U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Butte Field Office
Butte Field Office
| Contacts: | David Abrams 406-533-7617 |
BLM Re-Opens Moose Creek Road
The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office has re-opened Moose Creek Road south of Butte after repairing flood damage on one section of the road.
Workers excavated a spring which had eroded a channel across the road and put in drain tile.
"The road might still be soft in some places, but it’s passable," said Butte Field Manager Scott Haight.
Moose Creek Road, off I-15, is the most popular route to access the Humbug Spires, a favorite hiking and climbing destination.
For more information, call the Butte Field Office at (406) 533-7600.
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