BLM Resource Advisory Council Meets March 18 in Sacramento

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BLM-California

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Central California District Office

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Central California Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will convene for a meeting on March 18, at the BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way in Sacramento.

The RAC will meet from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The council will provide input for a campground fee increase, proposed by the Bishop Field Office. The council will also hear a presentation on the fee proposal beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. Public comments will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.  After the public comment period the RAC will make a recommendation regarding the fee proposal.

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 Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument area issues, fire, Coast Dairies, Point Arena and oil and gas. Managers from the Mother Lode, Ukiah, Central Coast, Bakersfield and Bishop Field Offices will discuss issues for their field offices with the RAC.

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.

For more information, contact David Christy, BLM Central California District Public Affairs Officer at (916) 941-3146.


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.