A revised draft plan for the Manti-La Sal Forest is completed, along with the draft environmental impact statement and the formal comment period opened Friday, Aug. 18, and runs through Nov. 16.
According to U.S. Forest Service documents, forest plans establish “broad, long-range, general management direction to maintain or achieve desired conditions. Together, desired conditions and objectives describe what actions Forest Service managers intend to implement across the Manti-La Sal landscape while still providing sustainable usage by individuals and communities...