October 31, 2024

BLM announces availability of final vegetation management plan

SAFFORD, Arizona – The Bureau of Land Management today announced its approval of a vegetation management plan that covers integrated vegetation management activities targeting landscape restoration for the majority of the Safford Field Office.

The associated Environmental Assessment, decision record, and finding of no significant impact are available on the BLM ePlanning site. Today’s decision begins a 30-day appeal period that ends on November 30, 2024.

The BLM began development of the draft plan in March 2017 that included a 30-day public scoping period and public meetings. A 30-day public comment period on the draft plan followed in December 2020, as well as a 45-day public comment period on Wilderness and Ecosystem Plan Amendments to supplement the EA in June 2021.