Newcastle Field Office
| Contacts: | Lesley A. Collins, | |||
| 307-261-7603 |
UW Conservation Corp Students Work with BLM on Mallo Trail
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Newcastle Field Office and the Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) are teaming up this month to reconstruct the Mallo Trail near Newcastle, Wyo. The project will run from June 8 to June 17.
The Mallo Trail was cooperatively established as a multi-use trail by the BLM, United States Forest Service, Weston County, and the State of Wyoming. The original trail consisted of 2.8 miles on BLM and .75 miles on Weston County surface. The reconstruction will consist of 2.21 miles of trail construction on BLM surface and installation of carsonite posts along the trail.
“This is a great opportunity for the WCC and BLM to work together on improving a well- used trail in Newcastle. This project will benefit the entire community,” noted Newcastle Field Manager Vi Hillman.
Wyoming Conservation Corps provides Wyoming’s young adults first-hand experience dealing with Wyoming’s complex landscape, providing them with real world skills and a deeper appreciation for the state’s environmental challenges and riches.
BLM will be providing project oversight and management of the project. For more information contact Nathaniel West at (307) 746-6600.
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.
Newcastle Field Office 1101 Washington Boulevard Newcastle, WY 82701-2968