Tag: BLM

November 7, 2017

Bureau of Land Management joins TWS Partner Program

The Wildlife Society and the Bureau of Land Management have agreed to form a Premier Partner relationship that provides mutually beneficial support to the missions of both parties. Over the...

October 26, 2017

BLM to hold public hearings on sage-grouse in four

The Bureau of Land Management has announced it will hold public hearings this November in four states — Idaho, California, Oregon, and Colorado — as part of its gathering of...

October 19, 2017

DOI reopens sage-grouse plans

On Oct. 11, 2017 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a notice announcing its intent to amend 2015 BLM and U.S. Forest Service land use plans put in place...

June 16, 2017

Conference student events that will jumpstart your career

Early bird pre-registration for this year’s conference is now open! Register by June 30 to save an additional $50. All registration prices will increase $50 on July 1. And don’t...

May 9, 2017

Zinke orders BLM to revise planning and NEPA processes

On Mar. 27, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a memo directing the Bureau of Land Management to revise and improve its processes for land use planning and environmental analysis under...

February 17, 2017

Deregulatory measures advance in Congress

Congress continues to utilize its authority under the Congressional Review Act to overturn federal environmental rules issued late during the Obama administration. President Trump signed H.J. Res. 38 on Feb....

February 7, 2017

Congress works to overturn Obama administration rules

Deregulation plans Within the past two weeks, Congress has moved to undo a number of Obama administration actions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which allows for an expedited legislative...

September 13, 2016

TWS, Coalition testify; wild horse board recommends changes

The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, a nine-member federal advisory council that represents various stakeholder interests, recommended that BLM sell or euthanize unadoptable horses, as directed in the...

June 27, 2016

TWS Government Affairs testifies in BLM horse program hearing

The House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing entitled “Challenges and Potential Solutions for BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Program” last week to discuss...

May 20, 2016

Horse & burro population grows; BLM lays out options

In November 2015, 20 members of Congress sent a letter to Neil Kornze, Director of Bureau of Land Management, requesting information on wild horse and burro management. Kornze responded last week, addressing...