Bureau of Land Management to Host 20 Teachers Through the Teachers on the Public Lands Program

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTWASHINGTON, D.C. 20240-0036http://www.blm.govFebruary 5, 2015 In Reply Refer To:1115 (420) PEMS TRANSMISSION 02/10/2015Information Bulletin No. 2015-025                                                               To:                   All Washington Office and Field Office Officials            Attn:  State Education Leads, Hands on the Land Site ManagersFrom:               Acting Assistant Director, National Landscape Conservation System and Community PartnershipsSubject:           Bureau of Land Management to Host 20 Teachers Through the “Teachers on the Public Lands” Program           We are pleased to announce that the BLM is continuing its “Teachers on the Public Lands” (TPL) initiative in conjunction with the BLM Hands on the Land (HOL) program.Through the TPL program, the Washington Office Division of Education, Interpretation, and Partnerships is supporting the placement of 20 classroom teachers as “interns” at HOL sites around the nation during the summer of 2015.  Those HOL sites selected to host a teacher, through a competitive application process, are:

• Campbell Creek Science Center, Anchorage District Office, Alaska
• Glennallen Field Office, Alaska
• Empire Ranch/Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Tucson Field Office, Arizona
• Headwaters Forest Reserve, Arcata Field Office, California
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Tres Rios Field Office, Colorado
• Upper Colorado River SRMA, Kremmling Field Office, Colorado
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, Grand Junction Field Office, Colorado
• Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, Grand Junction Field Office, Colorado
• Jupiter Inlet Natural Area, Southeastern States Field Office, Florida
• Pompeys Pillar National Monument, Billings Field Office, Montana
• Carson City District Office HOL Sites, Carson City District Office, Nevada
• Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Red Rock/Sloan Field Office, Nevada
• Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, Rio Puerco Field Office, New Mexico
• Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, Las Cruces District Office, New Mexico
• Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, Las Cruces District Office, New Mexico
• Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Salem District Office, Oregon
• Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area, Lower Potomac Field Station, Virginia
• San Juan Islands National Monument, Spokane District Office, Washington
• Rawlins Field Office, Wyoming
• National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, High Plains District, Wyoming

Each teacher will earn university credit through the University of Colorado Denver and receive a professional development stipend upon completion of a mutually beneficial lesson plan or other education project.  In addition, TPL participants will have the opportunity to spend up to 30 percent of their time learning about public lands and resources, experiencing the day-to-day operations of the BLM, and working with the public.  When teachers return to school in the fall, they will spend part of their classroom time presenting their TPL projects to their own students and to other appropriate audiences. For more information, please contact the Teachers on the Public Lands Program Lead, Derrick Baldwin (dbaldwin@blm.gov) of the BLM Division of Education, Interpretation, and Partnerships, at (970) 882-6805. Signed by:                                                                    Authenticated by:Chris McAlear                                                             Robert M. WilliamsActing, Assistant Director,                                           Division of IRM Governance,WO-860National Landscape Conservation System and Community Partnerships