Pinedale Field Office
| Contacts: | Shelley Gregory | |||
| 307-315-0612 |
BLM Annual Planning Meeting Agendas and Wildlife Reports Available
The Wildlife Annual Planning Meeting (APM) for the Pinedale Anticline Project Area (PAPA) will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, and the Development APM on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office, 1625 W. Pine St., Pinedale, Wyo., beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Topics for the Wildlife APM will include PAPA Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Matrix species reports, wildlife monitoring results, the proposed Sublette mule deer habitat project, the Mesa fertilization project, and snow depth and traffic.
Wildlife reports for pygmy rabbit, White-tailed Prairie Dog, raptors, Greater Sage-Grouse, Pronghorn antelope and mule deer will be available for public review at www.wy.blm.gov/jio-papo on Thursday, Feb. 14.
A complete agenda for the Wildlife APM is available at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/Pinedale/anticline/wildlifemtg.html.
Topics for the Development APM will include recent and projected operator activities, PAPA electrification, crucial winter range delineation, reclamation, BLM best management practices for reducing wildlife mortality from various fluid mineral systems, and BLM permitting and inspection activities as well as management decisions.
A complete agenda for the Development APM is available at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/Pinedale/anticline/planning.html.
Both meetings are open to the public with opportunities for public comment.
For more information about the Wildlife APM, please contact Eric Decker at 307-367-5386. For more information about the Development APM, please contact Tim Zebulske at 307-367-5336.
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.
Pinedale Field Office 1625 West Pine Street Pinedale WY 82941