U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
| Contacts: | Deanna Masterson, Public Affairs Specialist, 303-239-3671 |
BLM Gunnison Field Office to relocate Dec. 6
GUNNISON, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s new office in Gunnison, Colo., will open to the public Dec. 6, 2010. The Gunnison Field Office will be closed beginning today.
The new Gunnison Field Office is located at 650 S. 11th St., Gunnison, Colo. 81230. The new phone number is 970-642-4940.
“We ask for the public’s patience during our move,” said Gunnison Field Manager Brian St. George.
The BLM Gunnison Field Office manages 611,355 surface acres and 2,235,858 acres of sub-surface minerals in Gunnison, Saguache, Montrose and Hinsdale counties.
The BLM will host a public open house in mid-December. For more information about the Gunnison Field Office, visit http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gfo.html.
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.