BLM Price Field Office Hosts Public "Steppe Forward" Learning Session on Greater Sage-Grouse
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Price, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office is hosting a public learning session to provide information about the final greater sage-grouse conservation plan for Utah public lands.
After an unprecedented, collaborative and science-based conservation effort, the BLM and U.S. Forest Service recently finalized Utah land-use plan amendments that will address threats to the greater sage-grouse by: minimizing surface disturbance; improving sagebrush habitat; and reducing the threat of rangeland fire. Unlike other states, Utah’s sage-grouse habitat is highly fragmented, so the Utah plan proposes management based on actual greater sage-grouse populations rather than just habitat. “Steppe Forward” learning session attendees can learn more about this management strategy and many others in a public, open house format.
The meeting is open to the public:
Nov. 4, 2015, Wednesday, 5-8 p.m.
Carbon County Event Center (south end of building)
310 South Fairgrounds Rd.
Price, UT 84501
For additional information regarding the Price “Steppe Forward” public learning session, please contact Jake Palma at (435)636-3660. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.