(OCTOBER 28, 2015) — The Bureau of Land Management’s Rock Springs Wild Horse and Burro Facility will temporarily close from Nov. 2 to Dec. 30 due to facility improvements.
No public tours or adoptions will be conducted during the closure; however the public viewing kiosk will remain open.
A new office building, hay storage area and shop improvements are among the changes to the facility.
BLM anticipates that the work will be ongoing for approximately 60 days. The public will be updated on when the facility will reopen for scheduled tours and adoption activities.
To learn more about BLM Wyoming wild horses adoption program or the holding facility, please visit: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Wild_Horses/rs-wh-facility.html
For more information, please contact Kathi Fine at 307-352-0292.
*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.