Sept. 14, 2007 -- The Bureau of Land Management announced that it and three other Federal land-management agencies are in the process of acquiring 19 parcels of land in seven Western states with $18 million from a special land conservation fund. “The $18 million to be used for these land purchases will bring into public ownership 19 properties with extraordinary natural, scenic, recreational, or historical values,” said Deputy Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett. “These purchases promote conservation while helping ensure efficient and effective public lands management.”

- From the U.S. Department of the Interior