MONTROSE –The Bureau of Land Management in Montrose and the Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council has extended its call for members of the public interested in serving on an advisory group for the Uncompahgre Field Office Resource Management Plan.

Participants will serve as a subgroup under the Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC), with representation from all of the diverse interests within the field office.

Nominations for the subgroup will be accepted through February 12, 2010.

Specifically, the RAC is seeking the following:

• Three members who represent commercial uses or users such as livestock grazing, timber production, mining, oil and gas, realty/rights-of-ways, off-highway vehicle groups and commercial recreation such as guides and outfitters.

• Three members who represent environmental organizations, historic/cultural interests, wildlife and other conservation organizations, and dispersed/general recreation users.

Members should also be residents of communities that lie within the Uncompahgre Field Office area, including Delta, Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray and the North Fork of the Gunnison in Gunnison County.

The subgroup will provide feedback to the Southwest RAC about the formulation of the Field Office’s Resource Management Plan. The subgroup will meet about once a month, starting THIS April.

Please submit a nomination form to the Bureau of Land Management, 2465 S. Townsend Avenue, Montrose, Colorado 81401 by February 12, 2010.  Forms can be found at: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs/swrac.html. Reference letters are encouraged from supporting organizations and individuals. Individuals that applied in November will be fully considered and need not reapply.  For additional information, call Barb Sharrow, Field Manager, or Bruce Krickbaum, Planner, at 970/240-5300.

For more information on Colorado RACs, go to www.blm.gov/rac/co/co_index.htm.