September 5, 2017 - The National Forests and Grasslands in Texas is postponing meetings on Wild and Scenic River eligibility and Wildernesses due to widespread flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.
The meetings, scheduled for Lufkin and San Augustine on Sept 12 and 14 have been postponed, according to Rob Potts, Natural Resources and Planning staff officer.
“Our main concern is with people recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey,” he said. “As lives and homes are put back together, we will reschedule these meetings.”
Wild and scenic rivers and wilderness designations are two components of the forest’s plan revision process. To be added to the forest plan mailing list or to submit comments and information to the planning team for consideration as the assessment is developed, email TexasPlanRev@fs.fed.us or call the Supervisor’s Office at 936-639-8501.
The Wild and Scenic Rivers and Wilderness webpages offers easy to follow links that allow users a way to comment online.
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Inventory website is: https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=43335e4399a54c25954c839b93512f8d
The Initial Wilderness Inventory website is:
https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=37e87168a091476199c3f8793614002d
The site provides background information, current data and instructions on what is needed.
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