BLM Press Release
Kanab, Utah—Bureau of Land Management’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) invites everyone to help celebrate our 20th Anniversary by exploring ten years of research discoveries on your local public lands. GSENM’s Third Science Symposium will be held in Kanab and Escalante for three days, Aug. 2-4, with phenomenal field trip opportunities in the nation’s largest outdoor laboratory!
From the thrill of dinosaurs to the unsolved mysteries of ancient peoples, world-renowned scientists and local experts will be your guides. Come learn how some of our most visually-stunning landscapes have microbes to thank. The general public is encouraged to attend and all events are free, although all guided field trips on August 3 will require personal transportation (many of which require 4-wheel drive high-clearance vehicles or car-pooling). Science presentations and field trips are possible with the generosity of many volunteers, partners and supporters of this, and all other, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 20th Anniversary events.
For a complete schedule of events, go to https://gsenm.org/home/2016-
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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 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.