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Obama budget includes $1.1 billion for the BLM

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BLM Director Bob Abbey. Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images North America.

The Standard-Examiner reports that on Monday, February 13, President Obama requested $1.1 billion in appropriations for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management in Fiscal Year 2013. BLM Director Bob Abbey reiterated the agency's mission in this statement: "Our public lands and resources are some of America's greatest assets, and under this budget… Continue reading Obama budget includes $1.1 billion for the BLM

Statements from Abbey and Wallis released on Summit of the Horse

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David Duquette, Executive Director, United Horsemen's Front, released the following statements/letter to The Desert Independent. ----------- By BOB ABBEY Director, Bureau of Land Management As Director of the Bureau of Land Management, which manages America's public lands for multiple uses, I am committed to meeting with diverse stakeholders who have an interest in public land… Continue reading Statements from Abbey and Wallis released on Summit of the Horse