The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is investing $17.6 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to enhance the monitoring of public lands and waters.
This investment will expand monitoring sites across the West and strengthen partnerships, including a $7.6 million agreement with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to monitor rangeland conditions in 13 states.
The BLM will also invest $7.4 million in state-level partnerships to assess stream, river and wetland health and $2.6 million to hire staff to analyze data, ensuring sustainable management of public lands, the agency said.
