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Junior explorer wild horses and burros activity book. We provide live access to federal land conveyance records for the public land states, including image access to more than five million federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present. Cadastral survey in colorado, 1960, photo courtesy blm colorado the blm was established in 1946, but its roots go back to the. Less creative writers call it the bureau of land mismanagement. Bureau of land management nevada adventure book for junior explorers program. A comprehensive, fairminded, uptodate history of the bureau of land management that reveals significant trends in its history. United states land management tract books c18001955. Tract books were originally maintained by the bureau of land management and its predecessor, the general land office. The bureau of land management s goal for information management is to make effective use of automation in making resource management decisions and in providing information to the public. The glo eastern states office is the custodian of millions of title documents, maintaining and protecting the secretary of the interiors official copies of over 9 million glo records.
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Further reading sections of each chapter, and the appendices at the books end. United states bureau of land management tract books. A history of the bureau of land management national training center engdahl, lynn on. William tipton was appointed as the first chief of the ibpl. Introduction and summary ed abbey called it the bureau of livestock and mines. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.
The alaska spatial data management system or sdms is a onestop tool to view, research, print and download information such as surveyed land parcels, land status, mining claims, and mtp. The bureau of land management is an agency within the united states department of the interior responsible for administering public lands. You can get a brief description of what each field means by hovering your mouse over it. These records are considered vital to the core responsibilities of the blm. The agency manages the federal governments nearly 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate located beneath federal, state and pri. People of all ages can enjoy recreational activities, experience nature, explore our nations history, and discover the lands past on some of americas most amazing landscapes.
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