The Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments (ARMPA) for the Great Basin Region are now available. The Great Basin ROD approves amendments for four sub-regions, including Oregon and Utah.
These ARMP
As are intended to guide future land and resource management on BLM-administered surface and federal mineral estates within Greater Sage-Grouse habitat management areas throughout the Great Basin Region.
The Utah ARMPA is a component of the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy. This strategy was initiated on December 11, 2011, following a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in March 2012 regarding an Endangered Species Act listing petition.
In that decision, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identified that inadequate regulatory mechanisms posed a significant threat to the Greater Sage-Grouse. To address this, Resource Management Plan conservation measures were established as the principal regulatory mechanism for the BLM.
The Utah ARMPA amends 14 BLM resource management plans. During the planning process, the U.S. Forest Service served as a Cooperating Agency.
While the Draft and Proposed documents for the Utah sub-region included proposed management direction for National Forest System lands, the U.S. Forest Service has completed its own separate Record of Decision and Land and Resource Management Plan amendments.
The ARMP
As are expected to benefit the Greater Sage-Grouse and their habitat, as well as the sagebrush-steppe ecosystems that support more than 350 other wildlife species and multiple uses such as recreation and grazing.
In December 2025, the Bureau of Land Management announced updated plans designed to enhance Greater sage-grouse habitat conservation. These plans seek to balance habitat protection with access to public lands for responsible mineral and energy development across Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, Nevada, and California.
