The City of Butte Falls and the Bureau of Land Management invite the public to attend an open house meeting this week to learn about and comment on two related projects: the Butte Falls Community Forest Recreation Plan and the BLM's Fredenburg Butte Trails Project.
The open house will take place on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Butte Falls Community Hall, 555 East Main Street.
Butte Falls officials will explain and seek input on the recreation development plan for its recently acquired community forest. Following acquisition of the land in 2022, the town began developing its forest recreation plan with the support of the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program.
The town held a public workshop in May to solidify an initial plan. Now Butte Falls and the Community Forest Commission are seeking input from residents and the larger community on the draft plan.
To complement Butte Falls' plans for its community forest, the BLM is proposing a new non-motorized trail system in the Fredenburg Butte area north of town. The BLM originally began planning for the proposed Fredenburg Trail System as part of its South Clark Forest Management Project. Since then, the BLM has separated the Fredenburg Butte Recreation Project from the South Clark Project to allow for a more cooperative and integrated planning process with Butte Falls recreation planning.
The BLM has also adjusted the trails project since the original scoping and will provide more information at this week's meeting. In addition to the public meeting, the BLM will post information on its "eplanning.blm.gov" website and provide additional public comment periods.
