Kemmerer Field Office
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BLM Kemmerer Field Office Discusses
Slate Creek Allotment Management Plan on KMER Radio
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kemmerer Field Office (KFO) rangeland management specialist, Spencer Allred, will discuss the upcoming Slate Creek Allotment Management Plan (AMP) on Kemmerer, Wyo.’s KMER 950 AM radio at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6.
Allred will review the location of the Slate Creek area, the qualities that make it special, the AMP planning process and its intent, the importance of and opportunities for public involvement, and where to find more information.
Currently, there are 10 ranchers who use the 260,000 acre Slate Creek allotment northeast of Kemmerer, Wyo., for cattle and sheep grazing from April through November of each year. The AMP will determine the how, when and where of future livestock use.
The Slate Creek area encompasses oil and gas development in the south and sage-grouse habitat in the north as well as big game winter range. Hunting is a popular pursuit throughout due to the large, solid block of unfenced public land. Important cultural and historic resources are also present.
To learn more about the BLM, KFO, and Slate Creek AMP, please go to http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html or http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/Kemmerer.html or http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/kfo/slatecreekamp.html.
For more information, please contact Spencer Allred 307-828-4526 or sallred@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