Overview

This phrase accurately describes how all the lands under jurisdiction of the USFSand the BLM are managed: with the goal of balancing a wide variety of uses across a massive, complex landscape. Millions of acres of public lands are used for grazing, but these same national forests, national grass lands, and other publicly owned lands are also used for hiking, boating, hunting, timber, mining, wildlife and many other uses. The USFSand BLM are required by law to balance all of these uses for the long-term benefit of the American people. Through the resources on this webpage, you can learn about how the USFSand BLM seek to achieve this goal, how they differ from other agencies, and what regulations they must follow when managing these lands. These resources place a special emphasis on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) because it impacts all decisions about public lands grazing.