This week, U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell released the final Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy for the Great Basin region, which includes California, and is principally managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The focus of this strategy is on the sagebrush-steppe ecosystems of this region, and the strategy contains several key principles, including working on a landscape-scale and promoting the “All Hands, All Lands” approach to management, which involves working across public-private lands and different agency boundaries. Key fire prevention, suppression, and restoration points included focused on managing vegetation to reduce fire risk, and targeting suppression activities to protect remaining priority habitat for certain species. The full report can be accessed here.
