Cody Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307/347-5207 |
Seasonal Closures Protect Wildlife
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cody Field Office reminds the public of seasonal winter closures in the Bald Ridge, Carter Mountain, Little Mountain and Twin Creek Trail areas.
These closures are meant to limit disturbance to wildlife and big game in crucial winter ranges. “Areas where big game feed become less and less available with increasing snow,” said BLM Wildlife Biologist Destin Harrell. “These areas also become more important to wintering wildlife as the season advances. Low elevation winter ranges serve as calving and fawning grounds where adults wait to feed on the first shoots of green grass to begin raising their young.”
The following BLM-administered lands are included in the seasonal closures:
- Bald Ridge: closed through April 30 to all use including hunting and trapping. The Hogan/Luce Campground remains open to camping and the Hogan and Luce Reservoirs remain open to fishing.
- Carter Mountain: closed Nov. 15 to June 15 to all motorized travel. The area remains open to foot and horseback travel.
- Little Mountain: closed Dec. 1 to April 30 to all motorized travel in the high country. The area remains open to foot and horseback travel. Signs and maps are posted at key locations to assist the public. The Little Mountain Travel Management Map can be downloaded at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/Cody/rec.html.
- Twin Creek Trail: closed Jan. 1 to April 30 to all use where the trail easement passes through private land and on BLM-managed public land. The trail closure begins on the west side of the South Fork of the Shoshone River.
For more information, or for maps of the seasonally closed areas, please contact BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Shirley Bye-Jech at 307-578-5900, or stop by the Cody Field Office at 1002 Blackburn Street.
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