BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council to meet in Fairbanks February 2-3, 2017
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ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet at the BLM Alaska Fairbanks District Office (FDO) located at 222 University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. each day in the Kobuk Conference Room and will adjourn on February 3rd at noon. At this meeting, the Council will receive updates on BLM mitigation, discuss preliminary alternative concepts for the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan, review the newly released Planning 2.0 program, and receive a report and recommendations from the placer mining subcommittee. A complete agenda will be available on the BLM Alaska Resource Advisory website. The council will accept comments from the public from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment, time for individual oral comments may be limited. Please be prepared to submit written comments.
The BLM RACs provide a forum that brings together stakeholders with diverse (and often competing) interests to address both emerging and long-standing challenges associated with the multiple-use mission of managing public lands. The RAC demonstrates that consensus-driven recommendations and collaborative efforts enjoy a high level of public support and lead to sustainable outcomes that benefit Alaska’s natural resources. RAC meetings are open to the public.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.