BLM Central California Advisory Council Plans Meeting in El Dorado Hills
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EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – A proposed campground fee increase for the Bishop Field Office will be considered when the Bureau of Land Management's Central California Resource Advisory Council meets Oct. 20-21 in El Dorado Hills.
A tour of tree mortality areas in the Mother Lode Field Office will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, followed by a business meeting from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mother Lode Field Office, 5152 Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills. Time for public comment is reserved from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The RAC will reconvene beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, until business is concluded, no later than noon.
Members of the public are welcome to attend the tour, but must supply their own transportation. To attend, meet at the Mother Lode Field Office for an 8 a.m. departure.
The meeting will include consideration by the RAC of proposed campground fee increases for the Bishop Field Office. There will be a presentation on the fee proposal at 3 p.m. Thursday. Information on the proposed fee increase is available on the web at http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bishop.html
In addition to the fee proposal, agenda topics will include possible consideration by the RAC of Forest Service fees, Berryessa area issues, fire, Coast Dairies, Point Arena and oil and gas. Managers from the Mother Lode, Ukiah, Hollister, Bakersfield and Bishop Field Offices will discuss issues for their field offices with the RAC.
For more information, contact David Christy, BLM Central California District public affairs officer, at (916) 941-3146.
The 12-member council, one of 24 such advisory councils in the western states, is comprised of members who represent broad natural resource interests including livestock grazing, environmental groups, recreation, wild horse and burro management, history and archaeology, the academic sector, local government and the public at large.
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.