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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the BLM oversees more than 247.3 million acres (1,001,000 km 2) of land, or one-eighth of the United States's total landmass. [3]
This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS. In the United States Public Land Survey System , a principal meridian is the principal north–south line used for survey control in a large region, and which divides townships between east and west.
Figure 1. This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS. The following are the principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States, with the year established and a brief summary of what areas' land surveys are based on each.
BLM (law firm), U.K. and Ireland (1997–2022) Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation , a U.S.-based non-profit (formed 2013) Bureau of Land Management , a U.S. federal government agency (formed 1946)
Not all National Topographic System maps strictly follow the National Tiling System's linear grid. Some maps also, as an "overedge", cover land in an area which would otherwise be covered by an adjacent map sheet, simply because the latter area does not contain enough land in Canada to warrant a separate printing. [4] [clarification needed]
The Bureau of Land Management's National Landscape Conservation System, better known as the National Conservation Lands, was created in 2000 with the mission to "conserve, protect, and restore these nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations."
The BLM movement raised more than $90 million in 2020 and saw up to 26 million supporters join in protests, making it the largest movement in U.S. history. Dr. Jones says BLM and the BLM meaning ...
Horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range in Montana. The BLM distinguishes between "herd areas" (HA) where feral horse and burro herds existed at the time of the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, and "Herd Management Areas" (HMA) where the land is currently managed for the benefit of horses and burros, though "as a component" of public lands, part of ...