BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council to meet May 16 & 17, 2018 in Fairbanks
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet to discuss co-management and cooperative management agreements at its next meeting in May.
The RAC provides consensus-driven recommendations on BLM initiatives, regulatory proposals and policy changes. Members discuss and vote on recommendations related to public land management and provide those recommendations to BLM leadership who understand partnerships and inclusion are vital to managing working, sustainable, and healthy public lands.
The RAC will meet in the Minto Conference Room at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center located at 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting will consist of presentations and discussions with RAC members on subjects related to cooperative and collaborative management of subsistence resources. There will also be reports from RAC subcommittees on placer mining, recreation, and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act issues. A complete agenda will be available May 1, 2018 on the BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council website.
The council will accept comments from the public from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment, time for individual oral comments may be limited. Comments can be emailed to BLM_AK_Communications@blm.gov.
The BLM RAC provides a forum that brings together stakeholders with diverse (and often competing) interests to address both emerging and long-standing challenges associated with the BLM’s multiple-use mission of managing public lands. The RAC demonstrates that consensus-driven recommendations and collaborative efforts 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.