| Contacts: | David Boyd, BLM Public Affairs Specialist, (970) 876-9008 |
BLM seeks comments on grazing permit renewals
SILT, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on 12 livestock grazing permits being evaluated for renewal in 2010 on lands managed by the Glenwood Springs Field Office.
The permits cover grazing allotments in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties and can be renewed for up to 10 years. A map of the grazing permits involved and the public scoping notice are available on-line at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gsfo.html under “grazing.”
In addition, the Glenwood Springs Field Office will be conducting land health assessments on 53,000 acres in the Roaring Fork watershed in 2010.
If you have any information or concerns, wish to be considered as an interested public on a permit or allotment, or wish to be involved in the land health assessment, please contact Isaac Pittman at isaac_pittman@blm.gov or 970-876-9069 to be put on a mailing list. Comments need to be received by Nov. 30.
The Glenwood Springs Field Office currently administers 147 grazing permits covering 191 grazing allotments. Sixty-two grazing allotments within the 550,000-acre field office are not authorized for grazing.
The BLM manages more land - 253 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. 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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