Public Lands Rule
The BLM is implementing regulations that will guide balanced management of America's public lands now and for the future.
The Public Lands Rule helps safeguard the health of our public lands for current and future generations by ensuring that we:
- protect clean water and wildlife habitat,
- restore lands and waters that need it, and
- make informed management decisions based on science, data and Indigenous knowledge.
The Rule recognizes conservation as an essential component of public lands management, on equal footing with other multiple uses of these lands.
Americans rely on public lands to deliver food, energy, clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and places to recreate. The BLM knows the importance of balancing the use of our natural resources with protecting public lands and waters for future generations.
The Public Lands Rule will safeguard these lands and waters to protect our way of life.
It's up to us all to work together to pass along our public lands in as good or better condition than we find them.
Policy & Implementation
These documents cover topics from land health assessments to restoration and mitigation leasing, provide direction to BLM field personnel, and inform the public on how the Rule will work in the field. As we continue implementing the Rule, guidance may be updated to accommodate the BLM’s experience, new information and input from the public.
Information Bulletin 2024-035 | Implementation Guidance
Information Bulletin 2024-048 | Land Use Planning Requirements
Instruction Memo 2024-035 | Restoration Prioritization & Planning
Instruction Memo 2024-036 | Watershed Condition Assessment
Instruction Memo 2024-037 | Land Health Standards
Instruction Memo 2024-038 | Restoration & Mitigation Leasing
Manual Section-1735 | Inventory & Monitoring of Ecological Resources
Manual Section-1613 | Areas of Critical Environmental Concern