Notice of Availability of the Approved Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision
The BLM has released an Approved Resource Management Plan (ARMP) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the Redding and Arcata Field Offices' Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan (NCIP). The publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register on November 13, 2024, will conclude the planning process for this plan.
To access the ARMP and ROD (or any other the related plan documents), click on the “Documents” tab of this ePlanning webpage.
The BLM wants to thank all the cooperating agencies, Tribes, interested parties, and community members that provided invaluable guidance and input on this plan.
Questions: If you have questions about the NCIP, contact the Arcata or Redding Field Office Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at:
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 825-2300
Redding Field Office-
6640 Lockheed Dr.
Redding, CA 96002
June 20, 2024
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource
Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
30-Day Protest Period (June 21, 2024 – July 22, 2024)
The BLM has released a Proposed Resource Management Plan
(PRMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Redding and
Arcata Field Offices' Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan
(NCIP). The publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register
on June 21, 2024, will initiate a 30-day protest period and 60-day Governor’s
consistency review where members of the public may submit a valid protest and
state agencies verify conformance with their respective plans and policies.
A link to the PRMP and FEIS can be accessed by clicking on
the “Documents” tab of this ePlanning webpage on accessing each volume of the
NCIP. This ePlanning page also contains a tool for submitting a valid protest
electronically. Click on the “File a Protest” link on the left-hand side
of this webpage where a protest may be filed (this function will be available on Friday, June 21). A link the PRMP and FEIS can be
accessed by clicking on the “Documents” tab of this ePlanning webpage on
accessing each volume of the NCIP.
All protests must be in writing and filed with the BLM
Director, either as a hard copy or electronically through this ePlanning
website by the close of the protest period (July 22, 2024). Th only electronic
protests the BLM will accept are those filed through ePlanning. All protest
letters sent to the BLM via fax or e-mail will be considered invalid unless a
properly filed protest is also submitted. If you do not have the ability to
file your protest electronically, hard copy protests must be mailed to the following
address, postmarked by the close of the protest period:
Regular and Overnight Mail:
BLM Director
Attention: Protest Coordinator (HQ210)
Denver Federal Center, Building 40 (Door W-4)
Lakewood, CO 80215
More information on the protest process can be found here: Filing
a Plan Protest | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)
October 6, 2023
Public Outreach Meetings
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Redding and Arcata Field Offices are hosting two virtual public meetings and two in-person public meetings to provide project information and opportunities to comment on the Northwest California Integrated Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (referred to as the NCIP). The NCIP would replace and update current management direction set forth in the Arcata and Redding Field Office’s respective resource management plans (RMPs): the 1992 Arcata Resource Area RMP and Record of Decision, and the 1993 Redding RMP and Record of Decision.
Public Meetings
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Type
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Date
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Time
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Location
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Virtual
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Oct 23, 2023
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6pm-8pm PST
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Zoom
Meeting and Registration Link
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In-Person
Loleta
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Oct 30, 2023
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6pm-8pm PST
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Bear River Community Center, Tish Non
Room, 266 Keisner Rd Loleta, CA 95551
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In-Person
Redding
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Nov 2, 2023
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6pm-8pm PST
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Sheraton Hotel at the Sundial Bridge,
Ballroom A, 820 Sundial Bridge Drive Redding CA 96003
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Virtual
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Dec 13, 2023
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1pm-3pm PST
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Zoom
Meeting and Registration Link
(same as above)
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Please pre-register for the virtual meetings using the Zoom meeting/registration link (same as above): https://empsi.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ycb6oRX9ThuDlze0E8jLsw#/registration
September 29, 2023
The BLM is seeking public review and comments from interested and affected parties concerning the Draft RMP and EIS. Multiple opportunities are available for interested stakeholders or members of the public to learn about the planning process, submit comments, and ask questions.
The BLM anticipates holding two virtual and two in-person public meetings, please return to this webpage for public engagement opportunities.
Questions related to the virtual public engagement meetings can be directed to the NCIP planning team by submitting inquiries to [email protected].
Please visit the Documents tab to access and download the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. For persons unable to download the digital materials on this website, a hard copy of the documents will be available for review at the Redding and Arcata Field Office (address below) and at county libraries.
