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> Joseph, I'm not stuck on class 27, but as you say, that fits the definition on the wiki. I should probably look for other specific protection in the attributes and translate that somehow. Mostly it's just grazing and recreation land. Anything such as wilderness or monument would definitely be tagged as such.<br></blockquote><div><br></div>
"Multiple uses under BLM management include renewable energy development
(solar, wind, other); conventional energy development (oil and gas,
coal); livestock grazing; hardrock mining (gold, silver, other), timber
harvesting; and outdoor recreation (such as camping, hunting, rafting,
and off-highway vehicle driving). ...
36 million-acre system of National Conservation Lands (including
wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, national monuments, national
conservation areas, historic trails, and wild and scenic rivers);
protecting wild horse and burro rangeland; conserving wildlife, fish,
and plant habitat"</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Also agriculture. Burning Man's Black Rock City is leased from BLM under an
Special Recreation Permit (SRP). ... "
crop harvesting, residential occupancy, recreation facilities,
construction equipment storage, assembly yards, well pumps, and other
uses." So, even though it might be BLM, it could also be under a 50 year lease to a commercial entity, so for all intents and purposes be regarded as private property - like massive solar (
19 million acres
) and wind (
20 million acres
) energy farms. I seem to recall a Nevada brothel was at one time operating on BLM land with a lease and permit - pretty much, as long as you don't leave the land damaged and it doesn't interfere with other planned uses, you can get a lease. <br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Just saying, one class isn't going to do it. Mostly, 'exploited', not 'protected'.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Michael Patrick</div><div class="gmail_quote">Data Ferret<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div>