For Immediate Release: September 19, 2007
Contact: Denise Adamic BLM 303-239-3671
Kevin Flynn BLM 202-452-0363

News Advisory: Ten-Year Anniversary Event for BLM and Forest Service Abandoned Mine Lands Programs

WHAT:  The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service are hosting an event to highlight successes in reclamation of abandoned mine lands on Federal public lands over the past decade.

WHEN:  9:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2007  

WHERE: Kendall Mountain Community Center, 14th and Animas Streets, Silverton, Colorado

BACKGROUND:  The Bureau of Land Management, an agency of the Interior Department, and the Forest Service, an agency of the Agriculture Department, are marking the 10th anniversary of the development of pilot projects to reclaim streams and sites affected by abandoned mines.  These projects have resulted in removing physical and environmental hazards on public lands in the Western United States.  In the Animas River watershed of San Juan County, Colorado, for example, partners have completed more than 50 cleanup projects for a fraction of the cost of a typical Superfund mining cleanup. 

REGISTRATION: Ali Morse at morseali@yahoo.com or 970-903-1701.  For more information on the event or to find out about accommodations, please visit:http://www.silvertoncolorado.com/index.asp?DocumnetID=174

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