Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - To open: June 1, 2007

Update May 31, 2007: BLM to open to the public Friday, June 1
The Pinedale BLM building will open to the public on Friday, June 1st. They are now housed in the Stromness Building at 1625 West Pine Street/US Hwy 191 on the west end of Pinedale. Construction is still occuring in the parking lot, so there may be limited parking available. Visitors may need to park in the vacant lot across the highway between the AmeriHost Inn and Rocky Mountain Home Center and walk over. The BLM hopes to have the parking lot completed in the next couple of weeks, by mid-June. The BLM apologizes for the inconvenience.

Update May 29, 2007: Still not open to the public yet
As of Tuesday, May 29, the new building still isn't open to the public yet. They have one phone at the new location, 307-367-5303. The old building has a staff person present to handle walk in visitors, however there is no phone at that location. Phone calls to the Pinedale BLM 307-367-5300 number are being redirected to the Rock Springs BLM office.

Update April 25, 2007: Sublette County Conservation District
While we've been focusing on the Bureau of Land Management for these construction updates, a couple of things need to be clarified and pointed out. Technically, the name of this building is the "Stromness Building" and it actually has two structures related to it. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Natural Resources Conservation District (NRCS) will share the larger building, housed on opposite ends. The Sublette County Conservation District offices will be housed in the in the smaller building behind the main building. The public will be able to walk in and reach all three entities via the reception area in the main building. The Conservation District is scheduled to move into their new offices on May 23rd.

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View on Tuesday, April 24th.	View on Tuesday, April 24th.	View on Thursday, April 19th.	View on Thursday, April 19th.
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View on Friday, March 9th.	View on Friday, March 9th.	The living space in the building is all on the first floor. There is no occupied space on the second level. View on Friday, March 9th.	Part of the framing for the inside entryway of the new BLM building. View on Friday, March 9th.
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Jaime, foreman for the crew with Engineered Steel Structures out of Salt Lake City working at the BLM building, works on mudding the drywall. View on Friday, March 9th.	View taken Monday, February 26th.	View taken on Saturday, January 27th. Metal roofing is on.	View looking east at the building from US Highway 191. Half Moon Mountain and the Wind River Mountain Range are in the distance.
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View taken Saturday, February 10th.	The Sublette County Conservation District office is being built behind the main building.  Half Moon Mountain and the Wind River Mountain Range are in the distance.	View taken from US Highway 191, looking northwest on Tuesday, January 16.	Workers use ladders to access the roof.
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Roof work is tricky with snowy, wet surfaces and very cold January temperatures.	Entrance to building on January 7th.	View taken from US Highway 191, looking northwest.	View taken from US Highway 191, looking northwest.
Sept. 23, 2006
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View on September 26, 2006.

Update: April 24, 2007:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Pinedale will close its East Mill Street location the week of May 7th to relocate into their new location in the Stromness Building on the west side of Pinedale. The office will be open March 14th at the new location with limited ability and expects to be fully operational by the 15th. The new location will be at 1625 West Pine Street in Pinedale.

The Rock Springs BLM will receive emergency calls for the Pinedale BLM during the week of May 7-14. “The Pinedale BLM phone and computer systems will down during that week as they move the office from one location to the other,” said Dennis Stenger, Pinedale BLM field manager.

“We are asking for anyone needing to conduct business with the Pinedale BLM office to make arrangements before May 7 or after May 15. If an emergency arises, contact the Rock Springs BLM and speak to employee at (307) 352-0256 from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. If it’s after hours or on weekends, call the same number and leave a message,” said Rey Adame, Pinedale BLM public affairs officer.

While the Pinedale BLM anticipates being functional on May 15th, there will be continued work to the parking area and landscaping through the summer. The BLM expects to have an open house later on this summer. “We will make this transition as smooth as possible. We appreciate the public’s patience and support,” Stenger added.

For more information, contact Rey Adame in the Pinedale BLM office at (307) 367-5349.

Update: March 9 , 2007:
Presently there is only one crew working on the BLM building, doing framing and drywall hanging and taping. Engineered Steel Structures out of Salt Lake City has a 7-man crew working throughout the interior of the building.

Update: January 27, 2007:
Workers have the green metal roof on.  Temperatures have "warmed up" a bit for workers who have been spending considerable time outside up on the roof in the wind and cold. Daytime temperatures have been between 15 and 20 degrees. Add wind to that, and the effect can quickly drop back down to negative numbers. These workers have been going from dawn until dark, working weekends too.  Recently, developers who own the property behind this building, went before the Pinedale Town Council to present their plans for a 230-acre mixed-use subdivision. That development would have commercial space, apartments, town-homes, a mobile home park, storage units and single-family homes. There would also be a walking path network throughout the area. That development would be to the left of this picture and behind the building.

Update: January 16, 2007:
Visible outside work continues getting the metal roof on.  Workers must work outside in the frigid cold (daytime temperatures have been between 0 to -35 degrees for the past several days), with windchills dropping the temperature even further. There is also snow on the roof to contend with and work around

Update: January 7, 2007:
The new Pinedale Bureau of Land Management office is being constructed on the west end of Pinedale on the north side of US. Highway 191. It is just west of the Highway Patrol building and and across the highway from Rocky Mountain Home Center. The new building is replacing the BLM's facility which is now on the southeast side of Pinedale. The building is called the Stromness Building.

The new structure will give the BLM more square footage, add a larger meeting room and two training room, have a larger GIS room and provide needed storage space for proprietary files. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will also have office space inside the building

A separate building outside will house and the Sublette County Conservation District offices.

Construction on the new facility began in May, 2006, and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2007.