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NEVADA STATE OFFICE NO. 2003-22

FOR RELEASE: February 10, 2003

CONTACTS: Maxine Shane, (775) 861-6586 or Shayne Banks (601) 977-5405

Number range CHAPTER**BLM Presents Donation Check**

**to National Wild Horse & Burro Foundation**

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be presenting a check to the
National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation in Reno, Nevada, on Wed, Feb.
12. The \$11,000 donation is a joint contribution from Breyer Animal
Creations and Tractor Supply Company. The BLM's Eastern States Office
facilitated the donation and will make the presentation jointly with the
BLM's Nevada State Office.

The donation comes from a portion of the proceeds of the sale of a
Breyer model horse, No. 300102, Nevada Joe Sterling. This model is a
limited edition and is available only from Tractor Supply Stores. "Joe"
was adopted from the BLM in August 2001, by the Wahl Clipper Corporation
in conjunction with *Horse Illustrated* Magazine and Tractor Supply
Company to be part of a special adoption project. The purpose of this
project is to assist the BLM in their committed efforts to provide
education to potential adopters.

"Joe" was captured in Washoe County, Nevada, as part of a small herd
located within the Fox and Lake Range Herd Management Area. Joe was
appropriately named Nevada Joe Sterling as he was born in Nevada, is an
average Joe and currently resides in Sterling, Illinois.

The National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation is a nationwide non-profit
organization dedicated to finding loving homes for America's wild horses
and burros. It is headquartered in Reno. Some years, the BLM gathers
more than 10,000 wild horses and burros off America's public land in
order to keep the wild herds healthy and to preserve the quality of the
range. The National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation has a goal of
finding new homes for these "excess" horses and burros.

For individuals interested in adopting, wild horses are regularly up for
adoption at the National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Palomino Valley
which is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for
Federal holidays. From Interstate 80, take exit 18 and follow Pyramid
Way (State Route 445) north about 20 miles to Ironwood Road. Turn east
on Ironwood to reach the corrals and office. The phone number is (775)
475-2222. Applications are available at *www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov*
and descriptions of Herd Management Areas may be viewed at the Nevada
wild horse and burro site, which is linked to this national wild horse
Internet site.

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If you can't adopt, the National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation makes
it possible for you to help in other ways. For more information or to
contribute, contact the National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation, P. O.
Box 2790, Reno, Nevada 89505 or call 1-800-551-9209. The Foundation's
website is
[[www.wildhorsefoundation.com]{.underline}](http://www.wildhorsefoundation.com/).

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height="1.261111111111111in"}EDITORS: To obtain a photo of Nevada Joe
Sterling, go to [www.nv.blm.gov](http://www.nv.blm.gov/) and click on
NEWS.