Lander Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
BLM Lander Seeks Input on Bridger Mountain Area Allotments
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lander Field Office has completed a draft standards assessment for grazing allotments in the Bridger Mountain area between Shoshone and Thermopolis and east to Natrona County. The goal of the assessment will determine whether or not these grazing allotments are in compliance with the Wyoming Standards for Healthy Rangelands.
The draft assessment describes resource conditions for more than 73,000 acres of public land within 39 BLM grazing allotments. The standards to be met address the health, productivity and sustainability of public rangelands.
The BLM is seeking any additional information regarding rangeland health in the Bridger Mountain area. The draft assessment is available for review at: www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/Lander/range.html.
Input should be submitted by August 13, 2012, and may be emailed to lander_wymail@blm.gov; please include "Bridger Mountain Assessment" in the subject line. Comments may also be mailed to Bureau of Land Management, Lander Field Office, Attn: Judi Mott, 1335 Main Street, Lander, WY 82520.
Before including your address, phone number, email address or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
For more information, please contact BLM Range Management Specialist Judi Mott 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.
Lander Field Office 1335 Main Street Lander, WY 82520