Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2015 Strategic Plan – Oregon/Washington

The BLM 2015 Strategic Plan – Oregon/Washington is a subnational sectoral strategy of the United States of America. Its main strategies are to ensure resilient landscapes by incorporating climate change considerations in decision-making; work collaboratively with other agencies, partners, and employees; contribute to national independence by being proactive and responsive in processing energy development proposals while maintaining and restoring healthy landscapes and protecting and enhancing water, wildlife, and other natural resources; develop and implement landscape-level approaches to managing sagebrush, aquatic, and forest habitats for conservation of associated species; manage the use and protection of the unique resources of our treasured landscapes; and use efficient and effective business processes that support mission work.
More specifically, the document aims to adopt management actions and decisions that maintain or enhance ecosystem resiliency; adopt management actions and decisions in consideration of the BLM’s greenhouse gas contributions; partner with other agencies and organizations to leverage and capitalize on climate change research, science, and shared policy issues; inform and educate employees and the public about climate change effects on resource management activities and our strategy to build capacity for adaptive management; in cooperation with key partners, prioritize sub-basins for restoration of aquatic and riparian habitat, water quality and water availability; consolidate and refine operational direction and procedures to maintain and protect aquatic and riparian habitat based on current science and science synthesis documents; align resources on a statewide basis to implement management actions on priority areas; engage the public through a variety of collaborative means to share information, to improve and broaden public support, and to pursue partnership opportunities; improve internal business processes and knowledge transfer to support implementation of a well coordinated and integrated forest management program; support the sustainability and maintenance of infrastructure of communities dependent upon forest landscapes for income, livelihood, and identity; maximize organizational effectiveness at the landscape level to facilitate maintenance of the highest quality habitat, ecosystem resiliency, and restoration of sagebrush ecosystems across district boundaries; develop strategic partnerships to implement collaborative sagebrush management strategies at a landscape scale; contribute to stability for local communities dependent upon sagebrush landscapes for income, livelihood, and identity; conserve, protect, and restore the values for which each NLCS unit was designated. The NLCS unit types include: National Monuments, Legislated Outstanding Natural Areas, Cooperative Management and Protection Areas (Steens), Wilderness, and Wilderness Study Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and National Historic/Scenic Trails; increase public awareness and understanding of the NLCS mission through the use of partnerships, outreach, and science to achieve the values for which each NLCS unit was designated; provide quality education, interpretation, visitor services, and recreation as appropriate to enhance the public’s experience with and appreciation for the NLCS program; Oregon and Washington herd management areas are kept within appropriate management levels (AML) to protect the natural resources they depend on; Oregon and Washington horses and burros are treated humanely throughout their lifetime on and off the range; we have evaluated locations for the various types of traditional and renewable energy production and transmission on public lands and provided for development consistent with multiple-use goals balancing the ecological, economic, and social values; renewable and traditional energy production and transmission programs are well integrated with other national and OR/WA initiatives, strategic goals, policies, and actions; the general public, stakeholders, partners, and BLM staff are educated and engaged with the implementation of the OR/WA renewable energy and traditional energy production and transmission programs; the BLM’s workforce has the needed skill sets, given the demand and expectations for renewable energy and traditional energy production and transmission workload; Oregon/Washington BLM has developed and maintains a comprehensive portfolio of youth-related programs and settings that facilitate employment, education and outreach; Youth activities are well-integrated with local, state, tribal, national and Oregon/Washington BLM initiatives, programs, strategic goals and policies; and through the use of partnerships and collaboration, Oregon/Washington BLM employs, educates and engages youth while carrying out our mission and meeting mutual goals.