For release: September 21, 2011
Release No: OR-100-FY2011-020
Contact: Cheyne Rossbach (541) 464-3245
Join Your Community and Take Part in National Public Lands Day!
Roseburg, Oregon. The Roseburg District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is partnering
with the Umpqua National Forest and Partnership for Umpqua Rivers to provide the public with
information about sites in need of cleanup throughout Douglas County as part of National Public
Lands Day.
The BLM will provide bags, gloves and directions to sites in need of cleanup throughout Douglas
County on Saturday, September 24, 2011. If you are interested in participating in the cleanup
effort, please arrive at the Fowler Street parking lot east of the Douglas County Library in
Roseburg on September 24, 2011, between 9 a.m. and noon. The BLM will provide information
and maps to cleanup locations. Individuals will be responsible for their own transportation to the
cleanup sites.
Cleanup work can be carried out on Saturday, September 24 or Sunday, September 25, 2011
although BLM staff will only be available at the Fowler Street parking lot on Saturday to provide
bags gloves and directions.
For further information on the NPLD cleanup effort in Douglas County please contact Ariel Hiller
at (541) 464-3356
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has more than 1,000 National Public Lands Day project
sites across the country, with volunteers participating in a hands-on, national volunteer effort to
improve America’s lands.
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The BLM manages more land – 245 million surface 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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