SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE 1 San Juan Public Lands People

News for San Juan Public Lands employees, retirees & partners Winter 2009-2010 Issue

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Dolores Green Team Receives Regional Award DOLORES - The Dolores Public Lands Office Green Team has received the 2009 USFS Rocky Mountain Re- gional Forester’s Honor Award for Sustainable Opera- tions for initiating the Four Corner’s first public recy- cling program. The Green Team established a grass-roots partner- ship called the Recycling Initiative, which works on leveraging in-kind and matching donations. Their efforts have brought recycling opportunities for cardboard, mixed paper and mixed metals to fed- eral and local government institutions, schools, and pri- vate businesses in Montezuma County. An initial grant from the State of Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Fund helped the team establish a Web site, develop school education pro- grams, hire an outreach coordinator, and place recy- (From left to right) USFS Rocky Mountain Deputy Regional Foresters Tony cling containers and dumpsters throughout Montezuma Dixon and Maribeth Gustafson, DPLO Forester Ashton Hargraves, former County. BLM Wildlife Biologist Eric Freels, and Regional Forester Rick Cables. “We are very pleased with the success of this com- munity-based partnership and believe it will be sus- tainable well beyond the life of the original grant,” said Jamie Sellar-Baker, Associate DPLO Manager, who nominated the team for the award. Partners include school districts in the Mancos, Dolores and Cortez areas; Towns of Dolores and Mancos; City of Cortez; Crow Canyon Archeological Center; Montezuma County Landfill; and local businesses. Former DPLO Wildlife Biologist Eric Freels and DPLO Forester Ashton Hargrave, who both helped get the effort off the ground, traveled to to receive the award in early December. “It’s quite an honor,” Ashton said. “Our accomplishments are the result of the hard work and dedication of many people. I would like to thank all of our partners for their commitment and my good friend, Eric, for sharing his vision of how to build a community recycling program and inviting me to help him realize that vision.” The Four Corners Recycling Initiative hopes to expand into recycling of other materials and is currently working on a plan to organize into a 501c3 organization, which would allow for future fundraising opportunities. - Toni Kelly

For more information visit the Four Corners Initiative Web site at: www.4cornersrecycles.org 2 SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE PUBLIC LANDS CENTER NEWS

San Juan and Rio Grande Leadership Teams Meet

PAGOSA SPRINGS - The Leadership Teams for the San Juan and Rio Grande Service First organizations met together this fall to discuss shared issues. The Service First Office includes the San Luis Valley BLM Field Office and Rio Grande NF. The San Juan Public Lands Center includes the San Juan BLM Field Office and San Juan NF. From left to right kneeling are Bruce Rittenhouse, San Luis Valley Associate Forest Supervisor/Center Manager; Johnny Trujillo, San Luis Valley Safety Officer; Thurman Wilson, San Juan Assistant Center Manager for Planning; Kevin Khung, Pagosa District Ranger/Field Office Manager; Ron Duvall, San Juan Assistant Center Manager for Administration; and Bill Dunkelberger, San Juan Deputy Forest Supervisor/Associate Center Manager. From left to right standing are Dan Dallas, San Luis Valley Forest Supervisor/Center Manager; Mike Blakeman, San Luis Valley Public Affairs Specialist; Kristy Murphy, Saguache Recreation staff; Brent Lewis, San Juan Acting Assistant Center Manager for Physical Resources; LouAnn Jacobson, BLM Anasazi Heritage Center/Canyons of the Ancients NM Manager; Andrew Archuleta,Saguache District Ranger/Field Office Manager; Mike Johnson, San Juan Assistant Center Manager for Renewable Resources; Sue Swift-Miller, Conejos Peak Wildlife Biologist; Jamie Sellar-Baker, Dolores Public Lands Office Associate Field Office Manager/Deputy District Ranger; Sherri Delozier-Trujillo, Rio Grande Executive Assistant; Liz Haydon, San Juan Program Support Assistant; and Tom Malecek, Divide District Ranger/Field Office Manager. -Ann Bond

