State Offices and Contacts

ARIZONA Phoenix Field Office 21605 N. 7th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85027 623-580-5500 Arizona WH&B Web Site Kingman Field Office 928-718-3700 CALIFORNIA California State Office 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1834 Sacramento, California 95825 916-978-4678 Amy_Dumas@blm.gov California WH&B Web Site Ridgecrest Resource Area 800-951-8720 Art_DiGrazia@blm.gov Eagle Lake Resource Area (Susanville) 530-257-5381 Doug_Satica@blm.gov Clear Lake Resource Area (Ukiah) 707-468-4055 Pardee_Bardwell@blm.gov COLORADO Royal Gorge Field Office 3028 East Main Street Canon City, Colorado 81212 719-269-8539 Fran_Ackley@blm.gov Lona_Kossnar@blm.gov Colorado WH&B Web Site EASTERN STATES 7450 Boston Blvd. Springfield, Virginia 22153 (800) 370-3936 Karen_Malloy@blm.gov Eastern States WH&B Web Site AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN & VA Jackson District Office 411 Briarwood Drive Suite 404 Jackson, Mississippi 39206 888-274-2133 James_Hood@blm.gov Ewing, Illinois (800) 370-3936 Karen_Malloy@blm.gov CT, DE, DC, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WV, & WI Milwaukee District Office 626 E. Wisconsin Avenue Ste. 200 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 800-293-1781 Randall_Anderson@blm.gov IDAHO Idaho State Office 1387 S. Vinnell Way Boise, Idaho 83709-1657 208-384-3300 Myra_Black@blm.gov Idaho WH&B Web Site

MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA Billings Field Office 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, Montana 59101-4669 Nancy_Bjelland@blm.gov Montana WH&B Web Site NEVADA Nevada State Office 1340 Financial Blvd. (P.O. Box 12000 89520-0006) Reno, Nevada 89502-7147 775-861-6500 Alan_Shepard@blm.gov Nevada WH&B Web Site National WH&B Center at Palomino Valley P.O. Box 3270 Sparks, Nevada 89432 775-475-2222 John_Neill@blm.gov PVC Web Site NEW MEXICO, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, & TEXAS Oklahoma Resource Area 221 North Service Road Moore, Oklahoma 73160-4946 800-237-3642  Bob_Mitchell@blm.gov New Mexico WH&B Web Site OREGON & WASHINGTON Burns District Office 28910 Highway 20 West Hines, Oregon 97738 541-573-4400 Gary_McFadden@blm.gov Oregon WH&B Web Site UTAH Utah State Office 324 South State Street, Suite 301 Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155 (801) 539-4057 Gus_Warr@blm.gov Utah W&B Web Site Salt Lake City WH&B Center 8605 W. 12600 S. Herriman, UT 84065 (801) 561-4632  Jared_Redington@blm.gov WYOMING & NEBRASKA Wyoming State Office 5353 Yellowston Rd. Cheyenne, WY 82003 Rock Springs, WY 82901 307-775-6097 Wyoming WH&B Web Site Rock Springs Wild Horse Corrals 280 Highway 191 North Rock Springs, WY, 82901 307-352-0302 Stephanie_Anderson@blm.gov Jim_Williams@blm.gov Elm Creek, Nebraska P.O. Box 160 Elm Creek, Nebraska 68836 308-856-4498  Joe_Stratton@blm.gov Nebraska Web Site FOREST SERVICE Barry Imler| (202) 205-1457 Forest Service Web Site

 National Centers 

Wild Horse and Burro Preparation and Adoption Facility at Palomino Valley, NV 

Wild Horse and Burro Preparation and Adoption Center at Palomino Valley, The National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Palomino Valley (PVC) is about 20 miles north of Sparks, Nevada, off Pyramid Highway, State Road 445. It is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM’s) largest wild horse and burro adoption and preparation center, with a capacity to hold about 2,000 wild horses and burros. The number of animals at the facility is the greatest during the Nevada gather season which begins about July each year and ends by February the following year. Gathers are only conducted during the summer, fall and winter months to avoid the spring foaling season of wild horses on the public rangelands. 

The BLM purchased the 160 acre property when it was a small feedlot operation in what was then a rural area. The facility began operation in June 1977. The original feedlot corrals are now the core for sorting, veterinarian care and small pen areas. Small pens are especially useful for separating animals from different herds in various stages of veterinary care. The large outside corrals were added in the early 1990s and primarily hold the bulk of animals that are ready to be offered for adoption.

Interpretive panels outside the main entry gates are available for viewing 24 hours a day. These panels provide the history of wild horses in the West and details on how to adopt a wild horse or burro. Visitors may also drive around the perimeter of the facility on a dirt road to view the animals currently at the facility.

To schedule an appointment to adopt an animal at PVC, please call (775) 475-2222 or e-mail Tim Green at Timothy_Green@blm.gov. Facility hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon.

Directions: PVC is located approximately 20 miles north of Reno/Sparks, Nevada. From Interstate 80, take Exit 18, Pyramid Way, State Road 445, north about 20 miles to Ironwood Road. Turn east on Ironwood to reach the facility.

 
Looking for a Trained Wild Horse

The Northern Nevada Correctional Center Saddle Horse Training Program is a cooperative partnership between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC), and the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDOA). The program gentles and trains wild horses for adoption. Adoptions are held at the Correctional Center in October, February, late May or early June. An adoption is also generally held in conjunction with the Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo at the Reno Livestock Events Center each August. For more information, please visit http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/wh_b.1.html or call Susie Stokke at 775-861-6469. 

Wild Horse and Burro Holding and Adoption Facility at Elm Creek, Nebraska

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James Johnston, NY on 8 yr old mare, Betty, 6 wks after adoption.

"Samantha" adopted by Stephanie Yeh.

 

"Buck" one of the Mustang participants in 2009 Inaugural Parade.

Joe Stratton, Manager at the Elm Creek, NE facility.