June 16, 2023
Laura Leigh with Wild Horse Education gives us information on the Proposed Rule for Conservation and Landscape Health.
Please visit wildhorseeducation.org for more information and to see all the great work WHE does for America's wild horses and burros
The main talking point for your Comment should include how wild horses are as a conservation resource value.
Summary of the Proposed Rule
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes new regulations that, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and other relevant authorities, would advance the BLM's mission to manage the public lands for multiple use and sustained yield by prioritizing the health and resilience of ecosystems across those lands. To ensure that health and resilience, the proposed rule provides that the BLM will protect intact landscapes, restore degraded habitat, and make wise management decisions based on science and data. To support these activities, the proposed rule would apply land health standards to all BLM-managed public lands and uses, clarify that conservation is a “use” within FLPMA's multiple-use framework, and revise existing regulations to better meet FLPMA's requirement that the BLM prioritize designating and protecting Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs). The proposed rule would add to provide an overarching framework for multiple BLM programs to promote ecosystem resilience on public lands.
To submit your public comment on the proposed rule, visit www.regulations.gov/document/BLM-2023-0001-0001 on or before July 5, 2023 and click on the blue Comment button.
Laura Leigh with Wild Horse Education gives us information on the Proposed Rule for Conservation and Landscape Health.
Please visit wildhorseeducation.org for more information and to see all the great work WHE does for America's wild horses and burros
The main talking point for your Comment should include how wild horses are as a conservation resource value.
Summary of the Proposed Rule
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes new regulations that, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and other relevant authorities, would advance the BLM's mission to manage the public lands for multiple use and sustained yield by prioritizing the health and resilience of ecosystems across those lands. To ensure that health and resilience, the proposed rule provides that the BLM will protect intact landscapes, restore degraded habitat, and make wise management decisions based on science and data. To support these activities, the proposed rule would apply land health standards to all BLM-managed public lands and uses, clarify that conservation is a “use” within FLPMA's multiple-use framework, and revise existing regulations to better meet FLPMA's requirement that the BLM prioritize designating and protecting Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs). The proposed rule would add to provide an overarching framework for multiple BLM programs to promote ecosystem resilience on public lands.
To submit your public comment on the proposed rule, visit www.regulations.gov/document/BLM-2023-0001-0001 on or before July 5, 2023 and click on the blue Comment button.