The San Juan National Forest Dolores Ranger District has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Glade Rangeland Management Project.

The project is located on National Forest lands northwest of Dolores, and east of Dove Creek in the ‘Glade’ area in Dolores and Montezuma counties. The draft statement proposes to reauthorize term grazing permits and modify grazing management on the following allotments: Brumley, Calf, Glade, Lone Mesa, Long Park, Mair and Salter (and “trailing only” in the Sage Hen Allotment).

A Notice of Availability for the draft statement was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 4. A 60-day public comment period will close on Feb. 2.

The draft statement and appendices are available in PDF format for viewing or download at www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=43416. The webpage also includes an electronic comment form. Written comments may be mailed to: District Ranger, 29211 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323, or emailed to [email protected]. In addition, comments may be hand-delivered to the Dolores District Office at the above address from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, or faxed to Attn: Heather Musclow at (970) 882-6841.

For more information, call Heather Musclow at 882-7296.

Seasons to donate to Boys, Girls Club

Seasons of Durango will celebrate its 21st anniversary with an event to benefit the young locals in town to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Seasons, 764 Main Ave.

For 2015, Seasons has selected The Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County to benefit from the event. Donations will be taken at the door for admission with a minimum donation of $30. No reservations or tickets necessary.

For more information, visit www.bgclaplata.org or call 375-0010.

Comments sought on county’s Comp Plan

La Plata County commissioners will review and accept public comment on the recently amended and restated 2015 County Comprehensive Plan at its planning meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday in the La Plata County Administration Building Board Room, 1101 East Second Ave.

The public may view the plan at http://co.laplata.co.us by selecting the “Meetings” tab and then the date of the meeting, or directly at www.co.laplata.co.us/planning. Information received by the board will be conveyed to the Planning Commission at its next meeting on the topic.

The Planning Commission holds public meetings at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of every month in the Board Room at the County Administration Building to discuss the update to the Comprehensive Plan.

For more information, visit the website above or call 382-6263.

Flag retirement ceremony in Bayfield

A Flag Retirement Ceremony will take place at noon Saturday at Pine River, 395 Bayfield Center Drive.

The library will retire its old flag with the Bayfield American Legion hosting the event.

Community members are invited to bring any personal flags they also would like to retire to the event.

The flags will be burned in the fire pit outside the library. After the ceremony, treats and hot drinks will be provided by the library. The event will coincide with its Winter Friends of the Library Book and Bake Sale also scheduled for that afternoon.

Daybreak Rotary Club to meet Wednesday

The Durango Daybreak Rotary Club will host Greg Parnell, owner of Rocky Mountain Tiny Homes, at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Parnell will present on the Tiny Home movement as well as bringing along one of his tiny homes for listeners to visit. All interested are welcome. There is no cost to attend.

Herald Staff