Jeanie Retires DURANGO – Jeanie Harris, Human Resource (HR) Liaison for the San Juan and Rio Grande NFs since 2007, has retired after more than 36 years with the USFS. Jeanie transferred to the San Juan in 1991 as HR Officer. Prior to that, she worked in Region 5 on the Plumas and Cleveland NFs, and on the Klamath NF. During Jeanie’s tenure, the San Juan’s personnel services coverage has ranged from a single HR shop on the San Juan to a Region 2 Southern HR Zone, a San Juan/Rio Grande combined HR shop, a Region 2 HR Service Center, back to a single HR shop on the San Juan, and now to a nation-wide service center. “I’m proud, and somewhat amazed, that I ‘pretty much’ kept my cool and accom- plished work during the many HR reorganizations we’ve experienced on the San Juan,” she says. Throughout her career, Jeanie has participated in fire-suppression support activi- ties across the country. “My first fire assignment was at an air tanker base in North- ern California during my first week of employment in 1973,” she says. Jeanie and Simon Jeanie attended the College of the Siskiyous in Northern California. Retirement plans include moving to Bend, Oregon, to be near her family, and where she looks forward to riding horses and skiing again (on the bunny slopes). She also plans to spend time gardening, volun- teering for animal-rescue organizations, and spending time on the Oregon Coast. “The Human Resources Officer who preceded me worked on the San Juan for 22 years, and I’m leaving after 18-plus years,” Jeanie says. “What better proof that this is a great place to work and live?” -Ann Bond SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE 3 PUBLIC LANDS CENTER NEWS Thurman Retires DURANGO - Thurman Wilson, San Juan Assistant Center Manager (ACM) for Planning and Public Services, has retired after 31 years of federal service, 15 which were spent on the San Juan. Thurman moved here from the Rio Grande NF, where he was District Ranger for the Divide RD out of Del Norte and Creede. Prior to that, he was Planning Staff Officer on the Rio Grande NF in Monte Vista. His past career included serving as Economist for the Wenatchee NF, Forester for the Middle Park RD on the Routt NF, Analyst for the Routt NF, Economist for the USFS Washington Office Systems Applications Unit in Fort Collins, and Economist for the Rocky Mountain Regional Office. “I’ve really enjoyed working with great partners during my time on the San Juan,” Thurman says. “Many of my best memories are from working with the Office of Com- munity Services, Association, and Mountain Studies Institute. It is great to live in a place where so many people care about public lands.” Thurman and wife, Pam, who also recently retired from the San Juan, plan to stay in the Durango area and get out on the trails with their dogs, Rocket and Sandy. Thurman has an important New Year’s Resolution for his immediate retirement plans. “Not go to meetings!” he says. “Pam and I are looking forward to skiing during the week when it is less crowded. I’m sure I’ll also be ready for some time in the desert soon. There’s also a long list of yard projects waiting for me.” Dave Baker, San Juan Recreation/Wilderness Program Lead, will be acting as ACM for Planning and Public Service on a three-month detail behind Thurman. - Ann Bond

