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Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands
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BLM’s continued commitment to reduce and streamline its processes and procedures to serve its customers and the public better and faster across all its program areas. These reforms allow the Bureau to realign time and resources to completing important on–the-groundwork. This program continues to advance the Administration’s priorities to create a conservation stewardship legacy while generating revenue and utilizing our natural resources. BLM’s continued commitment to reduce and streamline its processes and procedures to serve its customers and the public better and faster across all its program areas. These reforms allow the Bureau to realign time and resources to completing important on–the-ground work to utilize qualified youth or conservation corps to carry out appropriate conservation projects on public lands, cooperatively with the BLM on cultural and natural resource related conservation projects such as trail development and maintenance, historic, cultural, forest and timber management, minor construction work, archaeological conservation, and native plant habitat restoration and rehabilitation. Promote and stimulate public purposes such as education, job training, development of responsible citizenship, productive community involvement, and further the understanding and appreciation of natural and cultural resources through the involvement of youth and young adults in the care and enhancement of public resources. Continue the longstanding efforts of the BLM to provide opportunities for public service, youth employment, minority youth development and training, and participation of young adults in accomplishing conservation-related work. This program also supports the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Public Law 117-58, Sec. 40804(b) Ecosystem Restoration and Section 40803 Wildfire Risk Reduction. Executive Order (E.O) 14008: The American Climate Corps.
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BLM anticipates issuing cooperative agreements to provide similar conservation work and training opportunities for at least 2,500 youth. Through partnerships with more than 100 youth and conservation corps and other youth-serving organizations, the BLM provided work and training opportunities for more than 2,100 youth in 2016. Youth were involved in conservation projects such as trail building and maintenance, habitat restoration and invasive species removal, water quality monitoring, and maintenance and restoration of cultural resources.
Through partnerships with more than 100 youth and conservation corps and other youth-serving organizations, the BLM provided work and training opportunities for more than 2,100 youth in 2018. Youth were involved in conservation projects such as trail building and maintenance, habitat restoration and invasive species removal, water quality monitoring, and maintenance and restoration of cultural resources.
AK accomplished more than 500 annual AL/AE units providing educational experiences for the public and nearly 150 biological health units through hands-on restoration and monitoring efforts. AK Habitat restoration and wildlife protection, including reduction of invasive species, tree planting, fence removal/installation, riparian area restoration. AZ Improved access to the public lands with an improved infrastructure from new signs and improved information. CA Achieved sufficient and sustainable habitat recovery to support successful down-listing/delisting of threatened western snowy plover, and endangered beach layia and Menzie’s wallflower consistent with recovery criteria identified in two USFWS Recovery Plans for the Mike Thompson Wildlife Area, South Spit, Humboldt Bay. ID Monitored 47,111 acres of ESR treatments, targeting 770 acrese of post-treatment juniper seedlings and 5,000 acres of hazardous fuesl pre and post treatment monitoring. MT Enhanced recreation opportunities, monitoring riparian area vegetation and hydrological functions for wildlife habitat protection and overall forest health, habitat restoration, conduct studies, i.e. historical, archival, oral histories, habitat surveys, to develop education and informational materials for our public.
Data is unknown at this time.
The BLM’s partnerships with youth and conservation corps continue to support the mission-critical ground duties such as repairing and rebuilding recreation infrastructures, conducting research and needs assessments, and supporting many natural and cultural resources programs within BLM. Number of Hires – 850 Number of Corps member that participated – 1404 Number of participating Youth Corps – 32 Number of Projects - 123 Number of hours Worked - 236,581. Number of Work Crews – 52 Number of Interns - 60
BLM accomplishments in FY21 through cooperative agreements with qualified Youth Conservation Corps: Number of Hires – 1202 Number of Corps member that participated – 1548 Number of participating Youth Corps – 38 Number of Projects - 93 Number of hours Worked - 783,284 Number of Work Crews – 183 Number of Interns - 75
FY23 Projection (Based on FY23 Budget)
Number of Hires – 1550; Number of Corps member that participated – 1900; Number of participating Youth Corps – 50; Number of Projects - 120; Number of hours Worked – 925,000 Number of Work Crews – 210 Number of Interns - 100
Unknown at this time.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
