Elko District Office
| Contacts: | Lesli Ellis | , 775-753-0386 | , lellis@blm.gov |
Trail Center Holiday Closure
ELKO, Nev. – The California Trail Interpretive Center will close to the public on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, and will reopen Friday, Nov. 23 at 9 a.m.
The Trail Center is open year-round, but is currently operating on winter hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on regularly scheduled closed days.
“The Trail Center will be open through the Thanksgiving weekend,” said Jan Petersen, interpretive specialist. “If you have family visiting that weekend, this is a great place to bring them for a great learning opportunity that is free as well.”
The California Trail Interpretive Center, operated by the Bureau of Land Management, is eight miles west of Elko at Hunter exit 292. The Trail Center welcomes school and tour groups. Admission is free. Visit www.californiatrailcenter.org or www.blm.gov/cv5c 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