Contact: Tara Martinak (541) 573-4400
Release No. OR-020-10-02
October 9, 2009
MAINTENANCE WORK TO BEGIN ON PUBLIC ACCESS ROADS IN SOUTHERN HARNEY COUNTY HINES, Ore. – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces its fall plans for
maintenance on several roads within the Burns District.
Roads include: Oregon End-Table, Winnemucca Spur, Rincon-Oregon End, Long Hollow Creek,
Willow Creek, Arizona Creek, Sturgeon Cabin, Mickey-Alvord Well, Horse Basin, Artesian Well,
South Mann Lake, Heath Creek Basin/Table Mountain, Table Mountain Well, Ridge Mountain,
Turnbull, Little Sand Gap, Pipeline Well, Ancient Lake Well, Table Mountain, Grass Rim, Coyote
Lake, Lower Wildcat, Nowhere Mickey, Desert Well-Mickey Reservoir, and an unnamed road
from Mickey Hot Springs to Ancient Lake Well. The work is set to begin mid-November.
All roads are located near the Oregon-End Ranch, along the East slopes of the Pueblo Mountains
and from Highway 78 south to the Alvord Lake area – all east of the East Steens Road.
For further information on road maintenance activities in the Burns District, call the BLM at
(541) 573-4400.
About the BLM
The BLM manages more land – 256 million surface acres – than any other Federal agency. Most of this public land is located in 12
Western States, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1.8 billion, also administers 700 million acres of subsurface
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, and cultural
resources on the public lands.
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