Ely District Office
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BLM Caliente Field Office Hosts Alamo Impact Event Presentation
Dr. Leif Tapanila, of Idaho State University, is scheduled to give a presentation on the Alamo Impact Event at noon, Friday, June 15, at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Caliente Field Office, located at 1400 S. Front Street, in Caliente. The one-hour presentation is free to the public.
The Alamo Impact Event is so named because of a large meteor strike in southeastern Nevada about 367 million years ago, in the Devonian period, when shallow seas covered much of the state. The impact crushed the ocean floor and threw it into the air, triggering tsunamis and underwater landslides. The crushed rock and coral fragments formed a rock known as breccia, a substance similar to conglomerate but with sharp, broken fragments instead of smooth, rounded ones.
Seating is limited and reservations are highly encouraged. Attendees should bring a lunch if desired. To learn more or to reserve a seat, call Alan Kunze, BLM Caliente Field Office geologist, at (775) 726-8175.
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.
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