| Northern
Great Plains Management Plans Revision |
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The Northern Great Plains
Management Plans Revision is a combined planning effort of the Dakota
Prairie Grasslands, and the Medicine Bow-Routt and Nebraska National
Forests. This effort will revise the three Land and Resource Management
Plans for the National Grassland units on the Dakota Prairie Grasslands
and Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, and all the units of the Nebraska
National Forest. |
Bureau
of Land Management & Forest Service
Off-Highway Vehicle Plan Amendment for
Montana, North Dakota and portions of South Dakota |
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The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) and U. S. Forest Service propose to change management direction
regarding cross-country off-highway vehicle (OHV) use in Montana,
North Dakota and a portion of South Dakota. The Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and forest plan/resource management plan amendment
would change areas that are currently unrestricted for cross-country
OHV use to a decision that allows for travel only on roads and trail
that currently exist on the ground. Snowmobile use will not be addressed
in this EIS. Exceptions to be considered in the analysis would be
for such things as game retrieval, camping and disabled access. Not
affected by the proposed action would be off-road vehicle access allowed
under the terms and conditions of a federal lease or permit, however,
other alternatives may be considered in the EIS. |
| Roadless Area
Conservation |
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The Department of Agriculture
is adopting this final rule to protect and conserve inventoried roadless
areas on National Forest System lands. The preamble states the basis
and purpose of the rule, includes responses to comments received on
the proposed rule, and serves as the record of decision for this rulemaking. |
| National
Grasslands Management - A Primer |
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In September and October
1995, a team of Forest Service officials conducted a management review
of national grasslands. The resulting Action Plan directed that a
"white paper" be prepared to identify and interpret the
laws and regulations applicable to the administration of the national
grasslands. It was felt that such a "white paper" would
assist Forest Service employees involved in the day-to-day administration
of the national grasslands and improve their understanding of the
laws and regulations applicable to these areas. In so doing, it would
also facilitate a more consistent application of the law to similar
cases arising on different national grasslands. This is that "white
paper."
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| Dakota
Prairie Grasslands Biological Monitoring & Survey Projects |
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New and ongoing wildlife,
fish, botany, and rare species surveys or studies that are being conducted
on the Dakota Prairie Grasslands. |
| Monitoring
and Evaluation Reports |
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Paper or CD Copy:
Dakota Prairie Grasslands
240 W. Century Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503
(701) 250-4443 |
To view online:
2001_Monitoring.pdf
Microsoft Word (.doc)
(740kb)
1999, 2000 Monitoring (725kb)
2002 Monitoring Report
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| Dakota
Prairie Grasslands Quarterly NEPA Report |
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Each year we conduct environmental
analysis and planning for a wide variety of projects. Your participation
in the analysis for these projects can promote better decisions by
informing us of your concerns regarding the potential impacts of our
proposed projects and by reviewing our analysis and alternatives.
This Schedule is produced quarterly and includes project proposals
we anticipate working on in the coming months. Some of the projects
on this list are repeated from the previous Quarter, while projects,
which are just getting underway appear here for the first time. |
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Paper Copy:
Dakota Prairie Grasslands
240 W. Century Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503
(701) 250-4443 |
To view online:
1st & 2nd Quarter CY2003
(739k
4th Quarter 2002 (742k)
3rd Quarter 2002(2.4 mb)
2nd Quarter 2002(2.9 mb)
1st Quarter 2002(2.2 mb)
-Information on PDF files-
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| Forest
Service Directives - Manuals & Handbooks |
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The Forest Service Directive
System consists of the Forest Service Manual and Handbooks, which
codify the agency's policy, practice, and procedure. The system serves
as the primary basis for the internal management and control of all
programs and the primary source of administrative direction to Forest
Service employees. |
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