BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OR-030-2011-012
For release: Immediate Release
News Contact: Mark Wilkening
(541) 473-6218
Open House Invitation: An Opportunity to Hear from the Public
Vale, Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vale District is inviting the public to attend one of the open house meetings regarding the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center in Baker City, Oregon. The first meeting will be held Thursday afternoon July 28, 2011, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. (PDT) at Baker City Hall Council Chambers in Baker City, Oregon. The second meeting will be Thursday
afternoon August 4, 2011, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. (PDT) at the National Historic Oregon Trail
Interpretive Center located just east of Baker City, Oregon.
The Interpretive Center has been open 19 years and is currently updating its business plan. Bureau
of Land Management staff will provide updates on the status of the facility, operations and
funding, visitation, programming, marketing, partnerships and volunteers, and plans for the future.
They will take your comments and suggestions and incorporate them into the five year business
plan.
Since it began operations, the Interpretive Center has had over two million visitors. It is
considered a top tourism attraction for Baker County and eastern Oregon. We will discuss
concerns and hear suggestions about how to keep the Interpretive Center contributing to the local
tourism economy.
For more information or if you need directions to the meeting site, contact the Interpretive Center
Director Sarah LeCompte at (541) 523-1843.
Additional information about the BLM Vale District can be found by visiting the website at
www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale.
-BLMAbout the BLM: The BLM manages more land – more than 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known
as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of
about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use
mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and
energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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