BLM Casper Hosts Scoping Meeting on the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan
Apr 2, 2010

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Casper Field Office

NEWS RELEASE

Release Date: 04/02/10
Contacts:  Kathleen Lacko 307-261-7682

BLM Casper Hosts Scoping Meeting on the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan

On April 15, 2010 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Casper Field Office is hosting a public scoping meeting on the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan.  The meeting is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector Drive.

The plan will address off-highway vehicle use and the designation of roads and trails within the Bates Hole travel management area which is located 15 miles southwest of Casper and south of Wyoming Highway 220.

The scoping meeting is a starting point for the public to identify issues that BLM will address in the environmental assessment. Issues already identified include mitigating impacts to vegetation, sensitive soils, and wildlife habitats from off-road motorized use. The BLM recognizes the need to maintain valid and existing rights for minerals and rights-of way owners. In the past, the public had expressed the need for additional transportation routes and motorized and non-motorized recreational use.

BLM will accept public comments through May 17, 2010. Please address questions, comments, or concerns to the Casper Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Kathleen Lacko, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyo., 82604; by facsimile (fax) to 307-261-7587; or send e-mail comments to the attention of Kathleen Lacko at casper_wymail@blm.gov

Recent Events

04/15/10 - Bates Hole Travel Management meeting

Links

BLM Casper Hosts Scoping Meeting on the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan - BLM press release 4/2/10 [details]

Organizations

BLM WY - Casper Field Office

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