U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Buffalo Field Office
Buffalo Field Office
| Contacts: | Lesley Collins | |||
| 307-261-7603 |
BLM Buffalo Field Office Hosts Sage-grouse Lek Viewing Trip
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office and Wyoming Game and Fish Department are planning a sage-grouse lek viewing field trip on May 7.
Wyoming Game and Fish Biologist Dan Thiele, and BLM Biologist Bill Ostheimer will lead the trip. The trip will leave from the BLM parking lot, 1425 Fort Street, at 6 a.m. to visit the Christian 1 lek. The group will return to Buffalo by 8 a.m.
Space is limited. Please contact Bill Ostheimer at (307) 684-1117 to reserve a seat.
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.
Buffalo Field Office 1425 Fort Street Buffalo, WY 82834