LAKEVIEW, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for amending the 2003 Lakeview Resource Management Plan, which would update the management of 3.2 million acres of BLM-managed public lands in Lake and Harney counties. The amendment, which has been prepared to respond to a 2010 court settlement, addresses the management of public lands for wilderness characteristics, recreation and grazing.

“We welcome the public’s insight and input into how we can appropriately balance the management of these lands,” said Jami Ludwig, BLM Lakeview Field Manager. “This plan will help guide BLM’s management of this landscape for the next 20 years.”