For Immediate Release: April 17, 2004
Contact: Steven Hall, 970-244-3052

BLM Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council to meet in Browns Park May 6

 The Bureau of Land Management's Northwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Lodore Hall in Browns Park, Colorado.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and is scheduled to adjourn at 4 p.m. The meeting is open to the public, with two public comment periods scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The RAC is comprised of 15 members from a variety of backgrounds appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to make recommendations to the BLM on public land issues.

Agenda:

9:00 a.m.          Introductory remarks – Kent Walter and Geoff Blakeslee
9:30 a.m.          Public comment
9:45 a.m.          Field Office Managers’ Updates
10:15 a.m.         Committee Reports:  Cultural Resources, Wildlife
11:00 a.m.         Northwest Colorado Stewardship update and Little Snake Field Office Plan Revision – Jeff Comstock, Jeremy Casterson
11:30 a.m.         Bangs Canyon Update – Catherine Robertson
Noon                 Lunch
1:00 p.m.          Roan Plateau Draft Management Plan – Update - Jamie Connell
1:30 p.m.          Weeds - Eric Lane, Colorado State Weed Coordinator
3:00 p.m.          Public Comment
3:30 p.m.          Next Meeting Agenda
                        Subcommittee Meetings
4:00 p.m.          Adjourn

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