The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

The categories to be filled are: Wildlife Management, Humane Advocacy, and Livestock Management. The Board advises the BLM and the Forest Service (an agency of the Department of Agriculture) on the management, protection, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands administered by those agencies.

The nine members on the Advisory Board represent a balance of interests. Each member has knowledge or special expertise that qualifies him or her to provide advice in one of the following categories: wild horse and burro advocacy, wild horse and burro research, veterinarian medicine, natural resources management, humane advocacy, wildlife management, livestock management, and general public interest. Members must also have a demonstrated ability to analyze information, evaluate programs, identify problems, work collaboratively, and develop corrective actions.

Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Advisory Board; individuals may also nominate themselves. Federal and state government employees are not eligible to serve on the board, whose members serve three-year terms, on a staggered-term basis, with one-third of the board up for appointment each year.

The Board meets at least twice a year. Members serve without salary but are reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses.

The BLM is accepting nomination letters plus resumes that include the nominee’s name, address, profession, relevant biographical information, references, endorsements, and specific category of interest. Nominations should be sent by Feb. 17 to the National Wild Horse and Burro Program, BLM, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006, Attn: Ramona DeLorme, or fax: (775) 861-6618.