BLM and Wild Horse Advocates Host Public Meeting for Fish Springs Wild Horse Pilot Program
BLM and Wild Horse Advocates to Host Public Meeting
Carson City, Nev. (April 14, 2016) — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates, and the American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign) will host a community meeting to discuss future plans and the ongoing pilot program for the wild horses living in and around the Fish Springs area of Gardnerville, NV. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of the project and to address questions.
Meeting Details
What: BLM and Wild Horse Advocates to Discuss Fish Springs Wild Horse Pilot Program
When: April 21, 2016, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Fish Springs Fire Station, 2249 Fish Springs Road, Gardnerville, Nevada 89410
Background
In 2013, the BLM announced plans to remove the wild horses in the Fish Springs area due to public safety issues and resident complaints. Due to strong community support for wild horses in the Fish Springs area, over the past two years, the BLM has worked with the American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign) and the Gardnerville-based Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates to establish a pilot program to manage the Fish Springs horses through humane birth control.
Contact Information
For more information, contact John Axtell with the BLM at 775-885-6146, [email protected] or Sheila Schwadel of Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates at 775-721-4785. Individuals planning to attend and needing special assistance should contact Sheila Schwadel no later than April 18, 2016.
The American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign) is a national organization dedicated to preserving America’s iconic wild horses and burros in viable, free-roaming herds for generations to come, as part of our national heritage. AWHC’s mission and grassroots advocacy efforts are endorsed by a coalition of more than 60 horse advocacy, public interest, and conservation organizations.
The Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates’ mission is to develop programs to keep wild horses wild and to educate local communities near the Pine Nut Mountain Range, Carson Valley Nevada about living in harmony with wild horses.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any 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 of sub-surface 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 future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2014, the BLM generated $5.2 billion in receipts from public lands.