A new administration and new opportunities to reform the BLM
The Wild and Scenic Rogue River flows through BLM lands west of Grants Pass, Oregon.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages more public land than any other federal land management agency, including nearly 248 million acres, representing an incredible 10.5% of all land in the United States. These public lands contain important wildlife habitat, highly scenic landscapes and many spectacular wildlands.
In
the Siskiyou Mountains, BLM lands include the Medford District BLM,
which manages the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, the foothills of
the Applegate Valley, diverse forests in the Illinois River watershed,
and portions the spectacular Wild and Scenic Rogue River.
Unfortunately, during the Trump Administration, the BLM has declared an all-out assault on both public involvement and environmental regulations, implementing an undemocratic, unscientific and industrial approach to public land management. This has
facilitated an increase in damaging projects across...