New Map Shows Harmful Impacts of BLM Livestock Grazing Program
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) today announced the release of a comprehensive digital map on the assessments of rangeland health on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This map paints a bleak picture of the Sagebrush West, with huge swaths failing fundamental landscape health standards with current livestock grazing management identified as a significant cause.
BLM administers 155 million acres of leased grazing allotments on public lands in 13 western states. The map creates a visual compilation of the agency’s data on the rangeland health of each allotment and identifies allotments failing to achieve standards where livestock grazing was determined to be a significant factor.
Agency Records Paint Bleak Picture of Western Landscape
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) today announced the release of a comprehensive digital map on the assessments of rangeland health on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This map paints a bleak picture of the Sagebrush West, with huge swaths failing fundamental landscape health standards with current livestock grazing management identified as a significant cause.
BLM administers 155 million acres of leased grazing allotments on public lands in 13 western states. The map creates a visual compilation of the agency’s data on the rangeland health of each allotment and identifies allotments failing to achieve standards where livestock grazing was determined to be a significant factor.
Agency Records Paint Bleak Picture of Western Landscape