Wild Horse Hearing Scheduled

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office will host the annual statewide hearing on the use of helicopters and motor vehicles in wild horse management operations on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m.

The hearing will be held at BLM's Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, Wyo. Comments made during the formal public hearing will be recorded.

BLM plans to use helicopters to help gather wild, free roaming horses from the public lands in the Rawlins, Lander, and Rock Springs Field office jurisdictions in 2006 and 2007.

For more information regarding the public meeting contact Alan Shepherd at 307-775-6097.

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