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Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule Public Comment Deadline: November 10, 2025
2025-10-08 17:30 - 2025-11-10 21:59 (America/Denver)
Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule Public Comment Deadline: November 10, 2025. The purple line stretching across the Calendar days, indicates a comment period that ends at midnight EST on November 10th. Go to the posting on November 10th for details on how to comment and the issues involved – https://phas-wsd.org/event/deadline-to-comment-on-trumps-rescission-of-blms-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule/

Deadline to Comment on Trump's Rescission of BLM's Conservation and Landscape Health Rule
2025-11-10 21:50 - 21:59
Proposed rescission (“Public Lands Rule” rollback)

Document: Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule (BLM proposed rule)Citation: 90 FR 43990 (Document No. 2025-17537)CFR parts affected: 43 CFR parts 1600 & 6100RIN: 1004-AF03Publication date: September 11, 2025. Federal Register

Comment deadline: November 10, 2025 (“Comments must be received by November 10, 2025.”). Regulations.gov also lists the close as Nov 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Federal Register+1

How to comment (from FR notice):• Online: via the Federal eRulemaking Portal—search for Docket ID BLM-2025-0001 and follow the instructions.• Mail/hand delivery: U.S. Department of the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646, Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004-AF03. Federal Register

Point of contact (from FR notice): Kyle Moorman, Chief, Division of Regulatory Affairs and Directives, 202-527-2433, kmoorman@blm.gov

What this proposal would do (BLM’s stated rationale in FR):• Rescind the 2024 Conservation and Landscape Health Rule in full.• Argues the 2024 rule is “unnecessary,” conflicts with FLPMA’s multiple-use and sustained-yield mandate, and improperly treats conservation leasing as a “use.”• Proposes to repeal provisions on restoration/mitigation leases (43 CFR 6102.4 & 6102.4.1), land health subpart (43 CFR 6103), and other parts of 43 CFR part 6100; questions the 2024 rule’s expansion/handling of ACECs (Areas of Critical Environmental Concern) ; and invites comment on economic impacts and legal authority. Federal Register

The Biden-era final rule being targeted

Document: Conservation and Landscape Health (often called the “Public Lands Rule”) — final ruleCitation: 89 FR 40308 (Document No. 2024-08821)Publication date: May 9, 2024Effective date: June 10, 2024. GovInfo

Key wildlife/biodiversity-forward features (as described in the rule’s preamble text):• Establishes BLM policy to protect intact, functioning landscapes, restore degraded habitat and ecosystems, and use science/data to guide decisions.• Requires an inventory and tracking of “intactness,” disturbance, connectivity, and migration corridor datato inform planning and project decisions.• Provides tools including restoration and mitigation leases and emphasizes identification/management of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) during land-use planning. Federal Register

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CONSERVATION ORGs ACTION ALERTS:

CalWild — “Submit An Official Public Lands Rule Comment”Link: https://www.calwild.org/publiclandsrule_comments/
Works for Nature — “Action Alert: Comment to Save the Public Lands Rule”Link: https://worksfornature.org/article/action-alert-comment-to-save-the-public-lands-rule
Outdoor Alliance — Support the BLM’s Public Lands RuleLink: https://action.outdooralliance.org/a/blm-public-lands-rule-final
Tuleyome — “Action Alert – Public Lands Rule”Link: https://www.tuleyome.org/action-alert—public-lands-rule

Wilderness Society— “BLM Public Lands Rule rollback proposal announced; 60-day comment period to follow” (Sept 10, 2025) — press release. The Wilderness Society

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)— “BLM Moves to Roll Back Public Lands Rule, Threatening National Parks and Public Access” — an alert / article about the rescission. National Parks Conservation Association

Action Alert — New Mexico Wilderness (NMWild)— “Action Alert: Save the Public Lands Rule” — includes a comment prompt and tells people to “comment below by November 10!” New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Works for Nature— A tracker & action guide: “Action Alert: Comment to save the Public Lands Rule” (updated Sept 30, 2025) with background and a “call to comment.” worksfornature.org

