U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Southern Nevada District Office
Southern Nevada District Office
| Contacts: | Hillerie C. Patton | , 702-515-5046 | , hpatton@blm.gov |
BLM Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council to Hold Meeting
Las Vegas, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will meet with the Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) Friday September 21, at BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, Nev. The meeting is open to the public, and individuals may make public comments from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
The RAC advises and makes recommendations to the BLM on public land management. Discussion items will include, but are not limited to, updates from the recreation and resource management plan subgroups, sage grouse, and reports on BLM initiatives. A full agenda is available online at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/res/resource_advisory/mojave-southern_grat.html
The Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC is made up of community members representing categories including: commercial and non-commercial uses, elected officials and state agencies, environmental, livestock, mining, Native American, and wild horse and burro.
For more information, contact Hillerie Patton, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, (702) 515-5046 or hpatton@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Southern Nevada District Office 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130