Kemmerer Field Office
| Contacts: | Shelley Gregory | |||
| 307-315-0612 |
BLM Kemmerer Field Office Urges Caution on Roads
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kemmerer Field Office (KFO) is urging the public to use caution on roads crossing public land. Snow melt and heavy rainfall this spring and early summer have washed out some roads and made others very rough for driving. Some areas, such as Dempsey Ridge, have trees leaning and falling from the combination of soil moisture, strong winds and the legacy of the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation.
The BLM KFO will be working to clear dangerous trees along the Dempsey Ridge Road but caution is urged for all travel on public roads until drier conditions prevail.
For more information, please contact Wally Mierzejewski, KFO outdoor recreation planner, at 307-828-4508 or wmierzej@blm.gov.
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.
Kemmerer Field Office 312 Highway 189 North Kemmerer WY 83101