Rangelands and Grazing
A woman kneels in a field of cheatgrass

New paper shows vegetation trends on BLM allotments across 30 years

Story by Emily Kachergis, Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Coordinator; and Justin Shirley, Range Management Specialist.

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a fenced area is shown on a sagebrush and grass landscape with blue skies

Flexible grazing program capitalizes on the art and science of range management

BLM Colorado is participating in a pilot program to explore approaches for authorizing and managing grazing use. Operators adjust herd movement and size based on year-to-year changes in moisture and growing conditions.
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Group photo of Junior Ranger Day BLM participants

A peek inside second annual junior ranger day at local elementary school

Bureau of Land Management’s Monticello Field Office partnered with Montezuma Creek Elementary School to host its second annual Junior Ranger Day.
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BLM approves protocol for grazing flexibilities, range improvements, and restoration to improve LCT habitat

The Bureau of Land Management today announced the signing of the Finding of No Significant Impact of the environmental analysis for grazing authorization modifications, range improvements and stream restoration actions that would promote Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT) habitat improvements.
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Collared “Reverse JL Bar” cattle are seen turning at a virtual fence boundary during a fall use compliance check. The BLM range management specialist, Kristy Wallner watched cattle test the boundaries and could hear the tone of the collars. (BLM photo by Kristy Wallner, BLM Colorado rangeland management specialist)

Schrodinger’s fence: How invisible fences corral cows

A virtual fencing network is being used by producers on nearly 120,000 acres throughout 16 grazing allotments. Within that radius, an area can be “fenced in” for cattle wearing shock collars.
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Three people wearing cold weather gear smile at the camera. One of them holds a shovel and the other two hold seedlings.

Full Circle: BLM and Special K Ranch Plant Native Sagebrush Seedlings

When residents of Special K Ranch helped put sagebrush seedlings in the ground this fall, it marked a milestone in the native seed program and the partnership with the Special K Ranch.
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