BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council Meeting

FAIRBANKS – The BLM ALASKA RESOURCE ADVISORY COUNCIL (RAC) will meet to discuss co-management and cooperative management agreements in the Minto Conference Room of the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel & Conference Center.

The RAC provides consensus-driven recommendations on BLM initiatives, regulatory proposals and policy changes. Members discuss and vote on recommendations related to public land management and provide those recommendations to BLM leadership who understand partnerships and inclusion are vital to managing working, sustainable, and healthy public lands. The meeting will consist of presentations and discussions with RAC members on subjects related to cooperative and collaborative management of subsistence resources. There will also be reports from RAC subcommittees on placer mining, recreation, and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act issues.

The council will accept comments from the public from Noon to 1pm on Wednesday. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment, time for individual oral comments may be limited. Comments can be emailed to BLM_AK_Communications@blm.gov. To see the complete agenda, go to https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/rac-meetings/RAC_alaska_May2018_meeting_agenda_0.pdf.