Ely District Office
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BLM Seeks Public Input on Clover Mountains Habitat Improvement Project
Caliente, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Caliente Field Office is asking for the public’s input on a habitat improvement and fuels reduction project to be located adjacent to Ash Canyon in the Clover Mountains, about 10 miles southeast of Caliente. The deadline to provide input is Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.
The project would increase water infiltration and reduce the flow of sediment in the Clover Creek drainage, and restore the health, vigor and diversity of existing understory vegetative species by removing encroaching pinion pine and juniper trees and reseeding with a mixture of grasses and forbs.
For more information or to provide input, contact BLM fire ecologists Cameron Boyce or Kyle Teel, at the BLM Caliente Field Office, P.O. Box 237, Caliente, NV 89008 or (775) 726-8100.
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.
Ely District Office P.O. Box 237, Caliente, NV 89008