BLM Colorado Northwest Resource Advisory Council to meet in September
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Silt, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a field tour on virtual fence technology that is being implemented to increase rangeland health through rotational grazing and improve wildlife habitat by reducing fences.
Individuals participating in the field tour will meet 10 a.m. September 14, 2022, at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, 100 Wulfsohn Road, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Members of the public who wish to join the field tour must provide their own transportation, meals, and water. If planning to attend the field tour, please R.S.V.P no later than September 9 to the Upper Colorado River District Office at 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506; telephone: 970-244-3000; email: ecoulter@blm.gov.
The RAC will host an in-person meeting the following day, September 15, at the Glenwood Springs Community Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and the agenda is posted on our webpage at: https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/northwest-rac.
“The Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council provides valuable recommendations to the BLM for sound decision making,” said Upper Colorado River District Manager Greg Larson. “We appreciate the commitment the council has to helping BLM address the complex issues of our multiple use mission.”
During the September 15 meeting, the public will have an opportunity at 2 p.m. to provide comment. Individuals are encouraged to also submit a written copy of their statement for the administrative record.
The three 15-member Resource Advisory Councils in Colorado are forums for providing advice and recommendations to the BLM on various resource and land management issues. The Northwest Resource Advisory Council advises the BLM Colorado Northwest and Upper Colorado River Districts which includes the Grand Junction, Colorado River Valley, White River, Kremmling, and Little Snake field offices.
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.