This is a page to give you quick access to relevant information relating to the National Forest Planning Rule and National Forest Projects. Our blogs from the main page will keep you posted on new information, click here for blog posts relating solely to the National Planning Rule Revision. The links below will help navigate through other information available online. Please click here for older blog posts.
NEWS ALERTS
SAVE the DATE. NOV. 4, 2010 Sierra Cascades Dialog Group!!
Letters to USDA RE: Incorporation of Tribal Input.
Next Step in Planning: DRAFT Rule to be Published December 2010
Transcript from Aug. 5, 2010 National Tribal Conference Call Posted!
Draft Rule Concepts Have Been Posted (Click Here to see), or comment on the FS Blog.
How else can you get involved?
Forest Service Planning Rule Home Page,
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April 2010 to May 2010 Public Forum Reports
National Level
*Forest Service Planning Rule Home Page: http://www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule
This page has links to the round table discussions held during the collaborative phase of the Planning Rule revision process (from March 2010 through May 15, 2010) These round tables include (click on name for links): National Round Table, Science Forum, Regional Round Tables, and Tribal Forums.
The following reports came out of each of these forums:
National Round Table #1 Final Report
National Round Table #2 Final Report
National Round Table #3 Final Report
Background information regarding the Planning Rule revision can be found at: “History of the Planning Rule“, “Planning Rule 101,” and a list of LRMP Plans completed, underway and not started.
There is also a link at the Forest Planning Rule Page for Tribal Relations which connects to all information received from tribal participants in the collaborative process (see below).
*Forest Service Planning Rule Blog Page: (http://blogs.usda.gov/usdablogs/planningrule/)
California/Regional Level
* Region 5 (California Planning Rule Page): (http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/planningrule/)
California Regional Forums
Sacramento 4.6.2010 Final Report
Bishop Inyo 4.6.2010 Final Report
Redding-Shasta 4.6.2010 Final Report
*Clovis Tribal Round Table Final Report(5.4.2010):
http://www.idrsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Clovis-Tribal-forum-5.4.2010.pdf
*Bayside Tribal Round Table (5.6.2010):
http://www.idrsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Bayside-tribal-forum-5.5.2010.pdf
Tribal Comments
* Tribal Comments on the Forest Planning December 18, 2009 NOI. (http://www.idrsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Tribal-Comments-on-NOI.pdf)
Another less organized location of comments can be found at http://contentanalysisgroup.com/fsr/ this includes all the comments received in order that they were posted by content analysis group. If your comments did not get into the summary prepared by Forest Service they might have been located here and will still make their way to the rule drafting team with the general public’s comments.
The Tribal Relations Link also has direct links to the following reports:
- Transcript of National Tribal Conference Call.
- Bayside, CA Tribal Roundtable Report
- Clovis, CA Tribal Roundtable Report
- Pojoaque, NM Tribal Roundtable Report
- Albuquerque, NM Tribal Roundtable Report
- Phoenix, AZ Tribal Roundtable Report
- Flagstaff, AZ Tribal Roundtable Report
Also See the Sierra Nevada Framework: The SN Framework was a regional revision plan for management plans within the Sierra Nevada Region. Primary basis for this framework was relative to Spotted Owl habitats. Based on active participation from Tribes and Tribal Organizations the SN Framework contains numerous provisions that are conducive to tribal consultation and maintain tribal interests.
Region 5 National Forest News Pages
Angeles National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/news/
Cleveland National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/news/
Eldorado National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado/news/
Inyo National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/news/
Klamath National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/news/
Lake Tahoe Basin: http://tinyurl.com/yzn2yqw
Lassen National Forest: http://tinyurl.com/yzflmn3
Los Padres National Forest: http://tinyurl.com/ylcc7e4
Mendocino National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/mendocino/news/
Modoc National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/news/index.shtml
San Bernadino National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/news/index.shtml
Sequoia National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/news/
Shasta-Trinity National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity/news/
Sierra National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/news/
Six Rivers National Forest: http://tinyurl.com/ylyychz
Stanislaus National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/stanislaus/news/
Tahoe National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/tahoe/news/index.shtml