there is no fee involved. However, if
you plan to participate either in person or on-line, please register
as soon as possible. You can register online at
https://www.resolv.org/calendar/view_event.asp?CalendarID=10653
.

For detailed information about the Chicago Roundtable or to download
the agenda, please go to http://www.adamantaccord.com/roundtable.html
.

You can view our March 26, 2010, alert for more info, and if you plan
to attend any of the meetings, please feel free to use our comments

to help you provide input at the meetings.

We also have an ACTION ITEM

prepared for those who can\'t make it to the meetings and still want
to do something to help.

As always, please call or email if you have any concerns or
questions.

Brian Hawthorne

Public Lands Policy Director

BlueRibbon Coalition

208-237-1008 ext 102

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[Wingman]

Meeting happened yesterday...

[ollllllo]

Opps. It was late last night!

[MrMindless]

ollllllo wrote:


We also have an ACTION ITEM

prepared for those who can\'t make it to the meetings and still want
to do something to help.

but it\'s not too late to send a couple notes.

I used downsizeDC\'s \'reduce regulations\' campaign to send mine.
https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/105

[ollllllo]

Thanks mike!

I honestly didnt even have a chance to read it yet.

I just wanted to post up for everyone ASAP!