BLM Desert Advisory Council Schedules October Public Meeting
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The next field trip and meeting of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert Advisory Council (DAC) will be held October 14-15, 2016.
The council will participate in a Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) 40th Anniversary celebration in lieu of a field tour of BLM-managed public lands on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. The celebration will be held at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center, 51-500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA. from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
On Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 the DAC will meet in formal session from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the University of California, Riverside Extension Center, Conference Rooms D-E, located at 1200 University Avenue, Riverside, CA. Members of the public are welcome. Final agenda for the Saturday public meeting will be posted on the DAC web page at http: //www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html when finalized.
Written comments may be filed in advance of the October 15 public meeting and should be addressed to the Desert Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of Land Management, External Affairs, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553. Written comments also are accepted at the time of the meeting and, if copies are provided to the recorder, will be incorporated into the minutes.
All DAC meetings are open to the public. While the meeting is tentatively scheduled to conclude at 5:00 p.m., it could wrap up earlier should the council conclude its presentations and discussions.
For more information regarding the DAC meeting, contact Stephen Razo, BLM California Desert District External Affairs at:srazo@blm.gov.
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.