Rangeland Management: Profile of the Forest Service's Grazing Allotments and Permittees

RCED-93-141FS Published: Apr 28, 1993. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 1993.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on livestock grazing on Forest Service rangelands, focusing on the: (1) number, average acreage, and average stocking rate the Forest Service allows on its rangeland allotments; and (2) total and average number of animal/months public rangelands were controlled by permittees.

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Natural Resources and Environment

CattleEnvironmental monitoringFederal property managementGrazing rightsLicensesPublic landsRange managementStatistical dataLivestockAnimals