BLM initiates new land-planning process
May 05, 2014 | 04:40 PM
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, which has jurisdiction over 245 million acres of government land, announced a new land-use planning strategy today and called for public comment.
“The ‘Planning 2.0’ process represents the first substantial revision in the BLM’s land use planning since the agency first began developing land use plans almost 40 years ago,” the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership said in a statement today.
“Influential sportsmen and professionals in the field of land use and wildlife management spoke up in support of the BLM’s decision to update its methodology.”
“Planning 2.0 represents an opportunity for the BLM to improve and refine its land use planning process to benefit fish, wildlife and a multitude of public land stakeholders,” said Joel Webster, TRCP Center for Western Lands director.
“American sportsmen intend to be fully involved to ensure that continued public access to public lands and the conservation and restoration of key habitats, migration corridors and intact backcountry lands are a priority for BLM land use planning and management.”
▪ Interior Bureau of Land Management — Planning 2.0: Improving the Way We Plan Together ▪ Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development — Conserving Lands and Prosperity ▪ — Fact Sheet ▪ Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership — 2014 Conservation Policy Agenda
“The ‘Planning 2.0’ process represents the first substantial revision in the BLM’s land use planning since the agency first began developing land use plans almost 40 years ago,” the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership said in a statement today.
“Influential sportsmen and professionals in the field of land use and wildlife management spoke up in support of the BLM’s decision to update its methodology.”
“Planning 2.0 represents an opportunity for the BLM to improve and refine its land use planning process to benefit fish, wildlife and a multitude of public land stakeholders,” said Joel Webster, TRCP Center for Western Lands director.
“American sportsmen intend to be fully involved to ensure that continued public access to public lands and the conservation and restoration of key habitats, migration corridors and intact backcountry lands are a priority for BLM land use planning and management.”
▪ Interior Bureau of Land Management — Planning 2.0: Improving the Way We Plan Together ▪ Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development — Conserving Lands and Prosperity ▪ — Fact Sheet ▪ Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership — 2014 Conservation Policy Agenda
