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BLM Closes Palisades Recreation Site
Bureau of Land Management officials have closed Palisades Recreation Site along the Madison River after a recent incident between a member of the public and an employee with the contracted construction crew working on improvements to the parking lot, boat ramp and campground.
The BLM had previously re-opened Palisades on a limited, provisional basis, as long as users adhered to a 10 mph speed limit while crew workers hauled gravel to finish the project at the site.
To ensure the safety of both public users and the construction crew, the site will now be closed July 1-2, re-opened for public use during the holiday weekend, then closed again on July 6 until the remaining work is completed.
The public is urged to call the BLM’s Ennis Office for a recording of up-to-date information regarding the site at (406) 682-4082.
An alternate access to the Madison River is available at Windy Point, which re-opened in early June, less than two miles upstream.
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.
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