The Bureau of Land Management Farmington Field Office has released the proposed Chaco Area Withdrawal Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review and comment period. The environmental assessment analyzes impacts associated with withdrawing federal minerals from leasing in a ten-mile buffer surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park for 20 years.
The proposed withdrawal is an important part of the Interior Department’s efforts to protect the Chaco Canyon and the greater connected landscape, and to ensure that public land management better reflects the sacred sites, stories, and cultural resources in the region. The BLM is committed to continued engagement with diverse stakeholders and looks forward to ongoing collaborative discussions through the Honoring Chaco Initiative.
The agency will host in-person public meetings on Nov. 14 and 15 that will include an open-house, presentation, a question-and-answer session, and opportunities for the public to provide oral comments. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 5 p.m. Agency staff will be available to receive oral comments from 4–7 p.m. Navajo-language translation will be available upon request.
- Monday, Nov. 14, 4–7 p.m. — Farmington, NM
- San Juan College Henderson Fine Arts Center
4601 College Boulevard
Farmington, New Mexico 87401
- San Juan College Henderson Fine Arts Center
- Tuesday, Nov. 15, 4–7 p.m. — Bernalillo, NM
- Sandoval County Administrative Building
1500 Idalia Road, Building D
Bernalillo, New Mexico 87004
- Sandoval County Administrative Building
- ePlanning: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2016892/510; or
- Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, Attn: Sarah Scott, 6251 College Blvd., Suite A, Farmington, NM 87402.
Original source can be found here.
