U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
| Contacts: | Cass Cairns, 719-269-8553 |
Small wildland fire in Browns Canyon WSA
Cañon City, Colo. – Lightning from yesterday’s thunderstorm activity is the cause of a small wildland fire in the Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area (WSA) on BLM land located east of US Highway 285 between Salida and Buena Vista. The fire is less than a tenth of an acre but is highly visible from the highway.
The wildfire is burning in rocky terrain with light fuels consisting of piñon and juniper and grasses. The wildfire poses no threat to human safety, private property or valuable resources and is being monitored closely at this time.
For further information call 719-269-8553.
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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