GREATER SAGE-GROUSE PLANNING/NEPA
The following planning and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents have been identified by BLM Librarians as relevant to the BLM's Greater sage-grouse conservation initiative. Planning guidance may be found in National Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy, Guidance for Addressing Sagebrush Habitat Conservation in BLM Land Use Plans (November 2004).
For more information on land use planning and NEPA, please visit the BLM's Decision Support, Planning, and NEPA webpage. Other helpful resources include a BLM Glossary and the full text of the NEPA statute.
We have used these acronyms below:
EIS = Environmental Impact Statement
FEIS = Final Environmental Impact Statement
RMP = Resource Management Plan
ROD = Record of Decision
Please note: If you are looking for documents on this page that are not actively linked, please contact the blm_library@blm.gov for assistance
Planning/NEPA by State
Note: Planning/NEPA documents from 2015 onward can be found in the Documents and Resources section of the subject guide.
State |
Planning Unit |
Status |
Date* |
Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CA |
Alturas Field Office |
Completed |
2008 |
Alturas Proposed RMP-FEIS and ROD |
|
CA |
Eagle Lake Field Office |
Completed |
2008 |
Eagle Lake Proposed RMP-FEIS V.1 and V.2 and ROD |
|
CA |
Surprise Field Office |
Completed |
2008 |
|
|
CO |
Colorado River Valley Field Office |
Under revision |
2013 (revision) |
Colorado River Valley Draft RMP/Draft FEIS |
|
CO |
Grand Junction Resource Area |
Under revision |
1987 (current), |
Grand Junction RMP and ROD (1987) |
|
CO |
Kremmling Field Office |
Under revision |
2013 (revision) |
Kremmling Draft RMP/Draft EIS |
|
CO |
Little Snake Field Office |
Completed |
2011 |
Little Snake RMP and ROD and additional supporting documentation |
|
CO |
White River Resource Area |
Completed |
1997 |
White River RMP and ROD |
|
ID |
Bennett Hills/Timmerman Hills |
Completed |
1980 |
Bennett Hills/Timmerman Hills Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Big Desert |
Completed |
1988 |
Big Desert Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Big Lost |
Completed |
1982 |
Big Lost Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Bruneau Field Office |
Under revision |
1983 (current), |
Bruneau Management Framework Plan (1983) |
|
ID |
Cascade |
Under revision |
1987 (current) |
Cascade Proposed RMP and FEIS |
|
ID |
Cassia |
Under revision |
1985 (current) |
Cassia RMP |
|
ID |
Challis Resource Area |
Completed |
1999 |
Challis RMP and ROD |
|
ID |
Craters of the Moon National Monument |
Completed |
2006 |
Craters of the Moon National Monument Management Plan and ROD |
|
ID |
Four Rivers Field Office |
Under revision |
2013 (revision) |
Four Rivers RMP: Various planning documents and information in support of the revision |
|
ID |
Jarbidge |
Under revision |
1987 (current), |
Jarbidge RMP (1987); Jarbidge Draft RMP and EIS (2010) |
|
ID |
Kuna |
Completed |
1983 |
Kuna Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Lemhi |
Completed |
2001 |
Lemhi RMP: link accesses Amendment and ROD (2001) and RMP, ROD, and Range Program Summary (1987) |
|
ID |
Little Lost/Birch Creek |
Completed |
1997 |
Little Lost/Birch Creek Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Magic |
Completed |
1980 |
Magic Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Medicine Lodge |
Completed |
1985 |
Medicine Lodge RMP: link accesses RMP (1985) and Draft RMP and EIS (1984) |
|
ID |
Monument |
Completed |
1986 |
Monument RMP |
|
ID |
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA |
Completed |
2008 |
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey Natl. Conservation Area RMP/ROD and FEIS |
|
ID |
Owyhee |
Completed |
1999 |
Owyhee ROD/RMP |
|
ID |
Pocatello |
Completed |
2012 |
Pocatello RMP/ROD |
|
ID |
Shoshone-Burley |
New |
2015 |
|
|
ID |
Sun Valley |
Completed |
1981 |
Sun Valley Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Twin Falls |
Completed |
1988 |
Twin Falls Management Framework Plan |
|
ID |
Upper Snake |
Under revision |
2013 |
Upper Snake RMP: link accesses Public Scoping and Analysis of the Management Situation |
|
MT |
Big Dry |
Completed |
1995 |
Big Dry RMP and FEIS |
|
MT |
Billings |
Completed |
1984 |
Billings Resource Area FEIS and Proposed RMP and ROD |
|
MT |
Butte |
Completed |
2009 |
Butte RMP: link accesses Draft RMP/ EIS, Proposed RMP/ Final EIS, and ROD/ Approved RMP |
|
MT |
Dillon |
Completed |
2006 |
Dillon RMP: link accesses Draft RMP/ EIS, Proposed RMP/ Final EIS, and ROD/ Approved RMP |
|
MT |
Headwaters |
Completed |
1984 |
Headwaters RMP: link accesses Draft RMP/EIS, Final RMP/EIS, and ROD |
|
MT |
Judith, Valley, and Phillips |
Completed |
1994 |
Judith, Valley, and Phillips FEIS, RMP, and ROD |
|
MT |
Miles City |
Under revision |
