3050 NE Third Street- Prineville , Oregon 97754- www.blm.gov/or/districts/prinevi lle
Contact: Lisa Clark
Bl.i"R EAU OF LAND MAl~AGEMENT
( 541) 416-6864
For r elease: October 20, 2015
John Day- Snake and Southeast Oregon Res ource Advisory C ouncil (RAC)
Meetings
Prineville, Ore. --The next John Day- Snake and Southeast Oregon Resow-ce Advis01y Council (RAC)
meetings are set for Monday and Tuesday, October 26 to 27. 2015. The John Day-Snake and Southeast
Oregon RACs will hold a joint workshop Monday, October 26, 2015. at the BLM Prineville District
office, 3050 N.E. 3rd Street, Prineville, Oregon, followed by separate business meetings Tuesday, October
27, 2015. The Monday, Oct. 26, meeting will tun fi:om 12:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m. The two RACs will meet
separately Tuesday. October 26, from 8 a.m. to 1p.m., with the John Day- Snake RAC meeting at the
BLM Prineville District office, and the Southe.ast Oregon RAC meeting at the Ochoco National Forest
Office, 3160 N.E. 3rd Street. Prineville, Oregon.
Agenda items for the October 26 joint meeting include learning sessions on the 2015 fire season. Wild
Horse and Bwm management. a Greater Sage-grouse update, a discussion on RACs role in land
designations, and community engagement. The John Day-Snake RAC will continue Oct. 27 with an update
on the Lower Deschutes River, Hells Canyon and Snake River fee proposals, conmliuee and member
updates. and an Oregon proposal for Wild Horse and Burro. The Southeast Oregon RAC will continue
Oct. 27 with RAC officer elections. an Oregon proposal for Wild Horse and Burro, and committee and
member updates.
The public is welcome to auend all portions ofthe meeting and can contribute in-person or via phone
dw-ing the officia l public comment period at 11 a.m. on October 27, 2015. Those who verbally address the
RAC dw-ing the open session are as ked to also provide a written state ment of their comments or
presentation.
The Secreta1y of the Interior appoints citizens to staggered three-year tenus on the Counci l, so one-third of
the member tenns expire yearly. Evety year the BLM encomages Oregon residents to apply, or nonlinate
others to apply for open positions they would like to represent. Membership is balanced to reflect the anay
of interests and users of public lands with categories in commodity interests, consetvation, and general
community interests.
For ftuther inf01mation on the John Day- Snake RAC or the upcoming meeting, contact Lisa Clark at the
BLM Prineville Dis trict Office at (541) 416-6864 or Larisa Bogardus at the BLM Lakeview District Office
at (541) 947-6237 for the Southeast Oregon RAC and upcoming meeting. Additional information about
both RACs. as well as the call-in number can be fmmd online at: http ://www.blm.gov/or/rac/index.php
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About the BLM: The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most ofany Federal agency. This land, known as the
National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states , including Alaska_The BLM also administers 700 million
acres ofsub-swface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the
use and enjoyment of present and fi.rture generations under O\U' mandate ofmultiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2014 ,
the BLM generated $5 .2 billion in receipts from public lands .