Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Award Nominations

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
http://www.blm.gov/

June 7, 2017

In Reply Refer To:

4100 (220) P

EMS TRANSMISSION 06/08/2017

Instruction Bulletin No. 2017-046

To:                   All Field Office Officials

From:              Assistant Director Resources and Planning

Subject:           Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Award Nominations                             DD:  07/03/2017 & 07/17/2017                                                                                            

Program Area:  Rangeland Management

Purpose:  The Washington Office is requesting nominations for the 2017 Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Awards.  The awards will recognize the outstanding accomplishments of grazing permittees/lessees and collaborative planning teams involved with public rangeland management.  Awards will be given in the categories of “Rangeland Stewardship” and “Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship.”  A description of each award and selection criteria may be found in Attachment 1.

Nomination criteria will include:

• Demonstration of improvement and/or long-standing maintenance of rangeland resources through conservation stewardship.
• Use of beneficial management practices to restore, protect, and enhance rangeland resources; and/or those related to sagebrush steppe habitats.
• Efforts to collaborate and cooperate with other users of public lands.

The 2017 Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Awards will be presented at the Public Lands Council’s (PLC) fall meeting to be held in Flagstaff, Arizona, on September 8-9, 2017. 

Field managers are encouraged to submit nominations in one or more award categories that meet criteria to their respective state office by July 3, 2017.  State offices are encouraged to submit nominations to Jim Bowmer (jbowmer@blm.gov) in the Division of Forest, Rangeland, Riparian and Plant Conservation (WO-220) by July 17, 2017.  Each nomination must clearly state the award for which the nomination is submitted. (Please use the enclosed form, Attachment 2).

Nominations are encouraged to recognize where grazing permittees/lessees and/or collaborative teams have demonstrated new and innovative efforts, but also recognize the efforts of those who have been committed to effective long-standing resource management.  Further details on the nomination process and standards for judging nominees are contained in the Nomination Process for the Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Awards (Attachment 1).

Please direct any questions pertaining to these awards to Maggie Marston (WO-220) at 202-912-7444 or Kimberly Hackett (WO-220) at 202-912-7216. 

Signed by:                                                                   Authenticated by:

Karen Kelleher                                                           Robert M. Williams

Acting, Assistant Director                                          Division of IT Policy and Planning,WO-870

Resources and Planning

2 Attachments

      1 – FY 2017 Nomination Process for the Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Awards (3 pp)

      2 - FY17 Rangeland Stewardship/Sagebrush Steppe Nomination Form (2 pp)