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BLM welcomes public comment on trails and travel management for Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office invites public comment on travel management planning for trails and roads within the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument on BLM-managed public lands.
BLM will host a virtual public meeting, via Zoom, on Wednesday, July 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., part of a 30-day public scoping period, which ends Aug. 16.
This scoping period provides an open process for determining the scope of issues to be addressed and builds upon public input received during two previous workshops held to identify existing trails and roads, determine appropriate uses and ways to improve the trail network.
Public input helps the BLM develop a range of alternatives to improve the recreational experience, while protecting natural and cultural resources.
Participants must register for the Zoom meeting here.
After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email with instructions, a link to join the meeting and phone numbers for those unable to join online.
Zoom virtual meeting tutorials can be viewed here. Please contact the BLM as soon as possible for reasonable accommodations to participate.
On July 10, 2015, the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument was designated by Presidential Proclamation.
It contains nearly 331,000 acres of public lands comanaged by the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service within Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Yolo counties.
The proclamation allows for continued historic uses of the area, including hunting, fishing and livestock grazing, while protecting important recreational areas for camping, biking, hiking, horseback riding, designated off-road vehicle trails, sightseeing, remote backcountry travel and white-water rafting.
The area also contains one of the greatest concentrations of biodiversity in California, and is home to threatened and endangered plant and wildlife species.
Learn more here about the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
More information about this planning effort can be found on the project website.
Written comments may be submitted electronically to the project ePlanning website; via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; or by mail, BLM Ukiah Field Office, Attn: BSMNM Travel Management Planning EA, 2550 North State Street, Suite 2, Ukiah, CA 95482.
For specific questions, contact Monument Manager Rebecca Carr Wong at 707-468-4023 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..