Amendment to the 2012 Planning Rule
The Forest Service has published an amendment to the 2012 Planning Rule, within the Federal Register Notice.
The 2012 Planning Rule directs the land use planning process for national forests and grasslands. This amendment clarifies how land management plans originally developed under 1982 Planning Rule provisions are amended under the 2012 Planning Rule, and specifically addresses how 2012…
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Land Management Planning, Get Involved
Land management plans are developed and revised under the 2012 Planning Rule which requires decision makers, referred to as "responsible officials," to emphasize and provide opportunities for public involvement through every step of the planning process. Specifically, the planning rule focuses on engaging with and listening to the public at all phases of the planning process and requires engaging…
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Land Management Plans
What is a Land Management Plan?A land management plan is similar to a city or county comprehensive plan that helps guide land use and development. In the same way that your town, county, or city is planned to designate where particular uses (such as industrial and residential uses) may occur, national forests plans identify areas intended for specific uses such as timber harvest, primitive…
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Land Management Planning
National Forest Management ActThe National Forest Management Act of 1976 requires national forests or grasslands managed by the Forest Service to develop and maintain an effective Land Management Plan. The process of development and revision of forest plans, along with the required contents is outlined in the planning regulations (36 CFR 219), often referred to as the planning rule. The 2012…
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Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Directives Responses
Official responses to Congressional requests for information are provided below along with short descriptions of the requests.
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A century later, Arthur Carhart’s recreation plan for the Superior National Forest lives on
Arthur Carhart with his canoe as he pauses along the Kawishiwi River at the first rapids above the forks of the stream, c1920. Photo courtesy USDA Forest Service, Superior National Forest Collection.
MINNESOTA—A century ago, on Nov. 8, 1922, Regional Forester A.S. Peck approved a recreation…