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.
Bureau of Land Management
Utah State Office
440 West 200 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155
Phone: (801) 539-4001
TDD: (801) 539-4133
Fax: (801) 539-4237