PURPOSE: Alternatives for the planning and management of 6.7 million acres of public lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eastern Interior and Central Yukon field offices, Alaska are proposed. The lands covered by the proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) include the White Mountains National Recreation Area (NRA), Steese National Conservation Area (NCA), Fortymile area, three wild and scenic rivers, and lands in the upper Black River and greater Fairbanks area currently not included in a land use plan. While the planning area is bounded by the Elliott and Dalton Highways on the West, the Alaska Highway on the South, and has the Steese and Taylor Highways within its boundaries, the majority of the [...]