The Bureau of Land ManagementThe Bureau of Land Management More than 99% of BLM-administered lands...
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Your public landsThe public lands managed by the Bureau of LandManagement are owned by all Americans andcontain some of the nation’s most spectacularlandscapes that range from Alaska’s North Slopeto the Florida Keys. America’s public landsare used for a variety of purposes and encompasslarge expanses of rangelands, forests, high mountains,arctic tundra, and deserts.
Did you know? The BLM is one of a handful of federal agenciesthat brings in more revenue than it spends.
BLM-administered land
BLM-administered subsurface minerals
billionin economic
output
$88
Timber$800
million
Grazing$2,200million
Recreation$5,900millionGeothermal, Wind,
and Solar Energy$1,200 million
NonenergyMinerals$13,300million
Coal$14,100million
Oil and Gas$50,400million
Timber3,400Grazing
38,900
Recreation43,900
Geothermal, Wind,and Solar Energy
8,300
NonenergyMinerals46,900
Coal44,700
Oil and Gas188,200
jobs supported374,000
Economic contributionsfrom America’s public lands
Public involvement is the cornerstone of the land use planning process
public
draftplanlocal,
state, andtribal
governments
individuals usergroups
industryrepresentatives
resourceadvisorycouncils
finalplan
land use decisionsinput
Public involvement is the cornerstone of the land use planning process
Manages more than 1/10 of the nation’s surface areaand 30% of the nation’s minerals and soils.
The Bureau of Land Management
More than 99% of BLM-administered lands are available for recreational use with no fees.
National Conservation Lands
Outdoor recreation
62 million visitsoff-highway travel7.4 million visitor days
nonmotorized travel6.6 million visitor days
nonmotorized boating2.7 million visitor days
fishing2.2 million visitor days
camping and picnicking22.3 million visitor days
specializedactivities4.6 millionvisitor days
approximately 100,000 wells
54,000 drilling permits approved in the last 10 years
$2 billion in revenue
50%state and local governments
50%U.S. Treasury
Responsibleoil and gas production
Wildlife and habitat conservation
Manages more wildlife habitatthan any other federal agency, supporting 3,000 species.
Preserves and restores essential habitat for245 threatened or endangered species.
Expanding America’s energy portfolio by approving 58 clean power projects since 2009.
Renewable energy production
homes powered
about
nearly
solar energy
35
wind energygeothermal energy
1112
5 million
15,500megawatts (goal: 20,000 MW by 2020)
For more informationwww.blm.gov
May 2016 - Based on fiscal year 2015 data
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management
The BLM manages:
25 national monuments
21 national conservation areas
8.8 million wilderness acres
The BLM manages nearly
2/3of the wilderness acresdesignated by Congress
in the past 15 years.
National Conservation Lands Since the year 2000, the BLM has becomethe lead agency in land conservationin the United States.