Carson City District
| Contacts: | Lisa Ross | , 775-885-6107 | , lross@blm.gov |
BLM Seeking Nominations for Areas of Environmental Concern
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District as part of the revision of its existing Resource Management Plans (RMP) is seeking nominations for Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs). Nominations will be accepted until July 1, 2012. There are currently six designated ACECs within the Carson City District: Incandescent Rock, Steamboat Hot Springs, Stewart Valley, Carson Wandering Skipper, Pah Rah Basin Petroglyph District, and Virginia Range Williams Combleaf Habitat.
ACEC designations highlight areas where special management attention is needed to protect, and prevent irreparable damage to important historical, cultural, and scenic values, fish, or wildlife resources or other natural systems or processes; or to protect human life and safety from natural hazards.
If you are interested in nominating areas in the Carson City District as an ACEC, we ask that you provide as much information as possible along with your nomination. The following information will help our interdisciplinary team evaluate the nominations:
• Name and location of nominated area (legal land description, if possible)
• Map of nominated ACEC area with well-defined boundaries
• Reason or basis for nomination
• Any reference material or web addresses where we can obtain additional information or data about the area that you are nominating
The nomination form and additional information is available online at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field.html. Please submit the form to BLM_NV_CCDO_RMP@blm.gov or by mail to BLM, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701.
The revised comprehensive RMP and associated Environmental Impact Statement will guide management of BLM administered public land (surface lands and federal minerals) within the Carson City District for the next fifteen to twenty years.
If you have questions on this matter, please contact Colleen Sievers, Project Manager, at: csievers@blm.gov or by phone at: (775) 885-6000.
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.
Carson City District 5665 Morgan Mill Road Carson City, NV 89701