Elko District Office
| Contacts: | Lesli Ellis | , 775-753-0386 | , lellis@blm.gov |
Applegate Trail Adventure at the California Trail Center
ELKO, Nev. – This Wednesday, March 21, Elko City Manager Curtis Calder will present “A Modern Day Applegate Trail Adventure” at the California Trail Interpretive Center beginning at 7 p.m. This free presentation chronicles Calder’s motorcycle trip last summer along the historic Applegate Trail.
In 1846 Jesse and Lindsey Applegate were looking for a safer and more direct route into the Willamette Valley of Oregon. They blazed a route that became known as the Applegate Trail. Calder retraced this route from today’s Rye Patch Reservoir across the Black Rock Desert and through the High Rock Canyon to present day Cedarville, Calif. with a motorcycle-mounted video camera. Calder will present a travelogue featuring video along with narration.
The California Trail Interpretive Center, operated by the Bureau of Land Management, is eight miles west of Elko at Hunter exit 292. The center is closed for exhibit installation but will be open for special events, school groups and prearranged tours and meetings. The Center’s Grand Opening will be June 2, 2012 as part of the 9th annual California Trail Days. Visit www.californiatrailcenter.org or on.doi.gov/CTCElko 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