BLM and Partners Sign Agreement to Improve Fish and Wildlife Resources

The Bureau of Land Management has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. This agreement establishes a framework for joint collaboration to improve fish and wildlife habitat management on public lands. The MOU helps to fulfill the needs identified in recent Secretarial Orders issued by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke (SO 3347, 3356, and 3362) by enhancing wildlife conservation and habitat improvement, supporting sportsmen and hunter access, and improving communication and collaboration with state fish and wildlife agencies. The new MOU establishes communication pipelines for the BLM to coordinate proactively with AFWA, WAFWA and the state agencies they represent on items of mutual interest. This increased science-based collaboration will bring relevant BLM and state fish and game agency staff together to improve stewardship of fish and wildlife habitat on BLM-managed lands...MORE