Derek Dowsett is the Producer of the County Seat. Now entering his 11th season of the program, he has received what he considers a "Crash Course" in County Government.

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May 23, 2014

The Bureau of Land Management manages nearly 22.9 million acres of public lands in Utah, or about 42 percent of the state. As a result many of the public land decisions being made have a direct impact on Utah’s Counties, particularly when you get off the Wasatch Front. Chad Booth sits down with Juan Palma, State Director of the BLM to get the agency’s perspective on a number of topics that have been in the headlines these past couple months.

Highlights:

:10 Management of Wild Horses

1:30 BLM’s multiple use mission

3:32 Warehousing Wild Horses

4:22 What is being worked on to manage populations

7:46 Iron and Beaver Counties planned roundups

8:49 Grand County Master Leasing Plan

12:46 Balancing economic needs with needs of the environment

14:32 Recreational land exchange with SITLA

18:02 The cost of litigation

22:54 BLM Victories

25:52 Transfer of public lands