BLM issues decision on the Fender’s Blue Butterfly Translocation DNA
The Bureau of Land Management Northwest Oregon District Siuslaw Field Office has issued a decision record for a determination of NEPA adequacy to authorize the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to collect Fender's blue butterflies (FBB), late stage larvae, from BLM-administered Fir Butte in the West Eugene Wetlands for translocation to the Beazell Memorial Forest, located northwest of Corvallis, for the purposes of establishing a new population of Fender's blue butterflies (DOI-BLM-ORWA-N030-2026-0005-DNA). This project is located near Blanchly in Lane County. The Determination of NEPA Adequacy can be found on the ePlanning website at: Fender’s Blue Butterfly Translocation DNA. For more information, please contact the project lead, Sarah Bickford, at [email protected].
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.