The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages more than 245 million acres of public land. Only 15% of this land is protected through the BLM’s National Conservation Lands system, leaving the remaining 200+ million acres under multiple use management. BLM’s policies have made it nearly impossible for the agency to prioritize conservation. Last summer, the BLM announced it would be developing a “Public Lands Rule” that would transform the agency’s ability to protect land, putting conservation on par with development and extraction.
When the final Rule is released, Outdoor Alliance will analyze and interpret it, build support and inventory places with high recreational value that can be conserved, and will work to defend the Rule with vigor if others attempt to undermine it.
