Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Mesa University invite public to participate in recreation focused outreach meetings

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Colorado Mesa University invite you to participate in our focused outreach meetings in August 2024.

The meetings seek to engage the public, including local leaders, business owners, residents, and visitors that either participate in outdoor activities or have a stake in the quality of the experience for those who recreate on BLM managed lands in the state of Nevada.

The focused outreach effort will provide the BLM with the public’s perceptions, opinions, preferences, and attitudes about the management of the landscape as a public outdoor recreation area. Through an interactive group setting, participants will be encouraged to speak freely and answer questions, such as:

•What are the qualities of BLM lands in Nevada that make it a special place for recreation?

•How does recreation in the area near you affect your quality of life?

•What are your management priorities for the BLM managed lands in your area?

Questions such as these, and others, give the BLM a better understanding of the public’s desires and expectations for how to manage the public lands administered by the BLM in Nevada. The meetings have similar content, so you only need to attend one, choose the one that is most convenient for you.

The meetings are facilitated by the Natural Resource Center at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO. They will last approximately 90 minutes.

For more information or a link to the digital focus groups please contact: Dr. Tim Casey, Colorado Mesa University at 970-248-1095 or nrc@coloradomesa.edu

Exact locations of in-person focus groups will be posted in the Events section of the Natural Resource Center home page.These focus groups will be audio recorded for the purposes of transcription only.