Zasoby i środowisko · 22/12/1994

Environmental Statements; Availability, etc.: Grass Creek Resource Area, WY

The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Grass Creek Resource Management Plan (RMP) describes and analyzes four alternative resource management plans, including the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) preferred alternative, developed through public scoping and in consultation with local Governments. The planning area includes portions of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, and Washakie counties in the Bighorn Basin of north central Wyoming. When completed, the Grass Creek RMP will provide the management direction for future land and resource management actions on approximately 968,000 acres of public land surface and approximately 1,171,000 acres of Federal mineral estate administered by the BLM. The draft EIS focuses on resolving three key issues identified through public scoping and analysis of current BLM management in the Grass Creek planning area. These issues are: