Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
Worland BLM Reviews Grazing Allotments
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office will be reviewing several grazing allotments during the next few months to determine if the Wyoming Standards for Healthy Rangelands and Guidelines for Livestock Management are being met.
The Department of the Interior's final rule for grazing administration became effective in 1995 and the standards and guidelines are used to improve and/or maintain the health of all BLM-administered public lands. The four fundamentals of rangeland health outlined in the grazing regulations are (1) watersheds are functioning properly; (2) water, nutrients, and energy are cycling properly; (3) water quality meets state standards and (4) habitat for special status species is protected.
The following allotments in Big Horn, Hot Springs and Washakie counties will be reviewed this year: Adam Weiss, Beckley, Demer Nowater, Grass Point, Joe Henry, Jolley, Kimball, Lake Ridge, Red Springs Draw, Rim, Small and Zimmerman Butte.
Anyone wishing to participate in the review must submit a letter or email of interest to the Worland Field Office, P.O. Box 119, Worland, WY, 82401; worland_wymail@blm.gov. For more information call 307-347-5100.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Worland Field Office 101 South 23rd Worland, WY 82401