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BLM Southwest Resource Advisory Council to meet November 14

Colorado
Southwest DO
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MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council will hold a meeting on November 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tres Rios Field Office, 29211 State Highway CO-184, Dolores, CO 81323. The meeting is open to the public. Participants unable to attend in person can join via the Zoom platform. To request virtual access, please register in advance: https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfuGvqTksEseIOJpUX8Qu1qU_Osf9gxI

“This will be our fourth and final Southwest Resource Advisory Council meeting of 2024,” said District Manager Stephanie McCormick. “I truly appreciate our RAC members, who remain consistently engaged in offering their informed insights and recommendations on the management and conservation of our public lands in southwest Colorado.”

Planned agenda items include an overview of field office updates and a presentation and discussion on the Tres Rios Field Office Transportation and Access Plan for Travel Area 2, Dolores, Montrose, and San Miguel counties (TAP2) and a proposed trail interpreting the area’s uranium-vanadium mining history. A public comment period is scheduled for 2 p.m. Individuals who want to make a statement during the public comment period are encouraged to submit a written copy of their statement for the administrative record. The Resource Advisory Council will also attend a field trip on November 13. The meeting agenda is available online at: https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-10/AGENDA-SWRAC-Meeting-November-2024.pdf

All 15-member Resource Advisory Councils in Colorado are forums for providing advice and recommendations to the BLM on various resource and land management issues. The Southwest Resource Advisory Council advises the BLM Colorado Southwest District, consisting of the Gunnison, Tres Rios field, and Uncompahgre field offices.

For more information or to RSVP for the field trip, please contact Maggie Magee at (970) 240-5323 or dmagee@blm.gov.

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.