For Release: Dec. 14, 2005
Contact: Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332
CA-N-06-17

BLM RESOURCE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO MEET IN ALTURAS

Members of the Bureau of Land Management's Northeast California Resource Advisory Council will discuss a variety of natural resource management topics, when they meet Thursday and Friday, Jan. 5 and 6, at the BLM's Alturas Field Office, 708 W. 12th St., Alturas.

The meeting, open to the public, runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 5, and from 8 a.m. to about noon on Jan. 6. Time for public comment has been reserved at 11 a.m. on Jan. 6.

On Thursday, council members will hear an update on the BLM's wild horse and burro management program, receive an update on development of new land use plans, and hear reports from the managers of the BLM Alturas, Eagle Lake (Susanville) and Surprise (Cedarville) field offices.

Discussion of the multi-agency Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem Restoration Project and a report on geothermal and wind energy projects round out the agenda on Friday.

The 15-member advisory council, one of 25 such BLM advisory boards in the Western states, advises the BLM on the broad spectrum of the agency's public land and natural resource management responsibilities. Members represent diverse public land interests including livestock grazing, recreation, environmental groups, the timber industry, historical and archaeological interests, wild horse and burro interest groups, local government and the public at large.

For more information, contact BLM Public Affairs Officer Jeff Fontana at (530) 252-5332.

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Northern California Support Team 2950 Riverside Dr. Susanville, CA 96130