The Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council’s (RAC’s) Planning and Recreation subcommittees will meet Wednesday, September 21, at the BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Planning Subcommittee will meet at 9:45 a.m. The Recreation Subcommittee will meet at 11:30 a.m.
The subcommittees, through the Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC, advise and make recommendations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on planning and recreation. Planning Subcommittee discussion items include current realty actions, navigating through pinch-points, and scheduling future meetings. Recreation Subcommittee discussion items include selection of outreach activities, enhancing the RAC website, and scheduling future meetings. The meetings are open to the public and provide the public an opportunity to make comments. Public comment periods are scheduled at 10:40 a.m., and 12:25 p.m., respectively. The public is encouraged to attend and provide comment. Written comments can also be submitted to the RAC Coordinator, Chris Hanefeld at the Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301. The agendas are available online at http://bit.ly/MOSORAC.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and discussion of issues related to management of BLM-administered public lands. The Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC is one of three such councils in Nevada that accommodate this community participation directive. Represented on the council are commercial and non-commercial users including environmental, livestock, mining, Native American, and wild horse and burro interests and elected officials and state agencies.
For more information, contact Chris Hanefeld, BLM Ely District Office public affairs specialist, at (775) 289-1842 or chanefel@blm.gov.
