U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Worland Field Office
Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
West Worland Community Gravel Pit Temporarily Closed
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office announced today that the west Worland community gravel pit, located west of town near the Washakie County Landfill, is temporarily closed due to safety concerns. There will be no sales while the gravel pit is closed.
The BLM is rectifying the situation and anticipates that the pit will open to the public for sales by the end of October, 2009. In addition to improved safety, the work will result in a marked stockpile of gravel from which the public will be able to remove material.
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