Tonopah Field Office
| Contacts: | Tonopah Field Office | , 775-482-7800 |
Trapsite Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions
Tonopah, NV – Here is your chance to adopt one of America’s Living Legends right off the range! Trapsite adoptions are being coincided with both the Stone Cabin Complex wild horse gather to start in, February and the Bullfrog wild burro gather in, March. The selection and number of wild horses and wild burros available will be based on demand prior to the adoption. All wild horse/burro adoption requirements apply, including an approved adoption application.
Due to the fluid nature of wild horse/burro gathers, it is essential that potential adopters contact the Tonopah Field Office to express interest, submit applications and obtain important details as they become available.
The dates and locations of these adoption events will be set closer to the gather dates. If there is little or no interest in a trapsite adoption, before the gathers starts, it will be cancelled. More information can be found by contacting the Tonopah Field Office at 775-482-7800 or by visiting our website at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html.
The adoptions will be conducted through Lottery Drawing, Competitive Bid, or First-Come, First –Served procedures (based on interest). The base adoption fee is $125.
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.
Tonopah Field Office 1553 South Main St. Tonopah, NV 89049