The Public Lands Foundation is writing to support the enactment of the Public Lands Corps Act of 2009, H.R. 1612 and to congratulate you for supporting the passage of the Act.

The Public Lands Foundation is a non-profit, national organization, whose members are retired former BLM employees.   Our main mission is to keep the public lands in the public’s hands and to support professional management of the National System of Public Lands.

We believe that the National Public Lands managed by the BLM contain a wonderful opportunity to provide work and skill training for America’s youth under the Public Lands Corps and encourage you to provide a portion of the funds that may become available to the Department to BLM.

We are also pleased to learn that one of your goals is the support of programs to increase our children’s interest in natural resources.  The Public Lands Corps is a direct tie to that goal.

Thank you for considering our views on this important program.

Sincerely,  George Lea