Step 1 - Identify Issues
Hold public meetings to identify issues and concerns in the planning area.
Step 2 - Gather Information
Throughout the planning process collect information about natural resources, present and past land use, land
ownership, and the local economy.
Step 3 - Prepare and Evaluate Land Use Alternatives
Describe possible choices for managing state land based on public interests, local resources, and state policies.
Describe the effects of each choice on goals for the management of an area.
Step 4 - Prepare Draft Plan
Create a draft plan that reflects resource values and public and agency goals. The agencies review the first
draft and settle any land use conflicts that remain, or propose the best alternatives for public review.
STEP 5 - Public Review of Draft Plan
Hold public meetings to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the draft plan and to identify parts
that need to be changed.
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Step 6 - Prepare Final Plan
Review agency and public comments and revise the plan. Prepare the plan for publication.
Step 7 - Approve Plan
The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources approves and signs the plan.
Step 8 - Implement Plan
The plan guides management decisions for state lands in the planning area.