New Meeting Locations Announced for Wildlife Management in Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas
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Las Vegas – Due to scheduling issues, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District Office and Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) have selected new locations for meetings next week seeking input regarding issues related to wildlife management activities in wilderness and wilderness study areas.
Meetings will be held:
- Tuesday, February 9 at 2 – 3:30 p.m. at the Summerlin Library Conference Room, 1771 Inner Circle Drive
- Tuesday, February 9 at 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Nevada Division of State Parks Conference Room, 4747 Vegas Drive
- Wednesday, February 10 at 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Nevada Division of State Parks Conference Room, 4747 Vegas Drive
The meetings will include a brief presentation from the BLM and NDOW followed by an open house. Written comment forms will be available at the meeting.
The BLM is in the process of preparing a Programmatic Environmental Assessment regarding NDOW’s Annual Operations and Maintenance Schedule of proposed fish and wildlife management activities, projects, and developments planned within 13 designated wilderness areas and four wilderness study areas throughout Southern Nevada.
Written comments may also be sent to blm_nv_sndo_wilderness@blm.gov through February 26, 2016.
The public will also have additional opportunities to comment on the proposed project when the draft Environmental Assessment is released in August 2016.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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.