How Does BLM make decisions regarding rangeland administration?
There are no special rules or policies that apply to livestock grazing in the Monument. The Presidential Proclamation that created the Monument did not mention grazing. All BLM grazing permittees must meet certain minimum qualifications (control the base property (private land) to which the public land grazing privileges are attached, own livestock, etc.), abide by the grazing regulations (found at Title 43 CFR Part 4100) and follow the terms and conditions of their specific grazing permit. Beyond this BLM maintains long-term vegetation monitoring studies on most allotments, requires permittees to submit accurate records of their actual grazing use each year, and conducts public land health evaluations. Information from these and other studies is used to determine if the livestock numbers and grazing seasons authorized are appropriate. If monitoring indicates that public land health standards or other resource objectives are not being met as a result of livestock grazing, then BLM is r
