BLM seeks advisory council members

The Bureau of Land Management announced that it is seeking
public nominations for five open positions on its Central
California Resource Advisory Council, which advises the BLM on
public land issues, according to a press release from the
agency.
The five RAC positions open are in the following categories:
– Public land ranchers and representatives of organizations
associated with energy and mineral development, the timber
industry, transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use,
and commercial recreation.
The Bureau of Land Management announced that it is seeking public nominations for five open positions on its Central California Resource Advisory Council, which advises the BLM on public land issues, according to a press release from the agency.  

The five RAC positions open are in the following categories:

– Public land ranchers and representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral development, the timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, and commercial recreation.

– Representatives of nationally or regionally recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historical organizations, dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and burro organizations.

– Representatives of state, county, or local elected office; representatives and employees of a state agency responsible for the management of natural resources; representatives of Indian tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the RAC is organized; representatives and employees of academic institutions who are involved in natural sciences; and the public-at-large.

Nominations should be sent to David Christy, BLM Mother Lode Field Office, 5152 Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, Calif. 95762, no later than May 10, 2010.

For further information call Christy at 916-941-3146 or e-mail

da***********@ca.gov











. Nomination forms are available on the Web at www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac.html.

The BLM’s Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), composed of citizens chosen for their expertise in natural resource issues, help the Bureau carry out its stewardship of 253 million acres of public lands.

The bureau, which manages more land than any other federal agency, has 24 RACs across the West, where most BLM-managed land is located. The diverse membership of each RAC is aimed at achieving a balanced outlook that the BLM needs for its mission, which is to manage the public lands for multiple uses.

The Central California RAC advises BLM on issues in the Mother Lode, Hollister, Bakersfield and Bishop field offices.