The Bureau of Land Management recently announced new appointments and re-appointments of members to Idaho’s Boise District citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the agency on public land management issues. The RACs are composed of members with diverse interests and backgrounds.
“Resource Advisory Councils are critical elements of our collaborative approach to public land management," said Tim Murphy, BLM Idaho State Director. “I appreciate the diverse perspectives we get from our Resource Advisory Council members, and thank all of them for volunteering their time and talents to help improve public land management at the local level."
The RACs, composed of citizen volunteers chosen for their expertise in natural resource issues, help the BLM carry out its nation-wide stewardship of 245 million acres - the largest land portfolio of any Federal agency. The BLM has established 29 RACs across the West, where most BLM-managed land is located.
Each RAC consists of 12 to 15 members who represent stakeholder interests in public land management, such as conservationists, outdoor recreationists, ranchers, industry officials, tribal leaders, state and local government officers, academics, and others.
The BLM, an agency of the Department of the Interior, is responsible for managing various uses - such as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production - while conserving the land’s natural, historical, and cultural resources.
Below are the newly appointed or newly re-appointed members of the Boise District RAC, which will meet April 5, 2017:
* Rochelle Oxarango, federal grazing permittee, Emmett;
* Michael Gibson, Trout Unlimited, Boise;
* Richard Raymondi (returning), retired hydrologist, Boise;
* Ted Howard (returning), Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, Owyhee, NV;
* Eric Yensen, Ph.D., The College of Idaho, Caldwell;
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
