Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
West Worland Community Gravel Pit Reopens
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office announced today that the Worland community gravel pit, located west of town near the Washakie County Landfill, has reopened for public sales after a brief closure due to safety concerns.
The work during the closure resulted in a marked stockpile of gravel from which the public will be able to safely remove material. A map and informational handout will be provided whenever a permit is purchased from the Worland Field Office. Specifically, material is to be removed only from the stockpiled area, and mining or excavating of material is not permitted.
For more information, please contact BLM Geologist Marilyn Wegweiser at 307-347-5100.
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.
Worland Field Office 101 South 23rd PO Box 119 Worland, WY 82401-0119