For Immediate Release: February 13, 2007
Contact: David Boyd, 970-319-4130

Northwest Resource Advisory Council to meet Feb. 22 in Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION, CO—The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Feb. 22 in Grand Junction at the Doubletree Hotel, 743 Horizon Drive.

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 public comment periods scheduled for 10:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Agenda topics include:

• Field Manager Updates
• Wildlife Commission resolution on energy
• Draft Little Snake Resource Management Plan
• Wild and Scenic River and BLM planning
• Draft recreation strategy
• Healthy Landscape Initiative

The Northwest RAC is one of three advisory councils to BLM Colorado. Composed of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, individuals serving in each RAC represent a broad range of public land interests, including environmental, local government, and commercial activity. The Northwest RAC advises the Grand Junction, White River, Little Snake, Kremmling and Glenwood Springs BLM field offices.

For more information on Colorado RACs, go to http://www.blm.gov/rac/co/co_index.htm.

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