U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Central California District
Central California District
| Contacts: | David Christy | , 916-941-3146 |
BLM Ukiah Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn at Payne Ranch
The Bureau of Land Management’s Ukiah Field Office and the Lake-Napa unit of CalFire will conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday and Thursday in the Bear Creek area, assuming air quality and fire prescription conditions are suitable.
The burn will take place at the Payne Ranch near the intersection of highways 16 and 20 in Colusa County. Up to 162 acres may be burned.
“Our goal is to help control noxious weeds – yellow starthistle, medusahead rye and barb goatgrass,” said Jeff Tunnell, BLM fire mitigation and education specialist.
For further information, contact the Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office at (707) 468-4000.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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