The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) describes a Proposed Action and alternatives to the Proposed Action for the future management of the land and resources of the Cibola National Forest and the Kiowa, Rita Blanca, McClellan Creek and Black Kettle National Grasslands. It also describes the affected environment and discloses the environmental consequences of implementing the Proposed Action and alternatives to it.

The Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) defines the long-term direction for managing the Cibola National Forest and the Kiowa, Rita Blanca, McClellan Creek and Black Kettle National Grasslands. The purpose of the Forest Plan is to provide for multiple use and sustained yield of goods and services from the Forest in a way that maximizes long term net public benefits in an environmentally sound manner.