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Published: 20 May 2015 20 May 2015

SILVER CITY, NM; May 19, 2015 - For Immediate Release -The Gila National Forest is notifying the public of the initiation of the Assessment Phase of the Gila National Forest Land Management Plan Revision. The Assessment is the first phase in the multi-year Forest Plan Revision process. The Forest Land Management Plan describes the strategic direction for management of forest resources for the next fifteen years on the Gila National Forest.

The Gila National Forest is inviting the public to engage in a collaborative process to identify relevant information and local knowledge to be considered for the assessment. Public participation opportunities are coming in the future to discuss the assessment process. The trends and conditions identified in the assessment will help determine the current plan's need for change and aid in the development of plan components. Once the assessment is completed, the Forest will initiate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to prepare a revised Forest Plan.

The Forest hosted a series of Community Conversations in March 2015. Input from these sessions helped develop the Forest Plan Revision Public Participation Strategy.
Future public participation opportunities will be made available on the Gila Plan Revision website http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gila/home/?cid=STELPRD3828671 .

For further information contact Matt Schultz, Forest Planner, 575-388-8280 or matthewschultz@fs.fed.us .