Information and Outreach What is the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) doing to inform the public?
• This web site • Public outreach sessions (six planned) • Access to a form for providing written comments How do I express my viewpoints on this issue? DCNR is accepting written comments from individuals and organizations until June 15, 2002. DCNR will only consider correspondence containing individuals mailing address (and affiliation if representing an organization) so that summaries of the public comments can be provided. The public may comment one of three ways: • This web site • At one of six Public outreach sessions • By mail: DCNRs Proposal Why is the state proposing to lease oil and natural gas under state forest lands? For more than half a century, exploration for natural gas has been part of the Bureau of Forestrys multiple-use policy and is recognized by statute as a legitimate use of state forest land. This current proposal is the most recent in a long line of lease offerings. The fact that it is the largest reflects the magnitude of industry interest in the Trenton-Black
