Description: This feature class contains polygons for Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Priority Habitat Management Areas (PHMAs) in the proposed management area in Wyoming.
This data was compiled and analyzed as part of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) GRSG range-wide planning effort to prepare Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) amendments with an associated environmental impact statement (EIS) for the State of Wyoming. Data was created, modified, and analyzed to assist with the resource management decision-making for a reasonable range of management alternatives for the public lands and resources administered by the BLM in Wyoming’s 10 BLM Field Offices: Buffalo, Casper, Cody, Kemmerer, Lander, Newcastle, Pinedale, Rawlins, Rock Springs, and Worland.
The purpose of the 2023-24 BLM RMPA is to amend a sub-set of the GRSG management actions to ensure management actions on BLM-administered lands support GRSG conservation goals, respond to changing land uses in GRSG habitats, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of GRSG management actions, provide for consistent conservation outcomes in GRSG habitat, and provide the BLM with locally relevant decisions that accord with range-wide GRSG conservation goals. The purpose of this amendment is focused on the following cross-cutting management actions/topics that are applicable throughout the planning area: GRSG RMP goal; GRSG habitat management area alignments and the major land use allocations therein, including criteria-based management for non-habitat within the habitat management areas; Mitigation; GRSG habitat objectives; Disturbance cap; Fluid mineral development and leasing objective; Fluid mineral leasing waivers, exceptions, and modifications; Renewable energy development and associated transmission; Minimizing threats from predation; Livestock grazing; Wild horse and burro management; Areas of Critical Environmental Concern; and Adaptive Management. Since these issues/topics conditions affecting GRSG are range-wide in nature, this RMPA/EIS focuses on issues that affect GRSG management across multiple states. However, some issues/topics do not occur throughout the planning area but are related to circumstances specific to one state. As such, the purpose of this planning effort includes amending specific RMP management actions associated with these state-specific circumstances to improve the conservation efforts for GRSG habitat.
Changes in RMP decisions are needed to: address the continued GRSG habitat losses that are contributing to declines in GRSG populations; ensure habitat management areas and associated management incorporate recent relevant science to prioritize management where it will provide conservation benefit (including providing for durable planning decisions when considering the effects of climate change); provide continuity in managing GRSG habitats based on biological information versus political boundaries, where appropriate, while allowing for management flexibility to address state- and local-circumstances; and refine planning decisions where litigation and implementation have indicated a lack of clarity.
Original source description: BLM first considered the existing GRSG Habitat Management Area boundaries as identified in the 2015 and 2019 GRSG RMPs. These Habitat Management Area boundaries were updated and revised based on the following data sources: (A) modeled GRSG lek persistence (Wann et al. 2023), (B) modeled sagebrush habitats that currently have high ecological integrity (Doherty et al. 2022), (C) modeled sagebrush habitats that are projected to have high ecological integrity into the near future (2030-2060) (Doherty et al. 2022), (D) genetic connectivity (Row et al. 2018; Cross et al. 2023), (E) sagebrush, invasive annual grass and conifer canopy cover (estimated in 2021; Rigge et al. 2021a,b); (F) terrain ruggedness (i.e., a measure of the variation in terrain slope and aspect; Welty and Jefferies 2018); (G) fire perimeter data from 1985 to 2021 (National Interagency Fire Center); (H) active energy development data (Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission); (I) GRSG lek activity status (Whitford and Bish 2022); (J) National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery (2019); and (K) local expertise and data. The State of Wyoming refined Version 4 of the sage-grouse core areas for inclusion in this planning effort. Data referenced during the State’s core area revision efforts included: NAIP 2019 imagery, oil/gas development, oil/gas unit boundaries, mining permit boundaries, EIS boundaries, transmission corridors, land ownership, permitted wind development, GRSG leks, updated GRSG current range, statewide existing disturbance data from the Density Disturbance Calculation Tool (DDCT), baseline data (roads, counties, etc.), sagebrush habitat maps, WGFD Wildlife Observation System data, research locations from Chapter 33 permits issued by WGFD, updated GRSG breeding density polygons, and other supplemental datasets to make decisions. Each of the GRSG Local Working Groups (LWG)’ examined the core area boundaries in their area and heard proposals from NGO’s, government agencies, private landowners, and industry to modify the boundaries. The LWG recommendations were passed along to the mapping subgroup of the Sage-grouse Implementation Team (SGIT). The mapping subgroup held public meetings where the original proposals were reviewed and new proposals to modify the core area boundaries were considered. The mapping subgroup presented its findings to the SGIT along with the original LWG suggestions. All options and suggestions were weighed by the SGIT and they made formal recommendations to the Governor’s office to decide the final core area boundaries. The version of the core areas recommended by the Wyoming Governor’s Office were adopted by the BLM as presented.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) General Habitat Management Areas (GHMAs) in the proposed management area in Wyoming.
