The BLM Rock Springs Field Office has released its draft of the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan. This plan has implications for wildlife and sportsmen for the next 15-20 years, plus the potential to make lasting changes to the landscape, both positive and not.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages 3.6 million acres of public land in the area. Within those areas are six priority habitats WWF and our partners wish to see conserved. Continue reading to learn more.
What is an RMP?
This management plan sets the stage for how the entire landscape could look for the next twenty years.
Learn more about how the Wyoming Wildlife Federation looks to protect the area’s wildlife, wild places, and sporting values in this episode of This American Land.
THE ROCK SPRINGS FIELD OFFICE MANAGES 3.6 MILLION ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND
The Rock Springs Resource Management Plan sets the stage for how public land managed by this field office in southwest Wyoming will be used by Americans for the next two decades. This area includes huge areas of off-road recreation, oil and gas development, livestock grazing, crucial winter range for mule deer, vast open spaces for pronghorn, healthy Greater Sage-grouse populations, and much more.
Six Priority Habitats
Collectively, groups involved in the RMP are focusing on six unique landscapes for fish and wildlife, which are of considerable importance from both the resource and recreational perspective.
WYOMING WILDLIFE FEDERATION & PARTNERS HELPED DRAFT MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ROCK SPRINGS RMP
WWF, along with the Muley Fanatic Foundation, Bowhunters of Wyoming, Wyoming Wild Sheep Foundation, Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and the Western Bear Foundation have drafted a letter addressed to the Rock Springs BLM Field Office, with management recommendations. The letter is meant to show a unified hunting and angling voice regarding specific management protocols that ensure healthy wildlife populations, healthy fisheries, and outdoor access opportunities.
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