How to Submit Comments on the Draft RMP/EIS- Written public comments must be received by December 28, 2023 (comment form available in the Documents tab). The most useful public comments provide specific and relevant information that inform the issues or alternatives to be analyzed, or that could influence the scope of issues or range of alternatives considered. Written comments may be submitted via one of the methods listed below:
When the comment period is over, BLM will review all the letters. The BLM will code the letter’s content as substantive or nonsubstantive. The Council on Environmental Quality defines a substantive comment as a comment that does one or more of the following:
- Questions, with a reasonable basis, the accuracy of the information or analysis in the Draft NCIP
- Presents reasonable alternatives other than those presented in the Draft NCIP that meet the purpose and need of the proposed action and addresses significant issues
- Questions, with a reasonable basis, the merits of an alternative or alternatives
- Causes changes in or revisions to the proposed action
- Questions, with a reasonable basis, the adequacy of the planning process itself
Additionally, the BLM’s NEPA Handbook identifies additional types of substantive comments:
- Comments on the adequacy of the analysis—comments that express a professional disagreement with the conclusions of the analysis or assert that the analysis is inadequate are substantive but may or may not lead to changes in the Final NCIP.
- Comments that identify new alternatives, impacts, or mitigation measures—public comments on a Draft NCIP that identify impacts, alternatives, or mitigation measures that were not addressed in the draft are substantive.
- Disagreements with significance determinations—comments that directly or indirectly question, with a reasonable basis, determinations regarding the significance or severity of impacts are substantive.
Examples of nonsubstantive comments include the following:
-Express an opinion only.
-Say that the Draft NCIP doesn’t reflect balanced land management.
-Say that the environmental consequences are inadequate without explaining why.
Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in any comments, be aware that the entire comment — including personal identifying information — may be made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
More information is available from the BLM Arcata Field Office at 707-825-2300 or the BLM Redding Field Office at 530-224-2100.
February 27, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the NCIP. If you have question about the planning process for the NCIP or would like to be notified when the DEIS and RMP is available for review, please email [email protected].
September 8, 2022
The NCIP Public Scoping report has been uploaded to the "Documents" tab on the left side of this website. This report includes an overview of the public scoping process, summarizes substantive comments received, and includes all substantive comments received in Appendix A of the report. All comments we captured during the 60-day public scoping period between April 29, 202 and June 28, 2022.
July 21, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management is welcoming public comments on a Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report, which identifies segments of northwest California rivers and streams that might be eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The BLM will use the eligibility report in developing the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan (NCIP), a land use plan that will guide management of BLM public lands in northwest California for the next 20 years. To view the Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report, click on the "Documents" tab to the left of this webpage.
Public comments on the Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report can be summited by clicking the "Participate Now" tab on the left side of this webpage and following instructions for submitting a comment. You may also email BLM Planning and Environmental Specialist Chad Endicott at [email protected], or by mailing to the BLM Redding Field Office, 6640 Lockheed Dr. Redding, CA 96002. The BLM will accept comments through August 18, 2022.
June 29, 2022
Public scoping is now complete for this phase of the project. If you were unable to attend the virtual meetings, closed captioned recordings have been provided below. If you would like to see transcripts, PDFs of the presentation slides, or downloadable versions of the recording please go to the "Documents" tab on the left.
May 23, 2022
In addition to the Virtual Public Meetings described in the Notice of Intent update below (and summarized here), two in-person open house meetings have been scheduled. These meetings will provide the public with an opportunity to ask specific questions of BLM staff in-person. Pre-registration to attend these events is not required.
In-person meetings:
- Monday, June 6, 2022 – 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Red Lion Hotel Redding, 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA, 96002
- Wednesday, June 8, 2022 – 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Redwood Park, 490 E. Park Road, Arcata, CA 95521
Virtual meetings:
These four virtual public outreach meetings are intended to give the public an opportunity to learn more about the NCIP and provide verbal input for consideration in the planning process. Each meeting will highlight a different resource topic.
- Thursday, June 9th; 9:00am-11:00am Pacific
- Tuesday, June 14th; 9:00am-11:00am Pacific
- Wednesday, June 15th; 4:00pm-6:00pm Pacific
- Thursday, June 16th; 5:00pm-7:00pm Pacific
The BLM will hold the virtual public outreach meetings via the Zoom online video platform and via teleconference so that participants can attend remotely. For security purposes, registration is required in order to listen and view the meetings via Zoom, listen to the meetings by telephone, or provide verbal input at the public meetings by Zoom or telephone.
