Butte Field Office
| Contacts: | David Abrams, Public Affairs Specialist | |||
| dabrams@blm.gov | ||||
| (406) 490-0367 |
BLM Lifts Shooting Restrictions in North Hills
BUTTE (Oct. 11, 2012) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will lift a shooting restriction in the North Hills area starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12
Due to extreme fire danger, the BLM had restricted firearm shooting in late June in the North Hills, located 10 miles northeast of Helena. Officials with the Butte Field Office said there were three fire starts in the North Hills in June—two were due to individuals shooting incendiary rounds at targets, and one was from a campfire.
“While shooting is again allowed with the cooler weather, we want to remind the public to be careful while in the North Hills because there is plenty of vegetation in the area and conditions can change quickly this time of year,” said Butte Field Office Manager Scott Haight.
The use of incendiary or tracer rounds and exploding targets is not allowed at any time on BLM lands, he added.
For more information, call the Butte Field Office at (406) 533-7600.
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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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