South Dakota Field Office
| Contacts: | Mark Jacobsen 406-233-2831 |
BLM to Burn Slash Piles in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. --- The BLM South Dakota Field Office will be burning slash piles on BLM-administered lands in Meade and Lawrence counties beginning this fall as weather conditions permit.
Pile burning will take place on the Fort Meade Recreation Area near Sturgis and by the Englewood and Powder house Pass subdivisions and along Yellow Creek road near Lead.
Burning will occur with a minimum of two inches of snow cover and as predicted weather conditions permit. Smoke may be visible and will be monitored to minimize impacts to sensitive areas.
For more information call BLM Fire Management Specialist Ryan Larson at 605.892.7033 or 605.210.0284. For the latest BLM news and updates go to: www.blm.gov/mt. The BLM is also on Facebook at: 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.
South Dakota Field Office 310 Roundup Street Belle Fourche, SD 57717