Elko District Office
| Contacts: | Lesli Ellis | , 775-753-0386 | , lellis@blm.gov |
California Trail Interpretive Center begins winter hours
ELKO, Nev. – The California Trail Interpretive Center begins its winter hours Sunday, Sept. 23. The Center will open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.
“After school started and the days began to get shorter, our visitation has started to drop off a bit” said Park Ranger Gary Koy. “Some of our staff has gone back to school too. We made the decision to reduce hours, but it is important for us to remain open on weekends to make it easier for local residents to visit.”
The Center staff will primarily focus on working with school groups. In addition they will start providing some evening and weekend activities.
Since the grand opening of the Trail Center on June 2, 2012, the Center has hosted close to 10,000 visitors.
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