New Acting Manager to Continue Outreach and Public Involvement in Planning for Basin and Range National Monument
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As the Bureau of Land Management installs the first of five anticipated portal signs on the boundary of Nevada's very first BLM National Monument, staff continue to work with local government and elected officials to plan the future of the Basin and Range National Monument, designated by Presidential Proclamation on July 10, 2015.Today, Acting Monument Manager Linda Price handed the reins to the next temporary manager, Alicia Styles, a ten-year BLM veteran out of the Caliente Field Office. "This has been an exciting experience, to be on the ground floor helping to establish the operations for the first National Monument in Nevada. I have enjoyed every minute of it," Price said. Upon completing her assignment, she will return to her position as the Field Manager for the Salmon Field Office in Idaho.Styles will continue Price's work in coordinating with local government and elected officials. During her tenure, Price met with the county commissions for Lincoln, Nye and White Pine counties; the White Pine Coordinated Resource Management Steering Committee; the Duckwater Shoshone tribe; the Northeast Great Basin Resource Advisory Committee; the Mojave-Southern Resource Advisory Committee; Congressman Amodei; Congressman Hardy; and representatives from Senator Dean Heller's office. These meetings have started the dialog to fulfill one of the requirements of the proclamation, to plan the future management of the monument with "maximum public involvement."
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.