Nevada State Office
| Contacts: | Heather Emmons-Jasinski | , 775-861-6594 | , hlemmons@blm.gov |
Palomino Valley National Adoption Center to Scale Back Saturday Operations to One Saturday Each Month
Reno, Nev. – Due to the federal government sequestration, few Saturday adoptions and a low public visitation rate on Saturdays, the Bureau of Land Management’s Palomino Valley National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Center will only be open on the first Saturday each month from 8 a.m.-noon, beginning next month on April 6. Traditionally, the center has been open to the public every Saturday morning from 8 a.m.-noon. The center will continue to be open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
The center, which is located about 20 miles north of Reno, is the largest BLM preparation and adoption facility in the country and serves as the primary preparation center for wild horses and burros gathered from the public lands in Nevada and other near-by states. Visitors wishing to adopt are encouraged to call the center prior to arrival at (775) 475-2222.
For more information about the facility, call (775) 475-2222 or visit http://bit.ly/palominovalley.
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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