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Keep It Public
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September 24 is http://www.publiclandsday.org

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The Bureau of Land Management’s Las Vegas and Pahrump Field Offices are conducting a revision of the1998 [|Las Vegas Resource Management Plan] (RMP). This plan revision provides management direction on resource issues that need clarification or adjustment, and emerging issues not addressed in the current plan that need new decisions and management guidance.

__Planning Area:__

The [|planning area] is located in southern Nevada and includes all public lands managed by the Las Vegas Field Office within Clark County and all public lands managed by the Pahrump Field Office in southern Nye County, outside the Air Force’s Nellis Test and Training Range. The planning area is bordered by: The planning area surrounds, but does not include: the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Major drainages in the planning area include the Amargosa, Muddy and Virgin Rivers and Meadow Valley Wash. This web site provides the latest information on the development of the RMP Revision and the EIS. As the project progresses, this web site will including background documents, maps, meeting announcements, published bulletins, and other documents. __What will the Revision Address?:__
 * To the east - Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument; Mojave County, Arizona; and lands managed by the BLM’s Arizona Strip Field Office
 * To the north - Desert National Wildlife Range and Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge; the Air Force’s Nellis Test and Training Range; Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site; Lincoln and Esmerelda counties, Nevada; and lands managed by the BLM’s Caliente and Tonopah Field Offices
 * To the west - Death Valley National Park; San Bernardino County, California; and public lands managed by the BLM’s Barstow Field Office
 * To the south - Mojave National Preserve and public lands managed by BLM’s Needles and Kingman Field Offices

The lands in the RMP decision area are currently managed under the Las Vegas RMP (1998) and its amendments. Since then the planning area has undergone significant population growth. This has led to new planning and resource management needs to cope with new uses of and demands on the public lands. Since October 1998, RMP has been updated by plan amendments and maintenance actions and several new statutes. The existing RMP also contains somewhat inconsistent and confusing language that needs to be corrected. The RMP will establish consolidated guidance and updated objectives and management actions for the public lands in the decision area. It will be comprehensive in nature and will address issue categories applicable within the decision area that have been identified through agency, interagency, and public scoping efforts. Preliminary issues for the planning area have been identified by BLM personnel, other State and Federal agencies, and other stakeholders. These issues include:
 * Renewable energy development for solar, wind, and geothermal power;
 * Management of site-type rights-of-way for renewable energy and other uses;
 * Visual Resources Management (VRM) Classes;
 * Land tenure adjustments to meet community growth needs;
 * Management of split estate lands;
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Evaluation of existing and potential new Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC);
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Wild and Scenic River designation;
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Off-Highway Vehicle designations and Recreation Management Areas; and
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Fluid mineral management stipulations to protect sensitive resources.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">We need you to come to a Town Hall meeting in Las Vegas on Monday December 22, 2014 4-6 pm
 * December 22**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">Location: Clark County Commission Chambers, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89155

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">The Bureau of Land Management in Las Vegas is in the middle of their land use planning process. The Resource Management Plan they are working on will guide how our 3 million acres of public lands will be managed for the next couple decades. With so many current threats to these public lands it is important that people who love to recreate outside, love wildlife, love Nevada’s past, come out and support keeping public lands PUBLIC.

https://www.facebook.com/events/568879256580073 <span style="color: #09159c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px;">[|#**KeepItPublic**]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">Please come to the meeting and show your support.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">Look for the Friends of Nevada Wilderness sig <span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">n and talk to Jose.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">Some talking points for the Las Vegas Town Hall Meeting:

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Why do you love Public Lands? Tell the story from your heart.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Public Lands belong to and are important for all Americans.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Public Lands allow all of us the opportunity to hike, climb, camp, hunt and fish, drive for pleasure, 4-wheel, and explore in our Public Lands

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Public Lands provide the beautiful backdrops and scenery that make living and visiting southern Nevada a unique and awesome experience.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Participating in the BLM land use planning process is our democratic right and opportunity to provide input into how we, the citizens of this great nation, choose to manage these public lands for all of us now and for our children and grandchildren in the future.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Public Lands provide habitat for wildlife.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Public ownership of lands in southern Nevada is a uniquely American idea. Millions of visitors from throughout the world come to the Las Vegas area to experience these unique experiences we take for granted.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Public Lands assure the cultural and historical sites we explored and enjoyed with our parents will be accessible for our great-grandchildren to enjoy with their parents.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">-Access to Public Lands is one of the main reasons people choose to live in the Nevada.

<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4444446563721px;">It is CRITICAL we have folks at this meeting speaking up for our public lands. Now is the time to make your voice heard!

====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2871ad; font-family: Arimo,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|BLM wants your input on future land use] ====

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