BLM Resource Advisory Council meets June 5-6 in Arcata

ARCATA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management Northern California District Resource Advisory Council will consider a wide range of natural resources topics, when it meets for a field tour and business meeting, Wednesday and Thursday, June 5-6, at the BLM Arcata Field Office, 1695 Heindon Road, in Arcata.

The tour and meeting are open to the public. Anyone interested in the business meeting can register in advance to participate virtually via Zoom. The tour and meeting agendas can be viewed online.

On Wednesday, council members will convene at the BLM office at 10 a.m. and depart for a tour of public lands managed by the BLM Arcata Field Office. Members of the public must provide their own transportation and meals.

On Thursday, the council business meeting convenes at 8 a.m. in the conference room of the BLM office. Agenda items include a status report on the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan, a report on Arcata Field Office partnerships, an update on BLM land acquisitions, and reports from the BLM state director and Northern California District field managers.

The council will accept public comments at 11 a.m. Anyone is welcome to address the council.  A time limit could be established to accommodate all speakers.

The 15-member council is composed of varied public land interests including recreation, livestock grazing, timber and forest products, environmental organizations, wild horse and burro management, local government, the academic sector, state natural resource agencies and the public at large. It focuses on lands managed by the Northern California District, which includes land in far northwest Nevada.

More information is available from BLM Public Affairs Officer Jeff Fontana, 530-260-0189.