Northern San Juan • Entered by Robyn Cascade on October 13, 2019
BLM UFO RMP Governor’s Consistency Review
August 25, 2019
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 0 |
| Post Admin hours | 0 |
| Activity Hours | 1.5 |
| Participants | 4 |
| Total Hours | 6 |
Key Issue: Landscape-level Planning
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: WSCC & ??? who crafted the talking points
Landscape/area: BLM CO – Uncompahgre Field Office
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Advocacy calls/emails/letters (4 letters to Governor Polis)
Short Description of Activity
Composed letters to Colorado Governor Polis encouraging him to use his authority via the Governor’s consistency review process to intervene regarding the final EIS of the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Resource Management Plan which did not resemble the Draft EIS released to the public three years prior.
Reflection/Evaluation
Frustrating to have to ask the governor to use this authority as the BLM’s final RMP was so grossly inferior to the DEIS, opened over 95% of the Uncompaghre Field Office to potential oil and gas lease sales, eliminated the LWCs, ACECs etc. Dismal. The Governor’s response fell short of our expectation though he did raise many inconsistencies between the final RMP and CO laws and policies. See article Grand Junction Sentinel: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/polis-to-blm-much-to-consider-in-next-plan/article_0212455c-d458-11e9-b862-20677ce05640.html?utm_campaign=2019-09-11+WildNews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew
Photos/Uploads
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Photo Captions
1. NSJBB letter to Polis
2. Gov Polis Consistency Review letter to BLM