U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Billings Field Office
Billings Field Office
| Contacts: | Ann Boucher 406-896-5011 |
Free Entrance to Pompeys Pillar on Sept. 26
The entrance fee to Pompeys Pillar National Monument will be waived for all visitors on Sept. 26 as part of the National Public Lands Day celebration.
The normal fee of $7 per vehicle includes all occupants and is charged from May 4 to October 9 when full services are provided.
Pompeys Pillar National Monument will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily now through October 9. Although the interpretive center will close for the season October 9, visitors may still walk in to the site during daylight hours.
Pompeys Pillar National Monument is 25 miles east of Billings off Interstate 94.
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.
Billings Field Office 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101