U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
High Plains District Office
High Plains District Office
| Contacts: | Lesley A. Collins | |||
| 307-261-7603 |
Media Alert: BLM and Mantle Ranch to Host Wild Horse Adoption
- Who: The Bureau of Land Management and Mantle Wild Horse Adoption and Training Center
- What: The BLM and the Mantle Wild Horse Adoption and Training Center will host a wild horse adoption. Approximately 10 saddle-started wild horses will be available. Pictures are available online at: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Wild_Horses/mantle/june2011.html
- When: Saturday, June 25, 2011
Adoption applications will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m.
Horses will be available for viewing from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
The competitive bid adoption will begin at 1:30 p.m.
- Where: The Mantle Wild Horse Adoption and Training Center is located at 615 South Antelope Creek Road in Wheatland, Wyo. From I-25 take exit 68. Turn south on Antelope Creek Road. Proceed 6.5 miles to the ranch.
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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