BLM field offices seek volunteers for bald eagle survey
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Volunteers should call the Pinedale Field Office to be assigned survey routes along public roads in Sublette County, or the Worland Field Office to be assigned routes along public roads in Washakie, Hot Springs, and Big Horn counties.
Two-person observation teams are needed so that one person can safely drive while the other observes and documents eagles. Volunteers must sign up before Thursday, January 6, 2022, and will receive instructions on survey methods and eagle identification.
Since 1979, federal and state agencies, as well as volunteers from the public, have counted bald eagles throughout the U.S. every January. By monitoring and estimating national and regional count trends, an index of the total winter bald eagle population in the lower 48 states has been established.
For more information, please contact Theresa Gulbrandson, 307-367-5359, in the Pinedale Field Office, or Darci Stafford, 307-347-5149, in the Worland Field Office.
The BLM manages more than 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.