Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
Public Invited to Attend Program Exploring
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office (WFO) invites the public to a free program on May 18 to celebrate Asian/Pacific Islander History Month.
LaDonna Zall's presentation, "Heart Mountain Relocation Center: At the Heart of It," will begin at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, at the WFO. Zall will discuss the experience of Japanese and Japanese-Americans during their incarceration at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, north of Cody, Wyo., during World War II.
The 45-minute program is presented by the Wyoming Humanities Council and sponsored by the BLM. Attendees are welcome to bring a sack lunch.
Zall is a board member and acting curator for the Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation. At the age of 10, she witnessed the exodus of the last internees from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, and since her retirement, she has sought answers to her childhood questions about the camp.
Zall's presentation is offered by the Wyoming Humanities Council through its 2010 Humanities Forum. The Wyoming Humanities Council provides public humanities-based programs in partnership with local organizations and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Council programs explore the human experience: our lives, our communities and our world. Emphasis is placed on fostering forums for discussion among Wyoming residents.
The WFO is located at the east end of Bighorn Ave., at 101 South 23rd St. For more information, please contact Sarah Beckwith at 307-347-5100. For more information about the Wyoming Humanities Council, visit their website at www.uwyo.edu/humanities.
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