BLM to hold joint Resource Advisory Council meeting April 25-27 in Glenwood Springs
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Colorado’s Northwest, Southwest and Front Range Resource Advisory Councils will meet April 25-27 at the Hotel Colorado, 526 Pine St., Glenwood Springs, CO 81601.
The joint meeting will begin at 12 p.m. on April 25 and conclude at 5 p.m. April 26. The three RACs will meet individually on April 27 from 8 a.m. to noon. Meetings are open to the public, and there is time on the agenda for public comments from 8 to 8:30 a.m. on April 27.
Topics of discussion for the meetings include land management issues such as recreation, land use planning, and Gunnison and Greater sage-grouse.
The RACs are 15-member groups of citizens appointed by the Secretary of the Interior that advise the BLM on the management of Colorado’s public lands. For more information about the joint RAC meeting and BLM Colorado’s RACs, visit: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs/blm_colorado_2016.html.
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.