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Planning - Overview
Planning
Guiding the stewardship of the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands.
Land Management Plan Revision Hub
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The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands is gearing up to start its revision of the forest plan in late 2024 or early 2025. This effort will take several years and will include extensive public involvement. We look forward to working with you through the revision process!
Forest Plan
Each national forest and grassland is governed by a land management plan (forest plan) in accordance with the National Forest Management Act. Forest plans set desired conditions, standards, and guidelines for management, protection, and use of the forests and grasslands. Monitoring ensures projects are done in accordance with plan direction or shows areas that might require a change in the forest plan.
The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands 2002 Forest Plan, as amended
The Nebraska's forest plan provides management direction for the two forests and three grasslands in its care. The current forest plan, dated 2009, is composed of the original plan written in 1984 and a series of revisions. All our projects tier to the forest plan.
- 2009 Forest Plan for the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands
- 2008 Amendment 3 - Black-tailed Prairie Dog Management
- 2005 Amendment 2 - Black-tailed Prairie Dog Management
- 2003 Amendment 1 - Rail Line Construction, Buffalo Gap National Grasslands
- 2002 "Revised" Forest Plan
- 1984 (Original) Forest Plan - not available electronically at this time
Projects
The Projects page contains a list of current and past actions analyzed under the National Environmental Policy Act. You can search and see the written record for each project.
Forest Plan Monitoring
The Nebraska's forest plan was written under the authority of the 1982 Planning Rule. Since then, the US Forest Service adopted the 2012 Planning Rule (26 CFR 219). In 2016, the Nebraska made administrative changes to its monitoring and evaluation report to meet the requirements of the 2012 Planning Rule.
- Monitoring reports, 2003 - present
- Current Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, rev. 2016
- 2016 Letter Accepting Administrative Changes
- 2016 Letter Proposing Administrative Changes
- 2016 Proposed Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
- 2001 Original Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
