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BLM Utah Employee Brad Jessop Honored by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

On Sept. 5, BLM West Desert District employee Brad Jessop, was honored at the annual Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Awards Banquet. Brad received the “Kevin Conway Habitat Conservation Award” for his significant contributions to improving habitat for wildlife in Utah. The award was presented by Jim Karpowitz, Director of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

As a fuels specialist for the West Desert District, Brad is heavily involved in three of the five Utah Partners for Conservation and Development local working groups. He has sponsored and completed dozens of projects for Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative and works tirelessly to ensure that landscapes return to their native condition.

Brad’s co-workers stated “Brad is an amazing employee who is self-motivated due to his love for the environment. He has dedicated most of his career to watershed restoration in Utah and it really shows in his expertise and knowledge of the ecosystems found here. Brad has had a direct impact on tens of thousands of acres of restoration projects in northern Utah beyond the BLM. He is very holistic in his approach.”

Brad’s efforts to restore landscapes in Northern Utah and foster relationships with the public and private stakeholder groups throughout the state is admirable. Congratulations to Brad on being honored by his colleagues and receiving this prestigious award.

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Great Basin Science Delivery Project Delivers

This past spring, the Great Basin Science Delivery Project and the BLM’s Great Basin Restoration Initiative hosted a one-day field tour of vegetation treatments and fire sites within the large 100,000-acre Beaver River Watershed made up of lands managed by several different agencies and private lands. The tour focused on projects completed by partnerships between BLM, stakeholders, ranchers, wildlife advocates, and sage-grouse working groups. The group visited sites that have been reestablished to healthy, functional, and productive ecosystems more resilient to drought, infestation by exotic plant and animal species, and catastrophic wildfires. All of the treatments viewed that day have been completed in cooperation with the tremendously successful Utah Partners for Conservation and Development that has enabled success stories all across Utah’s troubled watersheds over the last 8 years.

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The BLM manages nearly 22.9 million acres of public lands in Utah, representing about 42 percent of the state. Located mostly in western and southeastern Utah, these lands are varied, ranging from rolling uplands to sprawling desert lowlands. Utah’s public lands feature some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, from the snow-capped peaks of remote mountain ranges to colorful red-rock canyons.

The BLM’s first national monument is also located on public lands in Utah. Situated in beautiful red-rock country, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument encompasses nearly 1.9 million acres in the south-central part of the state. The area offers a unique combination of archaeological, historical, paleontological, geological, and biological resources.

BLM Utah manages public lands for a variety of uses. These lands not only provide minerals, energy, and livestock forage, but also natural, historical and cultural resources that the agency is charged with protecting. In addition, Utah’s public lands offer incomparable opportunities to experience solitude and enjoy outdoor recreation.

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Utah State Office
440 West 200 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155
Phone: (801) 539-4001
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