For release: September 3, 2014
Release No: OR-100-FY2014-011
Contact: Cheyne Rossbach - (541) 579-0648
Join us for Cow Creek Byway Clean-up!
Roseburg, Ore. Interested in some fall cleaning? Support your community and take care
of an area that we all enjoy. On September 12, 2014, join us for our 13th annual volunteer
Cow Creek Back Country Byway clean-up!
We will meet at the Island Creek Day Use Area along the Cow Creek Back Country Byway.
Island Creek is about 10 miles south of Riddle, Oregon, along the Cow Creek Back
Country Byway. Work begins at 8:30 a.m. and will end by 12:30 p.m.
“We hope the public will come out and join us in this yearly clean up along the Byway”, said
Erik, Taylor, Supervisory Outdoor Recreation Planner. “This is a great opportunity for the
public to lend a hand and show their support for the public lands in our backyard.”
Bring water, sturdy shoes, snacks, and work gloves. The BLM will provide grabbers, trash
bags, safety vests, and lunch.
Volunteers may receive a free federal day use area coupon or t-shirt for participating in the
cleanup.
For more information please contact: Phil Zumstein 541.464.3353 or [email protected]
Information about the Cow Creek Back Country Byway system can be found at:
http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=339
The Cow Creek Back Country Byway Cleanup is a National Public Lands Day event.
Additional information about the BLM is available online at:
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/index.php
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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.