Latest Library Content from the BLM Action Center issue

2011 CAPE Awards Detail PDF

The BLM Action Center is proud to present the 2011 CAPE awards – a top ten list of this year’s greatest moments for the spectacular landscapes managed by the BLM. The Comparative Analysis of Particular Excellence (CAPE) rating system, inspired by the superhero-like character of the Action Center team (able to leap tall stacks of Resource Management Plans in a single bound), ranges from one CAPE on the low end (worth a pat on the back) to five CAPEs on the high end (HUGE PROGRESS-- WAY TO GO!).

Sonoran Desert National Monument and Lower Sonoran Draft RMP Comments PDF

These comments were submitted to the BLM on November 25, 2011, regarding the draft resource management plan for southern Arizona's Sonoran Desert National Monument and Lower Sonoran Field Office. BLM District:  Phoenix District

Designating Wildlife Corridors on the Public Lands: Protection through BLM's Land Use Planning Process PDF

Ecologists have long recognized that the loss of core habitat and habitat connectivity pose the greatest threats to species persistence and overall biodiversity. As the federal land management agency responsible for the majority of our western public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is in prime position to take the lead on identifying and protecting wildlife corridors to ensure that usable habitat and migration pathways remain.

Sonoran Solar Final EIS comments PDF

Comments on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sonoran solar project in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Alex Daue talks solar with KCNL- San Francisco/San Rafael, CA AUDIO

Spanish language radio, KCNL in San Francisco, talked with The Wilderness Society's Alex Daue about the current status of our nation's development of a solar energy siting program.

Smart Solar PDF

Focusing on Low-Conflict Zones to Promote the West’s Economy, Protect Wildlands, and Build a Clean Energy Future

Smart Solar - New Mexico PDF

In the sizzling Chihuahuan desert of New Mexico, blue skies are the norm and the sun packs a punch, making for huge solar development potential in the region. The state’s great potential for solar includes three Solar Energy Zones (SEZs) proposed by the BLM on public lands. With the needed refinements detailed here, New Mexico’s proposed SEZs are very good areas for solar development.