San Juan National Forest - Forest Plan

The San Juan National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) was released in September 2013, along with a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Record of Decision for the Forest Plan and a Record of Decision for the Oil and Gas Leasing Analysis.

The documents are posted below both in their entirety and in sections, for ease of accessing specific portions. Changes and amendments to the Forest Plan since its publication are also posted below. Of note, in 2021, Administrative Change #8 incorporated all prior changes into an updated version of the Forest Plan.

FOREST PLAN

Dear Reader Letter (2013) (1.84 MB)

San Juan National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Record of Decision (2013) (234 KB)

San Juan National Forest Oil and Gas Leasing Availability Record of Decision (2013) (10.7 MB)

VOLUME ONE - Final Environmental Impact Statement (2013)

Final Environmental Impact Statement (Complete Document) (9.3 MB)

Table of Contents (248 KB)
Chapter One - Purpose and Need (398 KB)
Chapter Two - Alternatives (908 KB)
Chapter Three - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences (5.3 MB)
Chapter Four - Public Involvement and Coordination (610 KB)
Chapter Five - References (963 KB)

VOLUME TWO - San Juan National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (2021)

Forest Plan (Complete Document) - Updated under Administrative Change #8 (40.7 MB)

Table of Contents (2.2 MB)
Chapter One - Introduction (934 KB)
Chapter Two - Resource Direction (14.2 MB)
Chapter Three - Area Direction (23.8 MB)
Chapter Four - Monitoring Plans (499 KB)
Chapter Five - Literature Cited (348 KB)
Figures 1.1 through 2.13.2 (Maps) – Higher resolution than in the document (18.0 MB)
Figures 2.14.2 through 2.21 (Maps) – Higher resolution than in the document (20.1 MB)
Figures 3.1 through 3.27.2 (Maps) – Higher resolution than in the document (11.7 MB)

VOLUME THREE - Appendices (2013)

Appendix A - BLM Lands Available for Disposal (5.7 MB)
Appendix B - Paleontological Resources (41.6 KB)
Appendix C - Roadless Area Inventory and Wilderness Evaluation (5.42 MB)
Appendix - Wild and Scenic Rivers Suitability (9.95 MB)
Appendix E - Special Recreation Management Areas (16.9 MB)
Appendix F - Projected Activities for Impact Analysis (557 KB)
Appendix G - Climate Change Trends and Management Strategy for the San Juan National Forest / Tres Rios Land and Resource Management Plan (200 KB)
Appendix H - Oil and Gas Leasing Stipulations (717 MB) (Appendix H was replaced in 2019 under Administrative Change #6)
Appendix I - Vulnerable Watersheds (286 KB)
Appendix J - Biological Assessment for the San Juan National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (1.19 MB)
Appendix K - Fire Regime and Condition Class (424 KB)
Appendix L - Bureau of Land Management Grazing Allotment Status and Permitted Animal Unit Months (90.1 KB)
Appendix M - Land and Resource Management Plan Components Related to Terrestrial Wildlife Species (1.7 MB)
Appendix N - Sage Grouse Best Management Practices (277 KB)
Appendix O - BLM Lands with Wilderness Characteristics (270 KB)
Appendix P - Federally Listed Species and Sensitive Species (344 KB)
Appendix Q - Plan Components Addressing Species Diversity and Population Viability (221 KB)
Appendix R - Bureau of Land Management Master Leasing Plan Policy and Description of Leasing Analysis (275 KB)
Appendix S - Response to Comments on the SanJuan/Tres Rios Draft Land and Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (1.13 MB)
Appendix T - San Juan National Forest Biological Evaluation & Bureau of Land Management Sensitive Species Analysis (1.75 MB)
Appendix U - Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (5.16 MB)
Appendix V – Final Environmental Impact Statement Maps
Appendix W – Analysis of Plans and Land Use Policies of Adjacent Governments and Tribes (287 KB)

APPROVED CHANGES TO THE 2013 FOREST PLAN

PLAN AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1 - Chimney Rock National Monument Final Management Plan - October 28, 2015

Amendment 2 - Hermosa Creek Watershed Management Plan– December 18, 2017

Amendment 3 - Purgatory Resort Boundary Adjustment - May 25, 2018

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO THE FOREST PLAN

Administrative Change 1 - January 26, 2015

Forest Supervisor Determination

Administrative Change 2 - November 19, 2015

Forest Supervisor Determination 2

Administrative Change 3 - May 6, 2016

Forest Supervisor Determination 3

Administrative Change 4 (Monitoring Transition) – May 20, 2016

Administrative Change 5 - June 20, 2017

Forest Supervisor Determination 5

Administrative Change 6 - July 9, 2019

Forest Supervisor Determination 6

Administrative Change 7 - January 27, 2019

Forest Supervisor Determination 7

Administrative Change 8 – March 15, 2021

Forest Supervisor Determination 8

Administrative Change 9 – June 6, 2024

Forest Supervisor Determination 9

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Geospatial Database
Air Quality Documents
Comprehensive Air Resource Protection Protocol (431 KB)
Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenario (0 MB)
- 2006 Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenario (27.3 MB)
- 2006 Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenario Appendix F (4 MB)
- 2009 Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenario Addendum (4.44 MB)
- Draft Land and Resource Management Plan (2007)
- Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (2011)
Final Land and Resource Management Plan (2013)

BLM TRES RIOS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN

Revision of the BLM’s Tres Rios Resource Management Plan was conducted jointly with the San Juan Forest Plan.

BLM Final Tres Rios Field Office Land and Resource Management Plan

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

Mark Lambert
San Juan National Forest Staff Officer for Planning and Public Service
mark.lambert@usda.gov
970-385-1240

Gina Jones
BLM Southwest District NEPA Coordinator
gphillips@blm.gov
970-240-5381

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