This data was compiled and analyzed as part of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) GRSG range-wide planning effort to prepare Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) amendments with an associated environmental impact statement (EIS) for the State of Wyoming. Data was created, modified, and analyzed to assist with the resource management decision-making for a reasonable range of management alternatives for the public lands and resources administered by the BLM in Wyoming’s 10 BLM Field Offices: Buffalo, Casper, Cody, Kemmerer, Lander, Newcastle, Pinedale, Rawlins, Rock Springs, and Worland.
The purpose of the 2023-24 BLM RMPA is to amend a sub-set of the GRSG management actions to ensure management actions on BLM-administered lands support GRSG conservation goals, respond to changing land uses in GRSG habitats, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of GRSG management actions, provide for consistent conservation outcomes in GRSG habitat, and provide the BLM with locally relevant decisions that accord with range-wide GRSG conservation goals. The purpose of this amendment is focused on the following cross-cutting management actions/topics that are applicable throughout the planning area: GRSG RMP goal; GRSG habitat management area alignments and the major land use allocations therein, including criteria-based management for non-habitat within the habitat management areas; Mitigation; GRSG habitat objectives; Disturbance cap; Fluid mineral development and leasing objective; Fluid mineral leasing waivers, exceptions, and modifications; Renewable energy development and associated transmission; Minimizing threats from predation; Livestock grazing; Wild horse and burro management; Areas of Critical Environmental Concern; and Adaptive Management. Since these issues/topics conditions affecting GRSG are range-wide in nature, this RMPA/EIS focuses on issues that affect GRSG management across multiple states. However, some issues/topics do not occur throughout the planning area but are related to circumstances specific to one state. As such, the purpose of this planning effort includes amending specific RMP management actions associated with these state-specific circumstances to improve the conservation efforts for GRSG habitat.
Changes in RMP decisions are needed to: address the continued GRSG habitat losses that are contributing to declines in GRSG populations; ensure habitat management areas and associated management incorporate recent relevant science to prioritize management where it will provide conservation benefit (including providing for durable planning decisions when considering the effects of climate change); provide continuity in managing GRSG habitats based on biological information versus political boundaries, where appropriate, while allowing for management flexibility to address state- and local-circumstances; and refine planning decisions where litigation and implementation have indicated a lack of clarity.
Original source description: BLM first considered the existing GRSG Habitat Management Area boundaries as identified in the 2015 and 2019 GRSG RMPs. These Habitat Management Area boundaries were updated and revised based on the following data sources: (A) modeled GRSG lek persistence (Wann et al. 2023), (B) modeled sagebrush habitats that currently have high ecological integrity (Doherty et al. 2022), (C) modeled sagebrush habitats that are projected to have high ecological integrity into the near future (2030-2060) (Doherty et al. 2022), (D) genetic connectivity (Row et al. 2018; Cross et al. 2023), (E) sagebrush, invasive annual grass and conifer canopy cover (estimated in 2021; Rigge et al. 2021a,b); (F) terrain ruggedness (i.e., a measure of the variation in terrain slope and aspect; Welty and Jefferies 2018); (G) fire perimeter data from 1985 to 2021 (National Interagency Fire Center); (H) active energy development data (Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission); (I) GRSG lek activity status (Whitford and Bish 2022); (J) National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery (2019); and (K) local expertise and data.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) in the proposed management area in Wyoming. Area of Critical of Environmental Concern (ACEC) are special management areas designated by BLM to protect significant historic, cultural, or scenic values; fish and wildlife resources; natural process or systems; and/or natural hazards that: Have more than locally significant qualities which give it special worth, consequence, meaning, distinctiveness, or cause for concern, especially compared to any similar resource; Have qualities or circumstances that make it fragile, sensitive, rare, irreplaceable, exemplary, unique, endangered, threatened, or vulnerable to adverse change; Has been recognized as warranting protection in order to satisfy national priority concerns or to carry out the mandates of Federal Land Management and Practices Act (FLMPA); Has qualities which warrant highlighting in order to satisfy public or management concerns about safety and public welfare; And/or poses a significant threat to human life and safety or to property. In addition, there is new ACEC Interim Guidance, titled Clarification and Interim Guidance for Consideration of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Designations in Resource Management Plans and Amendments. This new guidance highlights the need for evaluation of relevant values contributing to landscape intactness, climate resiliency, habitat connectivity, and opportunities for conservation or restoration within ACECs.
