BLM Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council to meet January 26

Organization

Bureau of Land Management

BLM Office:

Carson City District Office

Media Contact:

Carson City, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will meet with the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) on Thursday, January 26, in Carson City, Nevada. The meeting will be held at the Carson City BLM District office at 5665 Morgan Mill Road, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.   

Topics for the agenda include: RAC subcommittee reports, District Manager updates, Spring/Riparian Management discussion and recommendations, meeting planning, and election of 2017 officers. There will be two public comment periods at 8:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and discussion of issues related to management of BLM-administered public lands.  The Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin RAC is one of three such councils in Nevada that accommodates this community participation directive. Represented on the council are commercial and non-commercial users that include elected officials and state agencies, environmental, livestock, mining, and wild horse and burro interests.

An agenda for the meeting can be assessed at https://www.blm.gov/node/6214

Individuals planning to attend and needing special assistance should contact Lisa Ross no later than January 23, 2017.

For more information, contact Lisa Ross at 775-885-6107, or lross@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.