Pinedale Field Office
| Contacts: | Shelley Gregory | |||
| 307-315-0612 |
BLM Plans Burn of Hoback Slash Piles
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) plans to burn approximately 10 slash piles near the Hoback Ranches Subdivision beginning Monday, Dec. 5, if favorable weather and fuel conditions permit.
The slash piles were created by the BLM during construction of a fuel break to protect the Hoback Ranches Subdivision from wildfire and consist mainly of Subalpine Fir and Lodgepole Pine.
The Hoback Ranches Subdivision is located approximately 28 miles north of Pinedale, Wyo. and 49 miles south of Jackson, Wyo. off of State Highway 191.
For more information, please contact Greg Reser, PFO natural resource specialist for fire and fuels, at 307-367-5350.
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.
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