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FAFA Public Meetings to Learn How to Comment Learn how to submit comments on the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision. This plan will have long-lasting impacts on forest access, grazing, recreation, timber, and community livelihoods across Eastern Oregon. To help our communities prepare, Forest Access For All (FAFA) is hosting a series of public meetings to explain the plan and guide people through the comment process. Meeting Schedule: September 18 – Baker City (Elks Lodge, 6:00 PM) • Enterprise (Toma’s Conference Room, 6:00 PM) September 19 – John Day (Grant County Regional Airport, 6:00 PM) • La Grande (OTEC Meeting Room, 6:00 PM) September 20 – Burns (Harney County Community Center, 6:00 PM) • Dayton, WA (Columbia County Library, 4:00 PM) At these meetings, FAFA will: Explain what’s in the Forest Plan and why it matters. Provide step-by-step instructions for submitting comments. Share examples of strong comments that carry weight. Answer your questions and provide resources to take home. Comment Resources for the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision (This is the revision the agency hopes you ignore—because it shifts the Blue Mountains from an open forest to a closed forest for motorized access.) We need every person who can to submit a comment. Please stand up for motorized access to the Blue Mountains, for our heritage, and for our way of life. Key Resources Preliminary Draft Forest Plan Revision: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/.../file/1945314100574 FAFA Key Comment Points: https://9c7ea9cb-a132-4c4c-a451-271d590af4f9.usrfiles.com... Example Comment (Word): https://9c7ea9cb-a132-4c4c-a451-271d590af4f9.usrfiles.com... Fillable Example (PDF): https://9c7ea9cb-a132-4c4c-a451-271d590af4f9.usrfiles.com... Deadline: October 6, 2025 Submit Your Comment: Online: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=64157 By Mail: Umatilla National Forest Supervisor’s Office Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision72510 Coyote Road Pendleton, OR 97801 By Email: sm.fs.bluesforests@usda.gov

Notice Date: Friday, September 12th, 2025

• County: Baker Grant Harney Union Wallowa
• Notice Type: Public Hearing Public Meeting Public Notice Special Meeting
• City: Baker City Burns Canyon City Cove Crane Dayville Elgin Enterprise Hines Island City La Grande Mt. Vernon Prairie City Seneca Union Wallowa

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