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CN II OPINION
BY DON AMADOR
attended the meeting to learn
more about the DEIS and to
share their views and concerns
about current and proposed
management of their National
Forests.
Several of the key concerns
expressed by public statements
or in discussions were about the
truncated plan timeline, miss
-
ing significant issues such as
Recreation/Transportation Road
and Trail System due to self-
imposed narrow timeline, and
questioned the practical value
of this multi-state regional plan
-
ning document given the critical
staff
shortages and other fac-
tors at the Forest level, which
severely
limit the agency from
O
n, January 23, 2025, I
attended a public meet-
ing at Shasta College in
Redding where the Northwest
Forest Plan Amendment Draft
Environmental Statement (DEIS)
planning team gave an update
on the planning effort. Approxi
-
mately 50 stakeholders from
across
the North State region
NORTHWEST FOREST
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF
COLLABORATIVES
Don Amador (left) and Dale Warmuth,
Conservation Lead for Far West Motorcycle
Club, on a Post Wildfire Survey of OHV Trails
on the Mad River Ranger District, Six Rivers
NF, that is in the NWFP project area.
