Fortification Creek RMPA Monitoring Meeting Scheduled
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office (BFO) will host a Fortification Creek Planning Area (FCPA) Monitoring meeting on Nov. 9.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the BLM Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort Street, Buffalo, Wyo.
As part of its Fortification Creek management, the BFO committed to an annual public meeting to discuss development and monitoring of performance standards. This year’s meeting will focus on reclamation efforts and the response of the elk herd and their habitat.
Four Plans of Development (POD) have been authorized to date, Carbon Creek Energy’s Camp John SMA Phase 1 Year 1 POD with 56 wells, Yates Petroleum Corporation’s Queen B POD with 15 wells, Yates’ Elsie POD with seven wells, and Carbon Creek’s Camp John SMA Phase 1 Year 2 POD with 25 wells.
The Fortification Creek Planning Area is located in Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan counties, Wyo. encompassing 100,655 acres. It is home to a resident elk herd, a Wilderness Study Area (WSA), and has large areas of steep slopes and sensitive soils. There is interest in developing the area for oil and gas. The Fortification Creek Planning Area management includes seven performance standards for elk protection and a reclamation standard that operators must meet in order to develop.
For more information, contact Thomas Bills at (307) 684-1133.
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.