U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Butte Field Office
Butte Field Office
| Contacts: | David Abrams 406-533-7617 |
Holter Lake Campgrounds Remain Closed
The Bureau of Land Management campgrounds at Holter Lake remain closed due to the Indian Trail fire.
Log Gulch, Holter Lake and Departure Point campgrounds were closed Sept. 10 and will remain closed until further notice, said officials from the BLM’s Butte Field Office.
Log Gulch sustained the most damage in the fire which swept through the area, starting on Sept. 9. Though no campground structures were damaged, campsites and other portions of the campground area were burned by the fire. BLM officials will assess the damage and determine when it is safe to re-open the campground.
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.
Butte Field Office 106 N. Parkmont Butte, MT 59702