Wyoming State Office
| Contacts: | Cindy Wertz | |||
| (307) 775-6014 |
Wyoming Resource Advisory Council Meeting Set for March
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Wednesday, March 28, and Thursday, March 29 at the Hilton Garden Inn & University of Wyoming Conference Center, 2229 Grand Avenue, Laramie, Wyo.
The meeting is open to the public and will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday. On Thursday, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. The public comment period will be 1 to 1:30 p.m. Interested persons may make oral comments or file written statements for the council to consider.
Planned agenda topics include an update from the University of Wyoming faculty on current projects and research, follow-up on last meeting’s planning and cooperating agency discussion, and an update on restoration and reclamation projects.
The purpose of the council is to advise the State Director on a variety of issues associated with public land management. For more information, contact BLM RAC Coordinator Cindy Wertz at (307) 775-6014.
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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