LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY/TN - If you have an interest in what Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area monitors to measure success of their management practices, they need your ideas and comments in March. Beginning March 1, 2016, Land Between The Lakes will have a 30-day public comment period for feedback on their monitoring program proposed changes required under the new Forest Service 2012 Planning Rule. The new planning rule guides monitoring across the Forest Service connected to each forest's land and resource management plans. The draft monitoring report and other related documents can be found at www.landbetweenthelakes.us/monitoring-program/<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/monitoring-program/>. Land Between The Lakes' Land and Resource Management Plan information, including past evaluation and monitoring reports, can be found at www.landbetweenthelakes.us/stewardship/land-resource-management/planning/<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/stewardship/land-resource-management/planning/>. For more information on the new Forest Service 2012 Planning Rule, go to www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule<http://www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule>. Comments will be accepted through March 31, 2016, for the Land Between The Lakes monitoring program. Email comments to comments-southern-land-between-lakes@fs.fed.us<mailto:comments-southern-land-between-lakes@fs.fed.us>. Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area manages more than 170,000 acres in western Kentucky and Tennessee as part of the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture's public lands program. Land Between The Lakes offers outdoor recreation, lake access, land management, and environmental education to over 1.4 million visitors annually. The Friends of Land Between The Lakes works in partnership with the Forest Service providing program services, funds development, and volunteer support. To find more information about Land Between The Lakes, log on to the official website at www.landbetweenthelakes.us<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us> or call toll-free at 1-800-LBL-7077 or local at 270-924-2000. For more information on the Friends of Land Between The Lakes, log on to www.friendsoflbl.org<http://www.friendsoflbl.org>. To subscribe to the official electronic newsletter, send an email to LBLinfo@fs.fed.us<mailto:LBLinfo@fs.fed.us>. Land Between The Lakes official Twitter accounts include @LBLScreechOwl<https://twitter.com/LBLScreechOwl>, @LBLNature<https://twitter.com/LBLNature>, @LBLHomeplace<https://twitter.com/LBLHomeplace>, and @LandBtwnLakes<https://twitter.com/LandBtwnLakes>, and Pinterest www.pinterest.com/lblnra<http://www.pinterest.com/lblnra>. Photos are available on Flickr for downloading at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lblkytn/sets. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
