BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District, partnered with Lander County Road and Bridge and several volunteers to complete a successful National Public Lands Day (NPLD) project.
The project consisted of revamping the Mill Creek campground, located 20 miles south of Battle Mountain on state Route 305.
It was a two-day event, Sept. 23 - 24. Day one consisted of Lander County Road and Bridge and the BLM coming together to gravel parts of each campsite and setting a new concrete picnic table, a concrete garbage facility and placing large rocks in key areas to distinguish parking in individual campsites. Heavy equipment was used to accomplish this portion of the project.
Day two of the project found volunteers and BLM employees working together to put in new fire rings, lantern hooks and poles for barbecues. The barbecues will be placed on the poles at a later date, after the concrete has set well.
Several new campsites were created along with a new community site. There are now 13 individual campsites, one double campsite and one community campsite.
The parking at most campsites will accommodate RVs or can be used for tent camping with a parking spot for a vehicle. At the lower end of the campground are tent-only campsites.
The BLM would like to thank Lander County Road and Bridge for the skilled work they did in getting the campsites ready for the volunteers to work on. They have been, and continue to be, a great partner in this project.
The BLM would also like to thank the volunteers who came out. Without the tremendous amount of work this group of people did, this project would not have been as successful as it was. The BLM provided a barbecue lunch and a NPLD T-shirt for each volunteer.
The Mill Creek campground is everyone's campground and the BLM hopes that people will take the time to go check out the changes. The BLM also hopes people will enjoy it and take care of it. The project is not yet completed but it is open for use.
For more information, contact Dorothy Harvey at (775) 635-4040 or d50harve@blm.gov.
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