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Planning 2.0
Improving the way we plan together.
Planning 2.0
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Planning 2.0
• A Resource Management Plan (RMP) is a blueprint that describes how the BLM will manage areas of public land over a period of time.
• Required under The Federal Land Management and Policy Act (FLPMA).
• Developed through a collaborative process.
• Guides future management actions and decisions.
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Resource Management Plans
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Planning 2.0
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• 50+ on‐going Resource Management Plans (RMPs) under development.
• Most western states include 6 ‐10 planning areas.
Planning Status
Planning 2.0
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How did this initiative get started?
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/directors_corner/2016roadmap.html
2016 Roadmap for Success
Develop a more proactive and nimble approach to planning.
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Planning 2.0
• Overview of BLMs Current Planning Process
• Litigation review
• Recommendations
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Internal Assessment
Planning 2.0
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The Landscape Approach
• Landscape scale assessments
• Regional mitigation strategies
• Monitoring for adaptive management
• Geospatial data integration
• Science integration
Planning 2.0 will improve our ability to “plan across landscapes”
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Planning 2.0
Project Goals
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1. Create a more dynamic and efficient planning process.
2. Enhance opportunities for collaborative planning.
3. Plan across landscapes and at multiple scales.
Planning 2.0
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Project Steps
Proposed Rule
Draft Handbook
Final
Rule
Final Handbook
Implement Changes
Identify Potential Changes
We are here!
Spring 2015
Summer 2015
Spring 2016
Summer 2016
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Planning 2.0
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How might we meet these goals?
Planning 2.0
1. Integration of adaptive management into plans.
2. Earlier public and stakeholder collaboration.
3. Improved amendment process.
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Create a more dynamic and efficient planning process
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Planning 2.0
1. New opportunities for public participation and stakeholder collaboration.
2. Improved use of web technology.
3. Continue to actively engage Cooperating Agencies in plan development.
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Enhance opportunities for collaborative planning.
Planning 2.0
1. Reconsider boundaries for future plans.
2. Higher‐level plans are focused on landscape goals and land use allocations.
3. Emphasis on geospatial data‐driven plans.
Plan across landscapes and at multiple scales
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What could this process look like?
Planning 2.0
Integrated RMPLandscape Approach
Landscape Goals
Integrated Objectives
Allowable Use &
Management Actions
Allowable Use &
Management Actions
Allowable Use &
Management Actions
Current RMPsStructured by Programs
Program Goal
Objective 1Objective 2Objective 3
Required Design Features
Allowable Use &
Management Actions
Program Goal
Objective 1Objective 2Objective 3
Required Design Features
Allowable Use &
Management Actions
Program Goal
Objective 1Objective 2Objective 3
Required Design Features
Allowable Use &
Management Actions
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Regional MitigationRequired Design Features
Conceptual Planning Decision Frameworks
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Planning 2.0
Notice of Intent
Public Scoping
Develop Alternatives
Notice of Availabilityfor Draft Plan
Public Comment Period
Notice of Availability for Proposed Plan
Protest and Governors
Consistency Review
Assess the Management
Situation
RMP Development
Prepare Draft Plan
RMP Review
Revise Plan
Publish Final Decision 15
Current Planning Process*
*For new plans and revisions
Planning 2.0
Notice of Intent
Public Scoping
Formulate Alternatives
Notice of Availability for Draft Plan
Public Comment Period
Notice of Availability for Proposed RMP
Protest Period and Governors
Consistency Review
Pre‐Planning
Evaluate Existing Management and Need for a Plan
Revision
Pre-Planning Outreach
Assess the Management
Situation
RMP Development
Alternatives Outreach
Prepare Draft Plan
RMP Review
Revise Plan
Publish Final Decision
Revise Alternatives
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Possible Revised Process*
*For new plans and revisions
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Planning 2.0
BLM evaluates existing management and management concerns.
PRE‐PLANNING
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• Is existing management working?
• Are there resource management concerns?
• What is the anticipated scope of the planning effort?
• What is the anticipated planning area boundary?
Planning 2.0
Collaborative pre‐planning outreach.
• What resources and multiple uses are
important in the planning area?
• Where are they important?
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PRE‐PLANNING
• What is our long‐term vision for the landscape?
• Is the planning area boundary and scope of the planning effort
appropriate to reach this vision?
• What data is available for this planning effort?
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Planning 2.0
Data gathering informs scoping.
Plan Evaluation
Ecoregional Assessments
Other Data Sources (e.g. Citizen Science)
Monitoring Data
Assessment
Data from Cooperators
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PRE‐PLANNING
Public Scoping
Planning 2.0
Alternatives outreach.
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RMP DEVELOPMENT
• Is the range of alternatives complete?
• Is any relevant information missing?
• Are the goals consistent with each other?
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Planning 2.0
1. Collaborative pre‐planning and alternatives outreach.
2. More focused plans.
3. Landscape‐level goals/direction and integrated resource and use objectives.
4. Less prescriptive plans.
5. Adaptive management.
How is this approach different?
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Questions?
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Planning 2.0
• Do you have ideas on how the BLM might achieve the project goals?
• What have you seen that worked well in past planning efforts?
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Questions for Discussion