Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
BLM Worland Reviews Grazing Allotments
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office will be reviewing thirteen grazing allotments during the next few months to determine if the Wyoming Standards for Healthy Rangelands and Guidelines for Livestock Management are being met.
Standards and guidelines address the health, productivity and sustainability of public rangelands. The BLM Wyoming standards and guidelines assess the four fundamentals of rangeland health: properly functioning watersheds; naturally cycling water, nutrients and energy; acceptable air and water quality; and viable habitats for special status species.
The following allotments in Big Horn, Hot Springs and Park counties will be reviewed this year: Big Cottonwood #00030, Cottonwood-North Butte #00164, Kirby Creek #00589, LU #00604, Major Basin #02546, North Gooseberry #00508, South Sleeper #00683, Split Rock Vs #00090, Spring Gulch #00531, Swallow #02543, Switchback #00167, Wild Horse Butte #00592 and Zimmerman Springs #00591.
Anyone wishing to participate in the review must submit a letter or email of interest to the BLM-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