Van Retires DURANGO - Van Chanay, San Juan Civil Engineer and Safety Manager has retired. Van started working for the Bureau of Reclamation Civil Engineer in 1976 on the Central Arizona Project in Phoenix. He landed his first USFS job as a Civil Engineer on the GMUG NF in Delta. In 1984 Van transferred to the Dolores RD, first as West Zone Engineer, then Forest Facilities Engineer. He soon moved to Durango to become Forest Facilities Engineer. From 2000 to 2006, Van served as Project Engineer/Manager on two of the largest construction projects in the Rocky Mountain Region - the Dolores Public Lands Office and Durango Air Tanker Base. “We were able to load and fly air tankers off the new base within 10 months of starting construction,” Van says. “The Dolores Public Lands Office was a completely new office complex constructed on 57 acres of some of the most densely populated prehistoric human occupancy sites in the country - so dense we were able to use about 10 acres for the office, warehouse/shop, bunkhouse, roads and parking lots.” Van is a Licensed Professional Engineer and has also served as Type 1 Logistics Section Chief on emergency assignments in 14 states for the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. Van holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Arizona State University. He and wife, Janet, who is already retired, have three grown children: eldest son Gary, wife and son in Mesa, Arizona; middle son Michael and wife in Seattle, Washington; and daughter Erin and husband live in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, who are expecting their first child in February. Van enjoys boating, fishing, camping, travel, gardening and model railroading. His retirement plans begin with traveling to South Dakota in February to see his new grandson, followed by foreign travel, private engineering consulting, and wildfire and incident management assignments. In parting, Van says; “Don’t worry about the computers and all the system changes, they are all just tools to do the real work you were hired to do – which should be worrying about the land and its value to all of us. All of the managers need to remember to listen to and trust their employees – they are the ones who know what is going on in the field and on the ground.” - Ann Bond 4 SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE COLUMBINE NEWS Lynn is New BLM Realty Spec DURANGO - Lynn Wodell is the new East Zone BLM Realty Specialist for Columbine. Her former job was as Director of Land Protection for the Lancaster County Conser- vancy, a nonprofit land trust in Pennsylvania. This will be her first position with the federal government. Lynn will be working on land adjustments and use authorizations, including acqui- sitions, disposals, exchanges, rights-of-way, easements and other uses on BLM and Forest Service lands. She has more than two decades of experience performing real-estate transactions for the acquisition and protection of natural resources, parks, recreation, open space and trails for local governments in the Denver metro area, including Jefferson County Open Space, Arapahoe County Open Space, and the City of Westminster. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Denver. She and husband, Geoff Wodell, a singer and actor, have one daughter, a flight attendant for United Airlines in Los Angeles. The family enjoys traveling, especially to Scandinavia, where both sides of the family originated. “I am really excited about being able to work with the BLM and Forest Service and to be able to continue my work completing real-estate projects on public lands,” she says. - Ann Bond

Lisa Lands Permanent Position SILVERTON - Seasonal Recreation Technician Lisa Richardson has received a per- manent part-time Recreation Technician appointment on the Columbine. Lisa has worked as a seasonal for the BLM in the Silverton area since the summer of 1996. Her new duties will include the working on Abandoned Mine Lands cleanup projects. Lisa will be monitoring treatment systems designed to treat acid mine drainage and clean up the water flowing into the Upper Animas River. She will continue patrolling and maintaining the recreational infrastructure of the Alpine Loop and surrounding federal lands around Silverton. Another new duty for Lisa will be supporting the San Juan Public Lands internship program run through Mountain Studies Institute. With intimate knowledge of the Silverton backcountry, Lisa will help ensure interns’ time is spent safely and produc- tively. Lisa looks forward to her new duties and says the chemistry she has learned through her hobby of making stained glass, “has greatly benefited my knowledge of working with treatment systems, which will enable me to be more efficient and cut down on the learning curve.” Lisa is a graduate of Bayfield High School and enjoys spending her free time work- ing with stained glass, skiing, and trail running with her boxer, Molly.” - Stan Sparks

Clean Air Fact In the first three months of 2009, more bicycles were purchased than cars. Around 2.6 million bicycle purchases were made, compared to less than 2.5 million cars. — www.bikebiz.com, May 26, 2009 SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE 5 PAGOSA NEWS