For this EIS/RMP, there is an underlining assumption that managing to protect GRSG would be compatible with other designated and overlapping ACECs managed to protect other relevant and important values. Guidance in BLM Manual 1613, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, informs that the public has an opportunity to submit nominations or recommendations for areas to be considered for ACEC designations. Nominations may be made at any time and must receive a preliminary evaluation to determine whether they meet relevance and importance criteria and warrant further consideration. Within a specific planning process, the BLM solicits requests for nominations with the Notice of Intent and then analyzes any nomination for any relevance and importance criteria. Any ACECs that meet at least one relevance criteria and at least one importance criteria must be brought forward for consideration in at least one alternative.
Original source description: Six ACEC nominations were received for Wyoming. For each of the nominations, a standardized Relevance and Importance (R&I) evaluation was completed considering the following data: Greater sage-grouse (GRSG) breeding density estimates (Doherty et al. 2016); Current high integrity sagebrush habitat (Doherty et al. 2022); Near future (2030-2060) high integrity sagebrush habitat (Doherty et al. 2022); GRSG high probability of lek persistence (Wann et al. 2023); Genetic connectivity (Oyler McCance et al. 2022, Cross et al. 2023); Invasive annual grass cover ≥10% (RCMAP data layers; Rigge et al. 2021a and b); Conifer cover ≥5% (RCMAP data layers; Rigge et al. 2021a and b); Sagebrush canopy cover ≥2.5% (NE WY) and ≥5% (SW WY) (RCMAP data layers; Rigge et al. 2021a and b); Active well locations (WOGCC data); and National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery (2019). For ACEC nominations that crossed state boundaries (1 between WY and MT; 1 between WY and CO; and 1 between WY and UT), R&I evaluations and decisions were made jointly with biologists from the other affected State. Four of the 6 nominations received by Wyoming met R&I and were considered in this planning effort.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Non-Habitat areas in the proposed management area in Wyoming.
Non-Habitat area within the state of WY that fall outside of an official PHMA, GHMA or other designation, including the Wind River Reservation.
This is for reference only and includes areas outside of BLM jurisdiction.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal fluid mineral estate currently open to geothermal leasing subject to standard stipulations in the proposed management area. Standard stipulations are those included on the standard lease form for BLM Wyoming. These areas may be subject to additional site-specific restrictions on development to protect other resources.
Geothermal features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal fluid mineral estate currently open to geothermal leasing with moderate stipulations in the proposed management area.
Geothermal features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal fluid mineral estate currently open to geothermal leasing with major stipulations in the proposed management area. Geothermal features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal fluid mineral estate currently closed to geothermal leasing. These areas include both discretionary and non-discretionary closures to leasing. Discretionary closures are identified as closed to leasing by BLM land use planning actions (RMPs and RMP amendments). Non-Discretionary closures include those areas closed by federal regulation and/or congressional action (designated wilderness, wilderness study areas, incorporated cities, and towns, identified national park service units, etc.).
