Carson National Forest Plan Revision
The Carson National Forest began revision of its previous forest plan in 2014 and adopted a new Land Management Plan in 2022. The plan provides strategic direction to guide management of forest resources and is a framework for site-specific decision making. This page archives documents associated with the plan revision process. The final plan is available here.
This series of videos describes the complexities of the forest plan revision process and the connection of the plan to communities and partners in northern New Mexico.
The following table outlines the planning phases, process, and activities.
Process/Product |
Activity |
Proposed Date |
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(Completed) |
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September 2015 |
Species of Conservation Concern (SCC) (Completed) |
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Release date: May 2015 Approved Potential List March 2016 Updated 2019 Final List Summer 2022 |
(Completed) |
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September 2015 |
Public Involvement and Comments on Assessment, SCCs, Forest Plan Need to Change (Completed) |
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September 2015 |
(Completed) |
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October 2015 |
Wilderness Inventory and Evaluation Process (Completed) |
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Inventory March 2016 Evaluation September 2016 |
Public Involvement during Wilderness (Completed) |
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Fall 2017-2018 |
Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers (Completed) |
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Process document April 2017 Evaluation v1 September 2017 Evaluation v2 January 2018 Evaluation v3 April 2019 Final evaluation Summer 2022 |
Preliminary Draft Proposed Plan (Completed) |
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July 2017- Forest-wide Plan Components and (v1)
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Public Involvement during Preliminary Draft Proposed Plan (Completed) |
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Winter 2017- 2018 |
Draft Proposed Plan and Draft EIS (Completed) |
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Summer 2019 |
Public Comments on Draft Plan and EIS (Completed) |
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Fall 2019 |
Final Plan, EIS and Record of Decision (ROD) (Completed) |
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Final versions of the plan and EIS are complete. Final ROD Summer 2022 |
(Completed) |
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The objection period is complete. Instructions from the reviewing officer have been addressed. |
(Completed) |
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Summer 2022 |
Implementation and Monitoring (Ongoing) |
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As of August 2022, new project implementation will be consistent with the revised plan. Plan monitoring occurs biennially. |