Rock Springs Field Office
| Contacts: | Shelley Gregory | |||
| 307-315-0612 |
Celebrate National Public Lands Day with the Rock Springs Field Office
The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO) is inviting volunteers to celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) at the Overland Trail interpretive site on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to install trail markers, remove litter and complete a walkway at this historic site where traces of the Overland Trail are still visible. From 1862 to 1868, this trail was the only emigrant route on which the U.S. Government would allow travel and an estimated 20,000 emigrants used it each year. It provided stage stop travel from Kansas through Wyoming and greatly contributed to the settlement of the west until railroads were completed.
The RSFO NPLD event is a wonderful way for individuals, families and youth and civic groups to learn about their public lands and help preserve a part of our nation’s history for future generations.
The Overland Trail interpretive site is located on the Reagan Avenue side of Sage Elementary School in Rock Springs, Wyo. Volunteers are asked to wear proper work attire, closed-toe shoes and safety glasses.
For more information, please contact RSFO Outdoor Recreation Planner Jo Foster at 307-352-0327 or gfoster@blm.gov.
Established in 1994, NPLD is the nation's largest volunteer effort to improve and enhance public lands. More than 180,000 volunteers are expected to participate at more than 2,000 public lands sites and complete an estimated $15 million in improvements this year.
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.
Rock Springs Field Office 280 Highway 191 North Rock Springs WY 82901