Workshop Focuses on Forests PAGOSA SPRINGS – The San Juan Mixed Conifer Collaborative Learning Workshop held this fall in coordination with and the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI) was a success. The two-day workshop was attended by 82 participants repre- senting federal and state agencies, Indian tribes, colleges and uni- versities, environmental groups and the private sector. Researchers and community stakeholders spoke about the historic and current conditions found in southwestern Colorado’s mixed-conifer forests. Mixed-conifer forests are found at middle elevations in the San Juan Mountains. “Cool/moist” stands are dominated by white fir, aspen and spruce. “Warm/dry” stands include ponderosa pine and Gambel oak, interspersed with spruce and fir species. Dr. Bill Romme, Colorado State University fire ecologist, discussed with the participants the role that aspen pays as a fire buffer in mixed-conifer forests. “Our mixed-conifer forests have become more homogeneous and less resilient because of a lack of fire,” said Steve Hartvigsen, San Juan East Zone Silviculturalist. “We discussed methods of initiating aspen resprouting to create gaps in the conifer overstory, which could serve as fire buffers between undevel- oped lands and lands in the wildland/urban interface.” The workshop included a field trip to treatments conducted by the Pagosa RD in its mixed-conifer forests. The group visited warm/dry sites in the Devil Creek area that had been thinned by hand and/or machinery, and through prescribed burning. The group also toured the Middle Mountain area to view a research project conducted by Fort Lewis College and the Northern Arizona University Ecological Restoration Institute. CFRI intends to follow up with an assessment of mixed-conifer ecology and management, including a review of the science, a look at perspectives and needs of interested parties, and facilitation of a collaborative stakeholders group engaged in future management of mixed conifer forests. Links to presentations from the workshop and future opportunities can be found at the CFRI Web site at: http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cfri-conferences. - Phyllis Wheaton

Jewell Family Says Thanks PAGOGA SPRINGS - Friends of the Rick Jewell Family sponsored a benefit dinner, dance, and silent auction in late October in Pagosa Springs. Rick, a 35-year USFS employee, is currently in his 20th year at Pagosa RD. Proceeds from the event are helping Rick with treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Rick recently spent five weeks in Beijing, China, receiving stem cell treatment at Tiantan Puhua Hospital, the largest and most respected neurological hospital in Asia. Rick received 18 million adult stem cells and saw immediate improvements in his symptoms. He says it will take several months for the stem cells to become fully functional. The treatment has been successfully administered to more than 50 Parkinson’s patients from all over the world, including former Pagosa RD Wilderness manager, Penny Roeder Thomas, who accompanied Rick to China. More information about the treatment Rick received can be found at: http://www.stemcellschina.com/ Rick is home now and doing well. He says he has ample sick leave and does not anticipate needing leave donations. The Jewell family - Rick, Roxane, Caitlyn and John - would like to thank everyone “for your prayers, donations, words of encouragement and well wishes.” An account has been set up in Rick’s name at the Bank of the San Juans, 305 Hot Springs Boulevard, P.O. Box 2830, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147. -Phyllis Wheaton 6 SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE DOLORES NEWS

Kristen Heads to Front Range DOLORES - Kristen Philbrook, DPLO Wildlife Biologist for the past nine years, has left to take the position of lead wildlife biologist for the Pawnee National Grassland in Greeley, Colorado. Originally from Minnesota, Kristen began her USFS career 17 years ago as a botanist on the Colville NF in Washington State. After three years she moved over to the Idaho Panhandle, where she worked as a wildlife biologist for five years. In 2001 Kristen transferred to the DPLO as a wildlife biologist. During her years in Dolores, she com- pleted a special detail on the Columbine RD, and most recently, on the Norwood/Ouray Zone of the Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biology at Hope College in Michigan, Kristen went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Forestry from Northern Arizona University. Kristen enjoys summer and winter outdoors activities. Her “kids” are two golden retrievers, Chip and Tawny, along with pet rabbit, Lily. “These past nine years have gone by quickly, and I have really enjoyed working with everyone and the variety of projects, however, I am looking forward to the next step of my career,” she says. - Toni Kelly

AHC/CANM NEWS

Presidential Fellowship Complete DOLORES - After serving five months at the Anasazi Heritage Center (AHC) under the Presidential Management Fellowship Program, Elizabeth Bartmess is moving to San Fran- cisco to work as a private consultant. She was recruited through the BLM National Landscape Conservation System. Elizabeth wrote an Interpretation Plan for the AHC and Canyons of the Ancients NM (CANM). She analyzed visitor-use data and interpretive planning techniques, interview- ing staff and volunteers and describing visitor audiences. Elizabeth also helped revise the CANM visitor brochure and worked on the upcoming Sand Canyon Trails brochure, a project funded by the Colorado Historical Society and Crow Canyon Archaeological Cen- ter. Before moving to Cortez, Elizabeth was based with the U.S. Army Logistics Innova- tion Agency in Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Rice University, and graduate degrees from the University of Michigan in Psychology and Human-Computer Interface. - Victoria Atkins

