Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
BLM Improves Duck Swamp Interpretive Area
The parking lot and walking path at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Duck Swamp Interpretive Area will be closed August 20-22 for resealing and line striping. Duck Swamp is located approximately 3 miles north of Worland on state Highway 433.
“The resealing of the parking lot and path overlooking the wetland will extend the life of this recreational area,” said BLM Civil Engineer Jim Critz. “We appreciate the public’s patience during the improvements.”
Duck Swamp, an 81-acre oxbow lake and marsh, is a cut-off meander of the Bighorn River. Visitors can walk a 1 mile interpretive loop to view and learn about its many residents including song birds, great blue herons, hawks, owls, dabbling ducks, kingfishers, muskrats, mink and beaver.
For more information, please contact Critz at 307-347-5100 or jcritz@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.
Worland Field Office 101 South 23rd Worland, WY 82401