Billings Field Office
| Contacts: | Kim Prill | , 406-896-5199 | ||
| Mary Apple | , 406-896-5258 |
Public Invited to Transportation Planning Workshops
The public is invited to a series of travel/transportation workshops hosted by the BLM Billings Field Office. The workshops will give the public the opportunity to review road and trail data on BLM public lands as well as offer suggestions for possible re-routes or new routes that would complement the existing system.
The workshops will be held June 1 in Lovell at the Lovell Community Center, June 2 in Bridger at the Bridger Café, June 3 in Roundup at the Emergency Services Building, and June 4 in Billings at the Hampton Inn on Southgate Drive. All of the workshops will run from 4 to 7 p.m.
The Billings Field Office is currently updating its resource management plan. One of the goals of the planning process is to develop a planned and manageable travel and transportation network. The field office is focusing its effort on 11 travel management areas (large blocks of BLM public lands). Some travel planning has already been completed in these areas, including for Shepherd Ah Nei, Acton, and Horsethief.
Click here to see the historic travel management maps or call the Billings Field Office at 896-5199 to obtain a map packet.
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. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2012, activities on public lands generated $4.6 billion in revenue, much of which was shared with the States where the activities occurred. In addition, public lands contributed more than $112 billion to the U.S. economy and helped support more than 500,000 jobs.
Billings Field Office 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101