The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior that administers America's public lands, totaling approximately 253 million acres, or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state, and private lands. Most public lands are located in western states, especially Alaska. With approximately 10,000 permanent employees and close to 2,000 seasonal employees, this works out to over 21,000 acres per employee. the agency's budget was US$960,000,000 for 2010. The BLM's stated mission is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Wikipedia [ - ]

The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior... [ + ]