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In September 2015, after an unprecedented collaborative effort by a wide range of stakeholders and federal, state, and local governments, the Interior and Agriculture Departments finalized historic land use plans to protect habitat for the greater sage-grouse and the more than 350 species that live on sagebrush public lands.
Instead of giving these collaborative plans a chance to work, however, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering changing them and possibly dismantling years of science-based efforts to safeguard an imperiled species and its habitat.
More than half of the West’s iconic sagebrush lands have been lost, resulting in a 95 percent reduction in greater sage-grouse populations. The BLM’s sage-grouse conservation plans were developed by sportsmen, local business owners, elected officials (including Western governors), conservationists, and industry representatives working together to conserve our iconic western sagebrush landscapes, preserve the Western way of life, and sustain the region’s outdoor economy.
The BLM manages more than 422,000 acres of land in Washington State, including conservation gems like the Juniper Dunes Wilderness, San Juan Islands National Monument, and the Chopaka Mountain Wilderness Study Area. This agency is also the largest single land manager of sagebrush habitat in Eastern Washington.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans like you participated in a public comment process before the BLM’s decisions. The plans finalized in 2015 incorporated the best available science and responsibly balanced energy development, recreation, grazing, and other activities on public lands.
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TAKE ACTION!
We have until November 27 to urge Secretary Zinke not to roll back the largest conservation achievement in the BLM’s history. Please make your voice heard today!
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