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BLM Burning Man Report
(U.S. Bureau of Land Management Press Releasse, September 12, 2002)
On Friday, August 30th, the population of Burning Man�s temporary �Black Rock City� on the Black Rock Desert playa north of Gerlach, Nevada reached a record 29,083 citizens � more than 14% above last year�s attendance. Immediately after the event Burning Man employees and volunteers began cleaning the area, removing every trace of the �city� and its residents. . . . �Burning Man is the largest �Leave No Trace� event in the world. We have found no evidence of environmental damage caused by past Burning Man events and don�t expect to find any this year.� Terry Reed, Field Manager of BLM�s Winnemucca Office, added, �Burning Man participants generally agree that this year�s event was the smoothest running one so far.� . . . This year Burning Man will pay BLM a total of $572,000. . . . The Pershing County Sheriff�s office dealt with more situations and handled more paperwork [this year], but issued only four citations, fewer than last year. . . . The Burning Man event is the largest recreation event permitted by the US Bureau of Land Management. Cooperators for this year�s Burning Man event included the Pershing County Sheriff�s Office, Pershing County District Attorney�s Office, REMSA, Gerlach Volunteer Fire Department, Gerlach General Improvement District, Gerlach Justice Court, Washoe County Sheriff�s Office, Washoe County Health Department, Washoe County Road Division, Pyramid Lake Tribal Council, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Environmental Department, Nevada Emergency Medical Trauma Services, Nevada Bureau of Health Protection Services, Nevada Highway Patrol, Nevada Environmental Protection Division, Union Pacific Railroad, Nevada Department of Transportation, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Black Rock City LLC, and the Bureau of Land Management.

posted by LoZo 8:06 AM