The Bureau of Land Management�s (BLM) Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) program was created to provide consistent, high quality information to support management and decision-making across the agency. Information empowers land managers to use public rangeland resources sustainably.� Importantly, AIM data also facilitates working with stakeholders by establishing a common language for understanding resource condition. The AIM approach consists of five core principles informed by lessons learned from past monitoring efforts. These are: core indicators with standard data collection methods; electronic data capture and management; appropriate sample designs; structured implementation; and integration with remote sensing. The AIM principles provide a consistent framework and tools for field offices, state offices, and the Washington office to collect information to support decision-making.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.