Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
BLM and OHV Alliance Plan Torchlight Cleanup Day
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office and the Northwest Wyoming Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Alliance will team up on Saturday, June 23, for a cleanup day at the Torchlight area, east of Basin and Greybull. The community is encouraged to attend.
Volunteers can meet at 8:00 a.m. at either one of two locations: the base of Torchlight Hill on the Torchlight Road or 1.5 miles south of Highway 14 on Road 28 (the Basin Gardens Road). Bring gloves, hat, sunscreen and plenty of water, and wear your work clothes and boots or sturdy shoes. The cleanup will be followed by an OHV ride around the area.
The BLM and the Northwest Wyoming OHV Alliance recently held a successful cleanup day at the Red Lake area near Cody. This will be the 3rd cleanup day in the Torchlight area in the past five years.
For more information, contact BLM Law Enforcement Ranger Aaron Kania in the Worland Field Office at 307-347-5100 or Dana Sander of the Northwest Wyoming OHV Alliance at 307-250-2018.
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