Lander Field Office
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BLM Issues Final Decisions for
Green Mountain Common Allotment
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lander Field Office has issued final decisions to grazing permittees of the Green Mountain Common Allotment (GMCA) based on the analysis of alternatives in a new environmental assessment (EA). The decisions are the result of extensive consultation and coordination between the BLM, GMCA grazing permittees and interested publics.
The new EA divides the GMCA into four separate grazing allotments, implements deferred grazing systems specific to each new allotment, reduces animal unit months (AUMs) to levels that are more appropriate for the lands within the allotment, implements forage use standards, and authorizes new, carefully designed range improvement projects.
“Many dedicated individuals worked to achieve this balanced approach to grazing strategy implementation,” said Acting Lander Field Manager Rubel Vigil. "This will provide sustainable livestock grazing while meeting important resource objectives."
The EA and final decision letters are available at: www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/lfo/greenmtn_common.html.
For more information, contact Rubel Vigil or Supervisory Range Management Specialist Curtis Bryan at (307) 332-8400.
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.
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