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BLM Implements Three-tier Organization
The Montana/Dakotas Bureau of Land Management (BLM) implemented a new three-tier organizational structure on September 27, 2009.
The new district offices are (with district managers/field managers in parentheses):
Western Montana District (Rick Hotaling): includes the Dillon (Tim Bozorth), Butte (Rick Hotaling), and Missoula (Nancy Anderson) field offices.
Central Montana District (Stan Benes): includes the Lewistown Field Office (Willy Frank) and Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (Gary Slagel).
Eastern Montana/Dakotas District (Elaine Raper): includes the Miles City (Debbie Johnson), North Dakota (Lonny Bagley), and South Dakota (Marian Atkins) field offices.
“This change should be seamless to our customers,” said State Director Gene Terland. “Public land permit holders, lessees, and users will continue to work with field offices as before.”
The BLM manages more land - 253 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. 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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