Idaho BLM
| Contacts: | Krista Berumen, 208-373-3826 |
BLM Announces Availability of New Statewide Recreation Booklet and Map
BOISE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho invites the public to get outdoors to enjoy the changing colors and crisp air of autumn! Idaho’s beautiful fall landscape is the perfect place to explore, hike or bike outdoors.
The BLM is announcing the release of the new “BLM Idaho Recreation: Campgrounds, Sites and Destinations” booklet. Discover the many diverse, unique and scenic landscapes of public lands in Idaho with this new BLM recreation booklet.
Copies are available at the BLM State Office in Boise, 1387 South Vinnell Way; the Eastern Idaho Visitor Information Center in Idaho Falls, 420 Memorial Drive; and other BLM offices throughout Idaho, including: Idaho Falls, 1405 Hollipark Drive; Boise, 3948 Development Avenue; Owyhee, 20 First Avenue West in Marsing; Twin Falls, 2536 Kimberly Road; Burley, 15 East 200 South; Shoshone, 400 West F Street; Challis, 1151 Blue Mountain Road; Pocatello, 4350 Cliffs Drive; Salmon Public Lands Information Center, 1206 South Challis Street; and Coeur d'Alene, 3815 Schreiber Way.
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.