San Luis Valley Field Office Socioeconomic Workshops
Virtual Public Meeting
Thank you for visiting the Virtual Public Information Meeting website for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) San Luis Valley Field Office (SLVFO) Socioeconomic Workshops.
The Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office (SLVFO) welcomes the public’s input on the current social and economic conditions in areas managed by the field office. Covering approximately 520,677 acres of federal surface and 621,000 acres of federal subsurface mineral estate the SLVFO manages land in Saguache, Alamosa, Rio Grande, Conejos, and Costilla counties.
The following information is intended to provide context for the BLM SLVFO Socioeconomic Workshops to be held on March 15, 2022 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm MST and March 16, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm MST. By clicking on the links below, participants can learn how to participate in the workshops and access virtual public meeting materials.
General information about the SLVFO is available at their website.
For those visitors with limited bandwidth or a desire to review project materials offline later, all of the virtual public information meeting files on this site are available to download. Printed copies will be available starting March 14 for pick-up at SLVFO 1313 US-160, Monte Vista, CO.
San Luis Hills from Rio Grande
Virtual Socioeconomic Workshops
BLM SLVFO is interested in hearing directly from members of the local communities about changes to the area, current economic conditions, and visions for the future and the role of public lands. The information gathered will provide a foundation for analysis of socioeconomic impacts for various alternatives for public land management when the SLVFO begins a revision of its land use plan in the coming years. The land use plan revision, once approved, will guide management decisions on BLM public lands within SLVFO for the next two or more decades.
Virtual workshops will be held on the following dates:
Workshop 1 – Tuesday, March 15, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Workshop 2 – Wednesday, March 16, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The same material will be presented at both meetings. Phone and internet participation options will be available – there is no option for in-person participation. Workshop materials will be available for download and in printed format available for pick-up at the SLVFO prior to the virtual meeting.
Issues for discussion at the workshops include but are not limited to:
How social and economic conditions have changed since the last land use planning effort in 1991;
The current social and economic conditions in the planning area;
The current role of public lands and federal mineral resources in the local economy;
Visions for the future of the regional economy and for local communities, and the role of public lands and federal resources in this vision.
How to register for the Virtual Socioeconomic Workshops
Those who wish to participate should register by March 1st via the links below: Virtual workshops will be held on the following dates:
Additional Information and Meeting Materials
Workshop materials will be linked below as they are available.
For more information please visit BLM’s website.