Deborah Helping with DAP Inventory DOLORES - Deborah Kelley-Galin is working as a seasonal Archaeological Technician for the AHC Curation Department helping with a large archaeological collections up- grade project. She’s focusing on the inventory, re-housing and database update for 1.5 million Dolores Archaeological Project (DAP) artifacts. Deborah has worked for the National Park Service and served as a judge for the San Juan National Forest Aspen Guard Station Artist-in-Residence Program. She is an artist and archaeological illustrator, with works published by the University of , Southern Methodist University, and University of Utah Presses. Deborah also teaches college humanities, art, and English and can be found during the summer at the Durango Farmer’s Market selling her Rutabaga Ranch ceramic de- signs. “Since I make pottery myself, it is very interesting to see all the DAP pot sherds that were made so long ago,” she says. - Carolyn Landes SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE 7 AHC/CANM NEWS Rob is HVAC Mechanic DOLORES – Rob Manders is the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) and Main- tenance Mechanic for the Anasazi Heritage Center (AHC). Rob moved here from Delta Junction, Alaska, where he was an HVAC technician for Boeing. Previously he worked for the BLM Alaska Fire Service in Fairbanks/Fort Wainwright. Before heading to Alaska in 2005, Rob lived in Breckenridge, Colorado, where he worked for the ski industry. Originally from Iowa, Rob earned a trade degree in heating, ventilation, air condition- ing, and refrigeration in 2001. He and wife Lydia, who also worked for the BLM Alaska Fire Service, enjoy the “mild winters” of Colorado. They are busy with their new home in Cortez but find time for hobbies, which include snowboarding, snowmobiling, dirt biking, mountain biking, jeeping, hiking, and fishing. - Carolyn Landes

Jason Helping with Maintenance DOLORES - Jason Beaudoin is the Maintenance Mechanic Helper at the Anasazi Heritage Center. Jason worked seasonally for the AHC prior to being hired for his permanent posi- tion. His duties include a variety of building, vehicle, grounds and exhibit maintenance, plus assistance to the AHC Maintenance mechanic in all areas. Jason and his wife, Jennifer, moved here in 2007 from California where they had worked for the National Park Service. Jason also worked at Mesa Verde prior to his appointment at the AHC. He and Jennifer live in Cortez, have three cats and love to go camping. “I can truly say I enjoy my job on a daily basis and love working with a bunch of great people,” Jason says. “I look forward to the numerous training opportunities and changes in the workplace.” - Carolyn Landes

Laura Interning in Exhibits DOLORES - Laura Browarny has been the Fall 2009 Exhibits Intern at the AHC, assisting exhibit specialists Michael Williams and Chris Kantner in updating the timeline wall in the main gallery. Laura holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and a Master’s in Museum Studies from Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Her range of museum experience includes designing exhibits, creating illustrations, and working with children, nonprofits, and American Indian programs, as well as curation projects and visitor services. Laura moved to Dolores from New York City, where she most recently worked in the Education Department at the National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center. - Victoria Atkins

Kristen’s in Collections DOLORES - Kristen Corbitt is a seasonal technician in the AHC Curation Department, working on the Dolores Archaeological Program collections upgrade project. Kristen has lived on Colorado’s western slope her entire life and has been an archaeolo- gist for 19 years. The last nine of those years she has worked seasonally for the Depart- ment of the Interior in Curation at Mesa Verde National Park. Kristen is an Anthropology graduate of Fort Lewis College and also earned a Master’s Degree from Leicester University. Her thesis was on “How the Civilian Conservation Corps Changed the Landscape of Mesa Verde National Park.” “I am very thankful to have a job working in archaeology at a time when many people are looking for work,” she says. “Everyone at the Heritage Center has been absolutely wonderful.” - Carolyn Landes 8 SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE AHC/CANM NEWS

