U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Buffalo Field Office
Buffalo Field Office
| Contacts: | Lesley A. Elser, | |||
| 307-261-7603 |
Buffalo Field Office Hosts Public Meeting on Upcoming Projects in Southern Johnson County
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office will hold a public meeting to inform local residents of current and future planned BLM actions in southern Johnson County, provide the community of Kaycee with an opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue, and to identify and respond to potential community concerns.
An open-house style forum will be hosted on Thursday, March 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Kaycee Public Library, 231 Ritter Ave, Kaycee, Wyo.
Projects for the following specific resources will be discussed by BLM specialists:
- The Powder River Basin Restoration Initiative
- South Bighorns wildland-urban interface management, including fuels reduction projects and timber sales
- Gardner Mountain and North Fork Wilderness Study Areas: cadastral surveys, boundary marking and policies
- Recreational opportunities/program management in southwestern Johnson County
- Mineral development activities
- Wildlife habitat enhancement projects
- Seeds of Success native seed collections and sensitive plant surveys
- Passport In Time cultural surveys at Middle Fork Powder River and Buffalo Creek
- Rangeland management activities including annual allotment vegetation monitoring potential prime functioning condition (PFC) monitoring, and planned projects along stock driveways
For additional information please contact Allison Barnes, outdoor recreation planner at (307) 684-1116.
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.
Buffalo Field Office 1425 Fort Street Buffalo, WY 82834