National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory
Board Sets Meeting
As BLM Announces New Appointments to Board
The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory
Board will meet on August 29 in Denver to discuss the BLM’s management
and protection of wild horses and burros. The BLM also announced today
the appointment of three individuals to the board, which advises the Bureau
on its management of wild horses and burros that roam the nation’s
Western public lands. New to the board is Dr. Boyd Spratling of Nevada;
members being reappointed are Robin Lohnes of Washington, D.C., and Bill
Higham of Montana.
The Advisory Board’s one-day meeting will be held on Monday, August
29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time. The meeting will take place at the
Embassy Suites Hotel Denver Aurora, 4444 N. Havana Street, Denver, Colorado
80239, (303) 375-0400. The public may address the board at approximately
4 p.m.; individuals making a statement should register with the BLM by
noon on August 29 at the meeting location. Depending on the number of
speakers, the Advisory Board may limit the length of presentations. At
previous meetings, presentations have been limited to three minutes.
The agenda for the Denver meeting was published in the July 27, 2005,
Federal Register. Speakers must submit a written copy of their
statements to the BLM at the meeting; those unable to attend who would
like to comment may submit a written statement by August 24, 2005, to:
Bureau of Land Management, National Wild Horse and Burro Program, WO-260,
Attention: Ramona DeLorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada, 89502-7147.
For additional information about the meeting, please contact Janet Neal,
Wild Horse and Burro Public Outreach Specialist, at 775-861-6583. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may reach Ms. Neal
at any time by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
Regarding the board’s new members, Dr. Spratling is a veterinarian
who practices and lives in Nevada. As a past president of the Nevada Veterinary
Medical Association, and former chairman of the Nevada State Board of
Wildlife Commissioners, Dr. Spratling will take on the position of veterinary
medicine on the Advisory Board.
Ms. Lohnes, who has been involved in wild horse and burro issues for
15 years, has been reappointed to the board’s position of Wild Horse
and Burro Advocacy. She currently serves as Executive Director of the
American Horse Protection Association (AHPA), and has served as the Advisory
Board’s Chairperson.
Mr. Higham has been reappointed to the board’s position of Public
at Large. A graduate of the University of Montana, Mr. Higham has raised
many domestic horses and, as a board member, has brought both experience
and compassion to the discussion of wild horse and burro issues.
The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages more
land – 261 million surface acres – than any other Federal
agency. Most of this public land is located in 12 Western States, including
Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1.8 billion, also administers
700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation.
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 the public
lands.
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