The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public review and input on a draft comprehensive river management plan and environmental analysis for the Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River near Central, Alaska.
BLM requests comments, including additional information and science that should be considered, by November 8, 2023.
The draft analysis considers a range of potential management actions to protect and enhance the values that led Birch Creek to become part of the National Wild and Scenic River System. The selected management actions will beincorporated into a final plan, which will update the existing 1983 River Management Plan.
“Birch Creek and the Nation’s other Wild and Scenic Rivers help protect water quality, maintain biodiversity and increase landscape resilience for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations,” said BLM Eastern Interior Field Manager Tim Hammond. “As we look to the future of Birch Creek, we want to hear from the public about how we can best manage uses and resources while protecting wild river values that make Birch Creek special to so many people.”
Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River was designated by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980.
To learn more about the planning project, review the draft comprehensive river management plan and environmentalanalysis, or provide your input on management of the Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River online, visit the NEPA Register project page.
You can also provide your comments by email toBirchCreek@blm.gov. To finalize the analysis, BLM requests input by November 8, 2023.