BLM Hosting Meeting on Wildlife Management in Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas
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Las Vegas – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District Office and Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is seeking input regarding issues related to wildlife management activities in wilderness and wilderness study areas.
BLM will host meetings on Tuesday, February 9 at 2–3:30 p.m. and 6 –7:30 p.m. at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area visitor center classroom and Wednesday, February 10 at 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130. The meetings will include a brief presentation from the BLM and NDOW followed by an open house. Written comment forms will be available at the meeting.
The BLM is in the process of preparing a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding NDOW’s Annual Operations and Maintenance Schedule of proposed fish and wildlife management activities, projects, and developments planned within 13 designated wilderness areas and four wilderness study areas throughout Southern Nevada.
Written comments may also be sent to blm_nv_sndo_wilderness@blm.gov through February 26, 2016.
When participants enter the fee booth at the entrance of the 13-mile Scenic Drive for the public meetings, they should tell the attendant that they are participating in the meetings and fees will be waived.
The public will also have additional opportunities to comment on the proposed project when the draft Environmental Assessment is released in August 2016.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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.