Con
ntact: Tara Martinak (541
1) 573-4400
Release No. OR-BU-14
4-10
June
e 6, 2014
Steen
ns Moun
ntain Ad
dvisory Councill meets June 12-13
HIN
NES, Ore. – The next Stteens Mounttain Advisory
y Council (S
SMAC) meeeting is set foor Thursday
andd Friday, Jun
ne 12 and 13,, in Frenchgllen, Oregon..
On Thursday, th
he SMAC leeave Frenchg
glen around 9 a.m. and sppend the enttire day on Steens
Mouuntain, visitiing several locations to discuss junip
per managem
ment and utillization, stew
wardship
ge Grouse an
nd sage brussh restoration
n. The SMA
AC will returrn to Frenchgglen late in
conntracting, Sag
the afternoon an
nd adjourn around 5 p.m
m.
On Friday, the SMAC will hold a regular business meeting at thhe Frenchgleen School inn
Frennchglen. Th
he session will start at 8:30 a.m. and include a reecap of the previous day’’s field
deral Officiaal, a review o f changes proposed forr signs and
tourr, an update from the Deesignated Fed
inteerpretive products for thee Steens Mou
untain area, approving c onference call minutes from
Febbruary 2014, welcoming newly appointed Counccil members,, and brainstoorming junipper
utiliization and marketing po
ossibilities. Any other matters that may reasonaably come beefore the
SM
MAC during the two-day session may
y also be add
dressed.
Thee public is welcome to atttend all porttions of the meeting, inccluding the fi
field tour, annd may
ng the publicc comment period at 10:0
00 a.m. on F riday, June 13. Personaal
conntribute durin
trannsportation must be prov
vided for those interested
d in followinng the field toour. Those who
verbbally address the SMAC
C during the public comm
ment period a re asked to also providee a written
statement of theeir commentts or presentaation.
For further info
ormation on the SMAC or the upcom
ming meetingg, contact Taara Martinakk at the
41) 573-4519
9. Additionaal informatioon about the SMAC can be found
Burrns District Office at (54
onliine at:
ww
ww.blm.gov/o
or/rac/steenssac.php
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Fedeeral agency. Thiis land, known as the National
Systeem of Public Lan
nds, is primarily
y located in 12 Western states, in
ncluding Alaska. The BLM alsoo administers 7000 million acres
ghout the nation. The BLM's misssion is to manaage and conservee the public lands for the use
of suub-surface minerral estate throug
and enjoyment of preesent and future generations und
der our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yiield. In Fiscal Year 2013, the
M generated $4.7
7 billion in receip
pts from public lands.
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