Lander Field Office & Rawlins Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith, 307-347-5207 | |||
| Serena Baker, 307-212-0197 |
BLM Releases Preliminary Environmental Assessment for
Red Desert Complex Wild Horse Gather
The Lander and Rawlins field offices of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announce that a preliminary environmental assessment (EA) analyzing a proposed wild horse gather in the Red Desert Wild Horse Herd Management Area Complex is now available for review.
The Red Desert Complex is located in portions of Fremont, Sweetwater and Carbon counties. The proposed gather is expected to take place in fall, 2011.
The preliminary EA analyzes three alternatives and is available by visiting the BLM website at: www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/rfo/red-desert.html.
The 30 day comment period runs from June 28 through July 27, 2011. Comments may be emailed to: RedDesertComplex_HMA_WY@blm.gov (please include “Red Desert Complex EA Comments” in the subject line). Comments may also be mailed, faxed or hand-delivered to:
| Melanie Mirati, Wild Horse & Burro Specialist BLM Rawlins Field Office P.O. Box 2407 Rawlins, Wyoming 82301 Fax: (307) 328-4224 | Scott Fluer, Wild Horse & Burro Specialist |
For more information, visit: www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/rfo/red-desert.html, or contact Melanie Mirati, 307-328-4200 or Scott Fluer, 307-332-8400.
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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