Sunday, June 6, 2010

Equine Welfare Alliance news 6.06.10

This is Carrol's latest article and well worth the read

Wild Horses and BLM's promise of a new day dawning

Ex-BLM chief backs wild horse preservation plan in Nevada

New York Times Article from AP - http://ymix.com/175

Here's an article on the proposed sanctuary

Wild horse sanctuary proposed north of Gerlach | rgjcom | The Reno ...

Thanks to Carrol for passing along both articles.

Here's more info from Carrol!

The California Desert District Advisory Council will be meeting June 18 at Ridgecrest. In light of Feinstein's recent California Desert Protection Act ( S. 2921), which requires amendments to Regional Management Plans throughout all western states, this could be of great importance. There are 7 HMA's within the boundaries of this council. Policies negatively effecting our wild herds are often hidden in these changes.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Meeting of the California Desert District Advisory Council SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will participate in a field tour of BLM-administered public lands on Friday, June 18, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will meet in formal session on Saturday, June 19, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Heritage Inn and Suites, 1050 N. Norma St., Ridgecrest, California.

Agenda topics will include updates by Council members and reports from the BLM District Manager and five field office managers. Final agenda items, including details of the field tour, will be posted on the BLM California state Web site at http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html

SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: All Desert District Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. Public comment for items not on the agenda will be scheduled at the beginning of the meeting Saturday morning. Time for public comment may be made available by the Council Chairman during the presentation of various agenda items, and is scheduled at the end of the meeting for topics not on the agenda. While the Saturday meeting is tentatively scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the meeting could conclude prior to 4:30 p.m. should the Council conclude its presentations and discussions. Therefore, members of the public interested in a particular agenda item or discussion should schedule their arrival accordingly. Written comments may be filed in advance of the meeting for the California Desert BILLING CODE 4310-40-P