Volunteers help with Landscape Level Surveys CORTEZ - A dozen volunteers gathered in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument this fall to learn how archaeologists piece together the past, and why cultural sites must remain intact in order for their stories to be told. As part of an Exploritas service project, participants came from all over the country to help the BLM survey a portion of the Monument that had never before been inventoried for archaeo- logical resources. Exploritas is the new name for the international nonprofit program, Elderhostel, which offers life-long learning and educational travel. The volunteers spent a week searching for and documenting ar- chaeological sites on a mesa near one of the Monument’s Ancestral Puebloan structures. Their work was coordinated under the guidance of the BLM, McElmo Canyon Research Institute, and San Juan Mountains Associa- tion. Canyons of the Ancients, which was established in 2001 to protect cultural resources on a broad landscape scale, has the highest density of recorded archaeological sites in the nation, yet only one quarter of its 170,000 acres has been inventoried for cultural sites. In the past, archaeologists focused on excavating struc- tures and removing artifacts. Today their efforts concen- trate on surveys for surface clues spread across landscapes. The goal is to paint a picture of daily life hundreds or thou- sands of years ago – to learn how native communities found Retired BLM Archaeologist Kristie Arrington explains what a cultural food and water, and how they were able to prosper in harsh survey entails to Exploritas volunteers. environments. Archaeologists also now consult closely with modern Native American tribes on the cultural context of what is discovered. The key to success lies in having an intact cultural land- scape to survey. “There are certain artifacts that act like time clocks, and if someone walks away with a vital piece, we lose the evidence that can tell us important things, like what time period was involved or how the people survived,” said Jim Colleran, an educator with the Kelly Place. The Exploritas group also made discoveries that spanned centuries – from prehistoric Basketmaker habitation to a 1908 archaeological field camp. “We completed about 45 acres of intensive survey and located nine cultural sites,” says Kristie Arrington, retired BLM Archaeolo- Exploritas volunteer Doug Sporn gets his flagging for the day from gist. Archaeologist Linda Farnsworth. The results will be documented in a report, which will add to the knowledge base of the Monument’s cultural resources. “The baseline information will allow us to track what kind of human and natural impacts are occurring at the sites in this area,” said Linda Farnsworth, Jim Colleran, a Kelly Place educator, explains the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Archaeologist. “It will also help us significance of an artifact to Exploritas determine appropriate mitigation for those impacts.” volunteers. - Ann Bond SAN JUAN PUBLIC LANDS PEOPLE 9 AHC/CANM NEWS

Heritage Center Hosts Englehart Exhibit DOLORES - The BLM Anasazi Heritage Center will celebrate the life and vision of renowned southwestern Colorado artist Stanton Englehart, who passed away this spring at the age of 78, in a special exhibit open to the public from December, 2009, through March 27, 2010. Entitled “Horizons,” the exhibit features paintings from the private collection of the Englehart Family Trust. Curated by daughter Sharon Englehart, a painter living in Mancos, the show focuses on a recurring pattern in her father’s work. “This collection is about spaces defined by horizons,” said Sharon Englehart. “My father loved to play with the visual tension between sky and earth. The infinite quality of the horizon, and the space defined by it, creates calmness. But sometimes a foreboding fore- ground—forms such as large arches, canyons, and curves— creates uncertainty. To me, the paintings are visual encouragements to move for- ward in spite of our fears.” The Anasazi Heritage Center show represents the range of styles adopted by Englehart during his long career. He is best known for his huge, luminous landscape paintings in vivid colors that evoke the inner spirit of the Four Corners and the . Paintings from earlier times, featuring different styles and materials, offer new insight. Englehart grew up in Lewis, Colorado, about 10 miles northwest of Dolores. After earning his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado, he returned to the Four Corners to live and paint. He founded the art department at Fort Lewis College in Durango, and retired in 1991 after 30 years on the faculty. The late Stanton Engelhart The BLM Anasazi Heritage Center is located three miles west of Dolores on Highway 184. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week, except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission is free from November through February. The book, Stanton Englehart: A Life on Canvas, is also available for sale in the museum’s gift shop. For more information, call the Center at 882-5600, or visit the museum’s Web site at: www.blm.co.gov/ahc. - Michael J. Williams

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