Rock Springs Field Office
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BLM and Youth Group Improve Campground
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office and Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) recently teamed up to improve the Blucher Creek Campground, located roughly 45 miles northeast of Farson, Wyo., in the Wind River Mountain Range.
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After a day’s work, the crew enjoyed lessons from CORE Coordinator Vic Orr on Leave No Trace principals.
BLM Recreation Specialist Steve Madden also explained celestial navigation, and the group built their own sextants, which are instruments used to measure the angle, distance, and altitude of the sun, moon, and stars. Celestial navigation, with the help of a sextant, is a position fixing technique that has evolved over several thousand years to help sailors cross oceans without having to rely on estimated calculations.
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“The program creates a foundation for work ethic,” says Orr. “And working as a team teaches the kids social responsibility and respect for others and the environment.”
Projects are designed for youths who are willing to learn, work and play hard over the summer.
The BLM and CORE have worked together for 12 years to provide similar outings for participants in the program. The groups do volunteer projects for the BLM, U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service, including an annual trip to Yellowstone National Park.
For more information, contact Steve Madden, 307-352-0256, or Vic Orr, 307-262-3914.
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.
Rock Springs Field Office 280 Hwy 191 N Rock Springs, WY 82901