U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
| Contacts: | Cass Cairns, 719-269-8553 or cell at 719-429-1721 |
Media Staging Area (06-22-10)
Cañon City, Colo. – All media, a staging area has been set up for the Parkdale Canyon Fire at the Prospector Campground located just east of the junction of US Highway 50 and State Highway 9. A public information officer, Ralph Bellah, will be there to provide information and coordinate media interviews. Ralph’s cell number is 719-248-8973 but be aware the cell service in the area is poor.
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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