Step 1: Download the comment form(s) you want to fill out

Step 2: Read the Guide that matches that form

Step 3: Fill out the comment form

Step 4: Send it in to BLM at blm_or_sanjuanislandsnm@blm.gov (that's a long email address!)

Repeat as often as you want for any topics that deserve your voice

You should keep a copy of your comments for reference. Add your email to the cc or bcc line to receive a copy in your email of what you submitted to BLM. If you’d like Islanders for the San Juan Islands National Monument to archive a copy, which we could use in case there is any future uncertainty about what input BLM has received, cc or bcc comment@SanJuanIslandsNM.org. We will not share your contact information for other purposes.

If you are filling out the comment forms electronically, make sure you save them to your personal computer first and edit that copy. Some people have had trouble saving changes they made in their browsers. See more instructions at the bottom of this page.

The BLM Draft RMP/EIS and all its appendices contain a lot of information. Do not feel overwhelmed by all this.

To better understand the various sites in the monument, we suggest you check out the Planning Process Primer and Guidebook. It describes the sites and gives you a sample of comments BLM previously received about management of each site. Note that the quotes listed indicate the range of comments but do not indicate how many people supported each position. For even more information on a specific site, consider reviewing BLM's Site Catalog.

Monument-wide Comment Forms

• • General Comment Guide General Comment Form

  • Cultural Resources Guide Cultural Resources Comment Form

  • Habitat and Plants Guide Habitat and Plants Comment Form

Lopez Island Sites

• • Cape Saint Mary Guide Cape Saint Mary Comment Form

  • Chadwick Hill Guide Chadwick Hill Comment Form

  • Iceberg Point Guide Iceberg Point Comment Form

  • Lopez Pass Guide Lopez Pass Comment Form

  • Point Colville Guide Point Colville Comment Form

  • Watmough Bay Guide Watmough Bay Comment Form

Lighthouse Sites

• • Cattle Point Guide Cattle Point Comment Form

  • Patos Island Guide Patos Island Comment Form

  • Turn Point Guide Turn Point Comment Form

Other larger Sites

• • Carter Point Guide Carter Point Comment Form

  • Eliza Point Guide Eliza Point Comment Form

  • Kellett Bluff Guide Kellett Bluff Comment Form

  • President Channel Guide President Channel Comment Form

Groups of smaller Islands and Rocks

• • Islands Guide Islands Comment FormBlind Island, Broken Point Island, Fauntleroy Rock, Freeman Island, Indian Island, Little Patos Island, Lummi Rocks, McConnell Rocks, Mud Island, Oak Island, Park Bay Island, Posey Island, Reads Bay Island, Richardson Rocks, Skull Island, Twin Rocks, Victim Islands

  • Category A Rocks Guide Category A Rocks Comment Form“Category A rocks have some known recreational use as of 2016 and generally have less sensitive resources than Category B rocks.”East Sound Blind Island South, Kanaka Bay Islands, King Islands, Massacre Bay Rocks, Richardson Rocks (2 smaller rocks), Trinka Rock, Unnamed Rock (WNW Kanaka Bay Island)

  • Category B Rocks Guide Category B Rocks Comment Form“Category B rocks have limited or no recreational use as of 2016 and generally have more sensitive resources than Category A rocks (this includes all rocks formally identified as marine mammal haul-outs).”Barnes Rocks, Blind Bay Island Rock, Carter Point Rocks, Chuckanut Rocks, Davis Bay Island and Rocks, East Sound Blind Island North, John’s Island Rocks, John's Pass Rocks, Leo Reef, Lovers Cove Rocks, MacKaye Harbor Rocks, Mitchell Bay Rocks, Oak Island Rock, Outer Bay Rocks, Picnic Point Rocks, Prevost Harbor Rocks, Reid Harbor Rock, Reservation Bay Rocks, Rock Island, Satellite Island Rocks, Unnamed Rocks (Grandma's Cove), Unnamed Rocks (Iceberg Point Rocks), Unnamed Rocks (Jones Bay Rock), Unnamed Rocks (Pear Point and Danger Rocks), Unnamed Rock (Seal Rock), Unnamed Rocks (Shaw Island), Unnamed Rocks (South Lopez)

We may be updating these guides as we learn more during the comment period. If we make substantial changes, we'll let you know if you sign up for our email alerts. If you have important information for us to consider, email info@SanJuanIslandsNM.org