Twin Falls District Office
| Contacts: | Heather Tiel-Nelson | , 208-736-2352 |
Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council to Meet
TWIN FALLS, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet January 31 at 9:00 a.m. at the Sawtooth Best Western Inn in Jerome, Idaho.
During the morning there will be an overview designed to orient newly appointed RAC members to the BLM and to their responsibilities as a RAC member. Following the orientation, updates will be provided on the Craters of the Moon National Monument Resource Management Plan Amendment, the proposed improvements to the Milner Recreation Area and the National Sage-Grouse Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). A formal comment period will be held from 9:10 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and discussion of issues related to management of BLM-managed public lands.
The BLM Twin Falls District RAC is a 15-member advisory panel that provides advice and recommendations to the BLM on resource and land management issues for approximately 4.3 million acres of federal public lands within 10 counties in south-central Idaho. Meetings are open to the public, and the public is welcome to address the Twin Falls District RAC during the comment period from 9:10 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. This forum provides a good opportunity for people to ask questions of the citizen-based advisory council or to make comments that may assist RAC members in these planning efforts. For more information about the upcoming meeting, please contact Heather Tiel-Nelson at (208) 736-2352.
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.