Register here: Meeting Registration - Zoom
Interested members of the public not familiar with the Zoom platform are encouraged to view the Zoom video tutorials (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-video-tutorials) prior to the public meetings.
If you have questions about the NCIP, contact the Arcata or Redding Field Offices Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:
Arcata Field Office
1695 Heindon Road
Arcata, CA 95521
Tory Callahan
[email protected]
Phone: (707) 825-2315
Redding Field Office
6640 Lockheed Drive
Redding, CA 96002
Chad Endicott
[email protected]
Phone: (530) 224-2140
What's Happened?
The NCIP was restarted early in 2021. Since the 2016 effort was terminated on April 5, 2019 this new effort received a new NEPA number and a ePlanning Site.
Here is the link to to the 2016 effort and accompanying documents: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/63960/510
June 16th, 2021
The Analysis of the Management Situation Revision and the Pre-Scoping Report are now in the documents tab for informational purposes.
May 3rd, 2021
The recordings of the Virtual Public Meetings with closed captioning have been uploaded to the documents page here on ePlanning. If you provided a public comment, please feel free to watch the videos and ensure the closed captioning correctly captures your input.
Also, after hearing such positive feedback about the virtual open house (https://www.virtualpublicmeeting.com/ncip-pre-scoping-home), we have decided to leave it up for the time being as an information source. We will place an update here when we know when it will close. Please note that ability to receive comments through the virtual open house has been removed, but BLM remains open to receive comments through all the other avenues:
ePlanning: During participation periods
U.S. Mail: NCIP, Bureau of Land Management, Redding Field Office, 6640 Lockheed Dr., Redding, CA 96002
April 13th, 2021
The Link to the 2016 RMP ePlanning site https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/63960/510 This is where you will find documents and maps for the previous effort, which was terminated in 2018.
The web-based virtual open house is available to the public from March 29 to April 30, 2021. Website visitors will be able to view information about the planning process, view interactive maps, pose questions, and submit comments.
The virtual open house website is accessible at: https://www.virtualpublicmeeting.com/ncip-pre-scoping-home
* The NCIP will cover BLM administrator lands in Butte, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity Counties.
March 29th, 2021
Information on Attending the NCIP Virtual Public Outreach Meetings
The BLM has scheduled four (4) virtual public outreach meetings on the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan (NCIP) during the following times:
Tuesday, April 13, from 11:00am – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).
Thursday, April 15, from 4:00pm – 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).
Monday, April 19, from 9:00am – 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT).
Wednesday, April 21, from 5:00pm – 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).
These virtual public outreach meetings are intended to give the public an opportunity to learn more about the NCIP and provide verbal input for consideration in the planning process.
The BLM will hold the virtual public outreach meetings via the Zoom online video platform and via teleconference so that participants can attend remotely. For security purposes, registration is required in order to listen and view the meetings via Zoom, listen to the meetings by telephone, or provide verbal input at the public meetings by Zoom or telephone.
*Interested members of the public not familiar with the Zoom platform are encouraged to view the Zoom video tutorials (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-video-tutorials) prior to the public meetings.
Instructions for Attending the Virtual Public Outreach Meetings:
*If you have technical difficulties registering for the meetings or joining the meetings, please email [email protected].
For Participants Joining by Zoom Web Platform or Zoom App:
1. Please pre-register using the link(s) provided below.
Tuesday, April 13th Meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlceysrDIiGN0Zp-JGkhfbZMLt_Xt27Hlp
Thursday, April 15th Meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvdOqhpzovGtQR4jxKl3MpI2Dxf1yz2SuF
Monday, April 19th Meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ufuqtrjMpHNH3KHfKyMiL2jTX94Cw_sIF
Wednesday, April 21st Meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrduqurz0vGdG39RwyNXr9zYGtp0ni0Oiz
Reasonable Accommodations
The BLM is committed to providing access to the virtual public meetings for all participants. Closed captioning will be available during the public meetings. Further, full audio and video recordings and transcripts of the public meetings will be posted online after the meetings. Participants will also have access to live audio during the public meetings via their telephone or computer speakers.
Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations to participate in the meetings should contact the BLM at least 5 business days prior to the date of the meetings to help ensure availability. An accessible version of the BLM’s public hearing presentation will also be posted online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2012803/510 prior to the meetings.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
