Partnerships

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Partnerships

BLM Partnerships
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a long history of collaborating with communities and other partners to help manage 245 million acres of public lands. These lands are managed for multiple uses in three broad categories: commercial activities, recreation, and conservation.
The BLM is committed to promoting the stewardship of healthy ecosystems andhealthy communities in the present and for future generations. Community-based citizen stewardship begins with people taking care of special places. By involving communities and partners in a collaborative decision making process to manage their landscapes, integrating community and land management issues, the BLM expands its capacity to create innovative solutions and build sustainable partnerships.
About the BLM Partnerships Web Site
This web site is a place where BLM, its partners, and the public can find information and tools to help foster the understanding and skills necessary for successful, collaborative partnerships with communities of place and interest.

BLM Resources

2007 BLM Collaboration Desk Guide

2008 Knowing Your Nonprofit Partners: A Desk Guide for Federal Employees

Celebrating Partnerships

Landscapes of the American Spirit
Landscapes of the American Spirit - A Celebration of the National Landscape Conservation System and Its Community Partnerships
This document was developed in partnership with the Sonoran Institute. It celebrates some of the community partnerships connected to the National Landscape Conservation System.
To download the full document click here.

To download individual stories, select from the following links.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
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Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
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National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
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San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
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In The News
On September 21, 2011, Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, presented prestigious Secretarial "Partners in Conservation" Awards to four outstanding BLM-coordinated partnerships in recognition of their collaborative achievements in the field of conservation. To read the press release, click here. To see photos of the event, click here.