Programs
Rangeland Management and Grazing Administration
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Under its multiple-use and sustained yield mandates, the BLM manages public rangelands for various uses and values, including livestock grazing, recreational opportunities, healthy watersheds, and wildlife habitat. The rangeland management program supports conservation and management for healthy, resilient landscapes across BLM managed lands.
Flexible Grazing is making any management change in response to a resource concern.
Land Health is defined as the degree to which the integrity of the soil, water, and ecological processes sustain habitat quality and ecosystem functions.
NOTE: Materials available from these pages are contributed by BLM staff. The collections are being developed and may be an incomplete baseline of relevant content. It is expected that each collection will continue growing in time to reflect the most current information available.
Remote Sensing-Based Datasets and Tools:
- Rangeland Analysis Platform
- Landscape Data Commons
- Rangeland Productivity Monitoring Service
- National Integrated Drought Information System | Drought.gov Data Catalog
- Climate Engine App and Rapid Reports
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- StockSmart
- NRCS | National Water and Climate Center, Snow and Water Interactive Map
Changing grazing practices can dramatically improve watersheds
A study co-authored by Todd Allai, a Vale District natural resources specialist, shows that changing historical grazing practices in semi-arid environments can dramatically improve watersheds
Do you know where your rangeland carbon is?
New approach for estimating rangeland carbon stocks helps managers plan climate change mitigation strategies
Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management
Rangeland management has entered a new era with the accessibility and advancement of satellite-derived maps.
High and Dry: Quickly Assessing Forage Losses in Western Rangelands During Drought
Science You Can Use
September 2021
Identifying priority science needs for managing public lands in Colorado
The BLM National Science Committee supported a project to develop a structured, repeatable method for identifying potential priority science needs for BLM based on multiple lines of evidence.
Parameterizing an aeolian erosion model for rangelands
Aeolian processes are fundamental to arid and semi-arid ecosystems, but modeling approaches are poorly developed for assessing impacts of management and environmental change on sediment t
The Ranchers Role in Federal Land Management
09/07/2021 Broadcast: 11; 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Timing It Right: Maximizing Range Management Effectiveness with PhenoMap
Connected Science
February 2021