Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
The Bureau of Land Management's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
A Multiple-Use and Sustained Yield Mission Congress tasked the BLM with a mandate of managing public lands for a variety of uses such as energy development, livestock grazing, recreation, and timber harvesting while ensuring natural, cultural, and historic resources are maintained for present and future use. To do this, we manage public lands to maximize opportunities for commercial, recreational, and conservation activities. This promotes healthy and productive public lands that create jobs in local communities while supporting traditional land uses such as responsible energy development, timber harvesting, grazing, and recreation, including hunting and fishing.
What We Manage in Montana - Dakotas The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas manages about 8.3 million acres of public lands for multiple use and about 47.1 million acres of federal mineral estate in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. These public lands provide habitat for wildlife, forage for domestic livestock, forest products ranging from Christmas trees to commercial timber, and a wide range of recreational opportunities. The federal mineral estate, which includes oil, natural gas, and coal, is a critical source of energy as our nation works to develop domestic resources while supporting job growth. Quick Facts about what we do: The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range consists of 39,651 acres of BLM, Forest Service, National Park Service and private lands in Montana and Wyoming. The appropriate management level, or AML, is 90 to 120 adult horses. Montana/Dakotas BLM lands provide a diversity of settings for recreation including: 8.3 million acres of varied landscapes and recreational opportunities 2,500 miles of streams 60,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs More than 400 family camping units 15 day-use sites and 24 developed recreation sites More than 400 undeveloped recreation sites 27 miles of mountain bike trails in the Blackfoot River corridor Montana is home to two national monuments – The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and Pompeys Pillar National Monument BLM Montana/Dakotas manages over 1.3 million acres of forest land base. BLM Montana/Dakotas authorizes over 1.1 million animal unit months on grazing lands across Montana and the Dakotas.