Geothermal features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified for retention by the BLM in the Wyoming proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as potentially suitable for disposal by the BLM in the Wyoming proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands unavailable for livestock grazing in the proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands available for livestock grazing in the proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal locatable mineral estate recommended for withdrawal from mineral location and entry in the proposed management area. This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal locatable mineral estate open to mineral location and entry in the proposed management area.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal locatable mineral estate currently withdrawn from mineral location and entry in the proposed management area. This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for non-energy leasable federal mineral interests open to leasing. This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for non-energy federal mineral interests closed to leasing. This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for fluid mineral leasing interests open to leasing with standard stipulations.
Oil and Gas features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for fluid mineral leasing interests open to leasing with moderate stipulations.
Oil and Gas features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for fluid mineral leasing interests open to leasing with major stipulations.
Oil and Gas features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for fluid mineral leasing interests closed to leasing. These areas include both discretionary and non-discretionary closures to leasing. Discretionary closures are identified as closed to leasing by BLM land use planning actions (RMPs and RMP amendments). Non-Discretionary closures include those areas closed by federal regulation and/or congressional action (designated wilderness, wilderness study areas, incorporated cities, and towns, identified national park service units, etc.).
Oil and Gas features represent Federal Mineral Estate, sub surface areas under the BLM’s management, except in areas where the surface is managed by USFS.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as open areas for Rights-of-Way (ROWs).
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as exclusion areas for Rights-of-Way (ROWs).
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as avoidance areas for Rights-of-Way (ROWs).
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as open areas for Rights-of-Way (ROWs).
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as exclusion areas for Rights-of-Way (ROWs).
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as avoidance areas for Rights-of-Way (ROWs).
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal salable mineral estate open to mineral material disposal in the proposed management area. These areas may be subject to additional site-specific restrictions on development to protect other resources.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for federal salable mineral estate currently closed to mineral material disposal in the proposed management area. These areas include both discretionary and non-discretionary closures. Discretionary closures are identified as closed/unavailable by BLM land use planning actions (RMPs and RMP amendments). Non-Discretionary closures include those areas closed by federal regulation and/or congressional action.
This dataset represents federal mineral status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent federal mineral information on Master Title Plats (MTPs) and other land status records. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. The types of federal mineral reservations are representative of those found on land patents issued in Wyoming.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as open to solar energy development in the proposed management area. These areas may be subject to additional site-specific restrictions on development to protect other resources.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g. lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as exclusion areas for solar energy development in the proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as avoidance areas for solar energy development in the proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as open to Off-Highway Vehicle travel (OHV) without limitations in the proposed management area. These areas typically correspond to existing OHV parks, SRMAs specifically managed for off-road vehicles, and other special recreation designations.
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as open with limitations to Off-Highway Vehicle travel (OHV) in the proposed management area. Limitations to OHV travel include restricting travel to designated routes on public lands, to existing routes on public lands, by vehicle type, and seasonally. Please refer to the relevant RMP(s) and travel management plan(s) for more details.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as closed to Off-Highway Vehicle travel (OHV) in the proposed management area.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for existing designated utility/right-of-way corridors within the proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as open to wind energy development in the proposed management area. These areas may be subject to additional site-specific restrictions on development to protect other resources.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as exclusion areas for wind energy development in the proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office
Description: This feature class contains polygons for public lands identified as avoidance areas for wind energy development in the proposed management area.
This dataset represents Surface Management Agency status in Wyoming. This dataset is intended to represent the ownership & management information on Master Title Plats (MTPs). Surface management will be identified by the Agency of Jurisdiction when the surface is Federal. All other parcels will be identified as either Private or State. Private parcels do not identify the name of the individual owner. The geometry of this dataset was constructed from the current version of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CadNSDI) standardized PLSS for Wyoming. This dataset adheres to the BLM National Surface Management Agency data standard published in 2013.Please be advised that surface ownership and surface management are not always synonymous. In some cases, one agency may be responsible for surface management but not own that surface parcel (e.g., lands owned by the Bureau of Reclamation within a state park are managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, not by the Bureau of Reclamation). Please also note that state managed lands are now under 3 categories; "State" applies to those lands managed by the Wyoming Office of State Lands & Investments. The other two categories are "State (Wyoming Game & Fish)" and "State (State Parks & Hist Sites)" managed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, respectively.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office