U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Miles City Field Office
Miles City Field Office
| Contacts: | Contact Mark Jacobsen 406-233-2831 |
BLM Fort Meade Backcountry Byway opens
The Fort Meade Backcountry Byway east of Sturgis is now open.
The road runs between State Highway 34 and I-90 Exit 34 and may remain open until November if weather permits. Bow hunters should make arrangements to remove their tree stands by Monday, April 16, 2012. Further questions may be directed to the South Dakota Field Office at 605-892-7000.
For the latest updates, find us on the web at: www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/south_dakota_field.html and on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/BLMMontana.
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.
Miles City Field Office 111 Garryowen Road Miles City, MT 59301