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| | neco_comments_extended_052901_nr |
 | | The draft NECO plan, released for public review February 26, 2001, describes and analyzes alternatives for managing threatened,endangered and sensitive species and habitats on federal lands administered by BLM, Joshua Tree National Park, and the U.S. Marine Corps Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range. |
 | | The NECO planning area encompasses about 5.5 million acres in eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial counties. |
 | | The draft NECO plan will amend the BLM's 1980 California Desert Conservation Area Plan, complement the existing Joshua Tree National Park General Management Plan and Backcountry and Wilderness Management Plan, and serve as a basis for a biological resources management plan for the Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range. |
| www.blm.gov /ca/news/2001/05/nr/neco_comments_extended_052901_.html (333 words) |
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