Elko District Office
| Contacts: | Lesli Ellis, 775-753-0386; email: lellis@blm.gov |
The California Trail Interpretive Center presents, 'Westering Home: Everyday Adventures in the American West'
ELKO, Nev. – Experience life in the mid-1800s through images and historical accounts in a free presentation on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. at the California Trail Interpretive Center.
Elizabeth Stewart Clark’s ‘Westering Home: Everyday Adventures in the American West’ is an all-ages presentation that explores what drew so many people west to the Pacific and the individual experiences that molded our national history. Images and historical accounts personalize adventures on the frontier.
Elizabeth Stewart Clark has focused her research on the 1840-1865 era for the past 18 years, specializing in the material culture and domestic lives of everyday people. She travels nationally, teaching workshops on research and material culture at historic sites, museums, and living history conferences. Her work has been featured in living history publications and she has most recently been featured in an article for National Geographic.
The California Trail Interpretive Center, operated by the Bureau of Land Management, is located eight miles west of Elko, at Hunter exit 292. The California Trail Interpretive Center is currently closed for exhibit installation but welcomes school field trips, group visits and community organizations for meetings and tours on a prearranged basis. Visit www.californiatrailcenter.org, www.blm.gov/cv5c, our Facebook page or call (775) 738-1849 for more information.
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.
Elko District Office 3900 E. Idaho St. Elko, NV 89801