John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council to meet Sept. 25-26
VALE, Ore. – The John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Sept. 25-26 in Enterprise, Ore., and the public is welcome to attend both days.
RACs provide advice and recommendations for the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service to consider when making natural resource and land management decisions. Each 15-member group consists of representatives from commercial, conservation and community interests, ranging from mining to environmental groups to state agencies.
“The RAC plays a very valuable role in public lands management by providing the BLM and Forest Service with critical input on activities throughout central and northeast Oregon,” Designated Federal Official and Vale District Manager Shane DeForest said. “We greatly appreciate the time this diverse group devotes to providing consensus-driven recommendations that enhance our decision making.”
A formal business meeting of the full RAC will take place Sept. 25-26 at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds, 668 NW 1st St., Enterprise, Ore., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Wednesday, Sept. 25, and from 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. PT Thursday, Sept. 26.
The public is welcome to attend both meetings. Agendas will be posted at least 10 days prior to each meeting date: https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/john-day-rac. A public comment period will be offered each day. The amount of time for individual oral comments may be limited depending on the number of people wishing to comment.
The business meeting will include updates from the BLM’s Vale and Prineville Districts and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, Malheur, Ochoco, and Deschutes National Forests. Other agenda items may include management of energy and minerals, timber, rangeland and grazing, commercial and dispersed recreation, wildland fire and fuels, or wild horses and burros.
Contact RAC coordinator Larisa Bogardus at 541-523-1407 or lbogardus@blm.gov. for meeting links, details about the upcoming meetings, or more information about the JDSRAC.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
For sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations, please contact Larisa Bogardus at 541-523-1407 or lbogardus@blm.gov at least seven business days before the meeting to ensure there is sufficient time to process the request. The Department of the Interior manages accommodation requests on a case-by-case basis.
Additional information about the JDSRAC is available online at: www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/john-day-rac.
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.