2014-2016 Public Engagement

This page is for archive purposes only. To get the most up-to-date documents and information about the Blue Mountains planning process please click on our Final Blue Mountains Planning page.

John Laurence listens to question in Portland

2015-2016 Public Engagement

Based in part on the 2014 public workshops (see below), the three Blue Mountains National Forests worked with communities and stakeholders to identify these topics for further discussion: Pace and Scale of Restoration (including these Timber Topics), Livestock Grazing, and Access and Wilderness. In 2015 and early 2016, the Forest Service scheduled a series of public workshops, which were facilitated to ensure that every participant had time to speak, listen to others, and propose solutions. You can find the notes from those meetings below.

Feb. 4, 2016 Nez Perce Tribe Town Hall Meeting, Lapwai, ID
Dec. 15, 2015 Livestock Grazing, North Powder, OR
Dec. 14, 2015 Livestock Grazing & Pace and Scale of Restoration, Clarkston, WA
Dec. 11, 2015 Pace and Scale of Restoration, John Day, OR
Dec. 10, 2015 Pace and Scale of Restoration, Burns, OR
Nov. 12, 2015 Technical Forestry Meeting, La Grande, OR
Nov. 12, 2015 Pace and Scale of Restoration, La Grande, OR
Nov. 10, 2015 Livestock Grazing, Ukiah, OR
Nov. 10, 2015 Technical Pack Goat Meeting, Pendleton, OR
Nov. 9, 2015 Blue Mountains Forest Plans, Baker City, OR
Nov. 4, 2015 Livestock Grazing, Heppner, OR
Nov. 2, 2015 Access and Wilderness, La Grande, OR
July 28, 2015 Pace and Scale of Restoration, Enterprise, OR
July 23, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Heppner, OR
July 22, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Pendleton, OR
July 21, 2015 Livestock Grazing, Enterprise, OR
July 16, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Ukiah, OR
July 15, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Richland, WA
July 14, 2015 Livestock Grazing, Burns, OR
July 13, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Enterprise, OR
July 9, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Walla Walla, WA
July 8, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Clarkston, WA
July 7, 2015 Access and Wilderness, John Day, OR
June 16, 2015 Access and Wilderness, Burns, OR

2014 Public Meetings

In 2014 the three national forests hosted 14 Public Meetings and a Webinar to provide information on the Proposed Revised Land Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, answer questions, explain the commenting process and listen to public input. For your convenience, the materials used in the public meetings are available below.

Meeting Summaries

The Meeting Summaries were pulled together by Enviroissues to provide an overall synopsis of the 14 meetings, as well as an individual summary of the Q&As from each of the meetings. Please choose from the links below to read about Key Themes, Questions and Answers, Comments during the meetings and more.

Comprehensive Public Meetings Summary

Attachments:

John Day Q&A/Comment Session
Burns Public Q&A/Comment Session
Long Creek Q&A/Comment Session
Enterprise Q&A/Comment Session
Baker City Q&A/Comment Session
La Grande Q&A/Comment Session
Halfway Q&A/Comment Session
Portland Q&A/Comment Session
Pendleton Q&A/Comment Session
Heppner Q&A/Comment Session
Dayton Q&A/Comment Session
Kennewick Q&A/Comment Session
Clarkston Q&A/Comment Session
Ontario Q&A/Comment Session
Unity Questions/Comment Session *This was a public meeting requested by the community of Unity, not an official Forest Plan Revision meeting.

Webinar: Suitable Uses, Access, Recommended Wilderness and Backcountry

The Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Team hosted an online webinar to provide more in depth information on suitable uses for wilderness, recommended wilderness, backcountry and general forest. The webinar also discussed access in different management areas and how to use the new Interactive Map. Below, documents from the Webinar will be posted once they become available.

PowerPoint Presentation

Access & Wilderness Public Webinar Notes