Wyoming RAC Meeting Set for February

Organization

BLM

BLM Office:

National Office

Media Contact:

Christian Venhuizen

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Feb. 2-4, in Laramie, Wyoming.

February RAC Agenda

The meeting is open to the public and will take place at the Holiday Inn, 204 S. 30th St., Laramie, beginning at 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 2, and concluding by noon, Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Planned agenda topics include discussions on regional mitigation, reclamation, implementation of Greater Sage-Grouse plans and follow-up to previous RAC meetings.

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the meeting will include a working lunch and dinner. The public may attend the meeting, but food will not be provided.

The public comment period will start at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4. The public may also submit written comments to the RAC by emailing cvenhuizen@blm.gov or by submitting them at the meeting location to the RAC coordinator. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. If there are no members of the public interested in speaking, the meeting will move promptly to the next agenda item.

The purpose of the council is to advise the Secretary of the Interior through the BLM on a variety of issues associated with public land management. For more information contact BLM RAC Coordinator Christian Venhuizen, 307-261-7603, or visit www.blm.gov/wy.


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.