Cody Field Office
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BLM Cody Releases EA for McCullough Peaks Special Recreation Permits
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cody Field Office announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) which analyzes special recreation permit (SRP) requests for interpretive tours and photography workshops in the McCullough Peaks area east of Cody.
The McCullough Peaks area has been used for many years for interpretive tours and photography workshops, mainly to view and photograph wild horses in the McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Herd Management Area. SRPs are issued as a way to provide quality recreational opportunities for the public while protecting resources and other activities on public lands.
The EA has been prepared to analyze the impacts of authorizing the SRPs. It is available for public review and comment by visiting the BLM website at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/cyfo/srp.
Comments will be accepted through May 10, 2012, and may be emailed to cody_wymail@blm.gov; please include "McCullough Peaks SRPs" in the subject line. Comments may also be mailed to Shirley Bye-Jech, BLM-Cody Field Office, 1002 Blackburn Street, Cody, WY, 82414.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
For more information, please contact BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Shirley Bye-Jech at 307-578-5900.
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.
Cody Field Office 1002 Blackburn Street Cody, WY 82414