Plan Revision Library
In our document library you can find information on key plan revision steps and processes using the dropdown menus below.
Existing Land Management Plans
The existing Land Management Plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests can be found here.
Revision Process
The 2012 Planning Rule requires that assessments rapidly evaluate existing information about relevant ecological, economic, and social conditions, trends, and sustainability and their relationship to the land management plan within the context of the broader landscape. The responsible official shall consider and evaluate existing and possible future conditions and trends of the plan area, and assess the sustainability of social, economic, and ecological systems within the plan area, in the context of the broader landscape (§ 219.6). (36 CFR 219.5(a)(1)).
Find information about the Assessment here.
The revision team has compiled a preliminary draft land management plan, also known as the proposed action in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, based on the Assessment and draft Preliminary Need to Change.
Find information about the Plan Development Process here.
Parallel Process to Plan Revision
The Species of Conservation Concern (SCC) is a plant or animal that the agency identifies based on concerns about that species' ability to remain on the landscape over the long term. Each Forest Plan has its own SCC list, which is approved by the Regional Forester. Revised Forest Plans must be designed to sustain or restore habitat for SCC populations and ensure, to the extent possible, that these species can remain on the landscape over the long term.
Find more information about SCC here.
The 2012 Planning Rule requires that, when developing a plan or plan revision, the Responsible Official shall:
Identify and evaluate lands that may be suitable for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and determine whether to recommend any such lands for wilderness designation. (36 CFR 219.7(c)(2)).
There is no obligation to make a recommendation and only Congress can designate wilderness areas.
Find more information about Wilderness Recommendation Process here.
The 2012 Planning Rule requires that, when developing a plan or plan revision, the Responsible Official shall: Identify the eligibility of rivers for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, unless a systematic inventory has been previously completed and documented, and there are no changed circumstances that warrant additional review. (36 CFR sec. 219.7(c)(2)(vi)).
Find more information about Wild and Scenic Rivers here.
Past Revision Efforts
For more information on the withdrawn 2018 Blue Mountains Forest Plan visit:
Pinyon Public Files
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Get in Touch!
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