BLM Resource Advisory Council to meet in Cedarville

CEDARVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Northern California District Resource Advisory Council will convene for a field tour and meeting, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 25 and 26, in Cedarville. The tour and meeting are open to the public.

On Sept. 25, council members will tour public land sites managed by the BLM Applegate Field Office. Members of the public must provide their own transportation in a high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle and provide their own meals and beverages.

On Sept. 26, the council business meeting gets underway at 8 a.m. in the Four Seasons Building at the Modoc District Fairgrounds, 1 Center Street, Cedarville. The meeting will be in-person only; there will not be a virtual option. The council will accept public comments at 11 a.m. Anyone is welcome to address the council. A time limit could be set to accommodate all speakers.

Agenda items include a status report on the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan, an update on wild horse and burro management for herd management areas in the Northern California District, and an overview of the BLM's new public lands rule.

The council will hear reports from BLM California State Director Joseph Stout and from the BLM managers in the Applegate, Arcata, Eagle Lake and Redding field offices.

The 15-member council is composed of varied public land interests including recreation, livestock grazing, timber and forest products, environmental organizations, wild horse and burro management, local government, the academic sector, state natural resource agencies and the public at large. It focuses on lands managed by the Northern California District, which includes land in far northwest Nevada.

More information is available from BLM Public Affairs Officer Jeff Fontana, 530-260-0189.