2014 |
Miles City Draft RMP and EIS |
|
MT |
North Dakota |
Under revision |
1988 (current) |
North Dakota Draft and Final RMP/EIS and ROD (1988); information on new RMP development |
|
MT |
Powder River |
Completed |
1985 |
Powder River FEIS, RMP, and ROD |
|
MT |
South Dakota |
Under revision |
1986 (current), |
South Dakota RMP (1986); South Dakota Draft RMP/EIS (2013) |
|
MT |
Upper Missouri River Breaks |
Completed |
2009 |
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument RMP: link accesses Draft RMP/ EIS, Proposed RMP/ Final EIS, and ROD/ Approved RMP |
|
MT |
West HiLine |
Completed |
1988 |
West HiLine RMP: link accesses Draft EIS/RMP, Final EIS/RMP, and ROD |
|
NV |
Battle Mountain District |
New |
2014 |
New plan to replace the current Shoshone-Eureka RMP and Tonopah RMP; more information |
|
NV |
Black Rock Desert |
Completed |
2004 |
Black Rock Desert/High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area RMP |
|
NV |
Carson City |
Under revision |
2001 (current), |
Carson City Consolidated RMP (2001); Carson City RMP revision documents and information |
|
NV |
Elko |
Completed |
1987 |
Elko Proposed RMP and FEIS; ROD |
|
NV |
Ely |
Completed |
2008 |
Ely Proposed RMP and FEIS; Approved RMP and ROD |
|
NV |
Shoshone-Eureka |
Completed |
1986, several subsequent amendments |
Shoshone-Eureka RMP and amendments |
|
NV |
Tonopah |
Completed |
1997 |
Tonopah RMP |
|
NV |
Wells |
Completed |
1985 |
Wells Proposed RMP and FEIS; ROD |
|
NV |
Winnemucca |
Under revision |
2013 |
Winnemucca Draft RMP and Draft EIS; more information |
|
OR |
Andrews/Steens |
Completed |
2004 |
Andrews/Steens RMP and FEIS: follow links to Volumes 1-3 and related maps |
|
OR |
Baker |
Under revision |
1989 (current), |
Baker RMP: follow links to Baker RMP (1989) and Baker Resource Area RMP revision |
|
OR |
Brothers/LaPine |
Completed |
1989 |
Brothers/La Pine RMP: follow links to RMP/ ROD, FEIS, and Draft EIS |
|
OR |
John Day |
Under revision |
1995 (current), |
John Day RMP: follow links to current plan dcuments and revision information |
|
OR |
Lakeview |
Under revision |
2003 (current), |
Lakeview RMP: follow links to current plan documents and revision information |
|
OR |
Southeastern Oregon |
Under revision |
2002 (current) |
Southeastern Oregon RMP: follow links to current plan documents and amendment information |
|
OR |
Three Rivers |
Completed |
1991 |
Three Rivers Proposed RMP and FEIS |
|
OR |
Upper Deschutes |
Completed |
2005 |
Upper Deschutes RMP: follow links to RMP, FEIS, and Draft EIS |
|
UT |
Box Elder |
Completed |
1986 |
Box Elder RMP: follow links under "UT 020 Salt Lake" for Box Elder Proposed RMP/ FEIS, Approved RMP, ROD, and Rangeland Program Summary |
|
UT |
Cedar City |
New |
2015 |
Cedar City RMP; includes areas currently covered by Cedar /Beaver /Garfield /Antimony RMP and Pinyon MFP (see both below) |
|
UT |
Cedar/Beaver/ Garfield/ Antimony |
Completed |
1986 |
Cedar /Beaver /Garfield /Antimony RMP: follow links to Cedar /Beaver/ Garfield/ Antimony RMP/FEIS and ROD; area also covered by Cedar City RMP (see above) |
|
UT |
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument |
Completed |
1999 |
Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument Management Plan |
|
UT |
House Range |
Completed |
1987 |
House Range Resource Area RMP, ROD, and Rangeland Program Summary |
|
UT |
Kanab |
Completed |
2008 |
Kanab Field Office RMP |
|
UT |
Pinyon |
Completed |
1983 |
Pinyon Management Framework Plan; area also covered by Cedar City RMP (see above) |
|
UT |
Pony Express |
Completed |
1990 |
Pony Express RMP: follow links under "UT 020 Salt Lake" for Pony Express documents |
|
UT |
Price |
Completed |
2008 |
Price Field Office RMP |
|
UT |
Randolph |
Completed |
1980 |
Randolph Management Framework Plan Decisions (similar to a ROD) |
|
UT |
Richfield |
Completed |
2008 |
Richfield Field Office RMP |
|
UT |
Vernal |
Completed |
2008 |
Vernal Field Office RMP |
|
UT |
Warm Springs |
Completed |
1986 |
Warm Springs Resource Area RMP, ROD, and Rangeland Program Summary |
|
WY |
Bighorn Basin EIS: Cody and Worland |
Under revision |
2014 |
|
|
WY |
Buffalo |
Under revision |
1985 (current), |
Buffalo RMP |
|
WY |
Casper |
Completed |
2007 |
Casper RMP |
|
WY |
Green River |
Completed |
1997 |
Green River RMP: includes links to RMP, maintenance actions, and sage-grouse amendment; will be replaced by the Rock Springs RMP (under revision) |
|
WY |
Kemmerer |
Completed |
2010 |
Kemmerer RMP |
|
WY |
Lander |
Under revision |
2013 (revision) |
Lander RMP |
|
WY |
Newcastle |
Completed |
2000 |
Newcastle RMP |
|
WY |
Pinedale |
Completed |
2008 |
Pinedale RMP |
|
WY |
Rawlins |
Completed |
2008 |
Rawlins RMP |
|
WY |
Rock Springs |
Under revision |
2014 (revision) |
Rock Springs RMP; will replace the Green River RMP |
* Revision dates are completion estimates