The whistleblower groupย Public Employees for Environmental Responsibilityย says it questions the BLMโs ability to apply land health standards on all lands, not just grazing lands, particularly when โapproximately 1/3 of the grazing lands, nearly 41 million acres, are unassessed,โ it says.
Chandra Rosenthal, PEERโs Rocky Mountain director, said BLMโs data shows grazing allotments make up 72% of the land it identifies as failing and in need of restoration, โyet BLM says grazing is absolutely compatible with conservation and could be a use on a conservation lease.โ
The group also wonders if BLM will โactually manage the landsโ or โjust maintain the status quo.โ