Inside Climate News— “Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle Conservation as an Essential Use of Public Lands” — analysis of the rollback move and how the public comment period works. Inside Climate News

Western Priorities— “Interior announces intent to revoke Public Lands Rule” — blog post / commentary. Center for Western Priorities

Deadline to comment on - BLM wipe-out of it's Biden Era - Conservation & Landscape Health Rule
2025-11-10 23:50 - 23:59
Federal Register Notice & Comment Submission

Title: Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

Published: September 11, 2025 Federal Register

Docket / RIN: RIN 1004-AF03 Federal Register

Affected CFR parts: 43 CFR parts 1600 and 6100 Federal Register

Comment deadline: November 10, 2025 Federal Register

Addresses for submitting comments:

• Mail / Personal / Messenger: U.S. Department of the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646, Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004-AF03 Federal Register• Federal eRulemaking Portal: via Regulations.gov, search “BLM-2025-0001” Federal Register+1

Link to the official FR notice page: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/11/2025-17537/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule

Link to a sign-on group letter, signing on due at 11 am Monday Nov 10th https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgYQArRYoiT8fbjVwtS8lVYpUgcF-Wt3QRBv4s4TKGOSfG5A/viewform
At the bottom are links to alerts from NGOs and some pre-fab comment letters
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What BLM Proposes to Rescind / Remove
In the rescission proposal, BLM wants to wipe out the Conservation & Landscape Health Rule in full. Here’s what would change or disappear:

Rescind the rule’s codified provisions

All regulations in 43 CFR parts 1600 and 6100 tied to the 2024 rule would be removed. Federal Register

BLM would abandon the leasing tools specific to restoration leases and mitigation leases. Federal Register+2Inside Climate News+2

Return to prior multiple-use emphasis

BLM argues the 2024 rule went beyond statutory authority by elevating conservation (i.e. non-use) into a use. The rescission argues that “conservation is not a ‘use’” under FLPMA, and that the rule constrained flexibility. Federal Register+2The Wilderness Society+2

They assert that BLM already has adequate tools under FLPMA and that the additional provisions are unnecessary or legally questionable. Inside Climate News+3Federal Register+3The Wilderness Society+3

Remove the balancing / prioritization shifts

The rule’s mandate that conservation / restoration receive equal consideration would be nullified.

Many of the constraints or decision criteria added to prioritize ecological health / intact landscapes would no longer bind BLM.

BLM would not be obligated to integrate restoration and mitigation leases or invest in restoration as a formal tool across planning.

Impacts on stakeholder influence

The rescission could reduce formal role for conservation entities in land restoration and mitigation roles.

It may shift decision power more back toward development and resource-use interests, with less formal checks for ecological health.

Environmental / recreational interest voices might need to rely more on plan-level challenges, litigation, or NEPA processes rather than the rule’s scaffolding.

What’s at Stake / Why It Matters

Rolling back the rule weakens the institutional backing for conservation and restoration on BLM lands.

It reduces the regulatory guarantee that conservation goals must be weighed seriously in multiple-use decisions.

Restoration and mitigation leasing tools would be lost, removing a mechanism NGOs, tribes or others could use to advance ecosystem repair.

Many areas without robust protections would face increased pressure from resource extraction, grazing, mining, or energy development with fewer institutional constraints.

Critics argue the rescission undermines the BLM’s capacity to respond to climate change, biodiversity loss, landscape connectivity, wildfire resilience, and ecological degradation.

Here are some articles, action alerts, or press releases about this rollback move:

America the Beautiful Coalition:

“The Public Lands Rule modernizes how the Bureau of Land Management manages nearly 250 million acres of public land — ensuring conservation, Indigenous knowledge, and community well-being are considered alongside development…….On November 4th, we convened a Community Briefing with leaders from Conservation Lands Foundation, New Mexico Wild, Native Land Institute, and The Conservation Alliance. View the webinar and clips on our blog. Panelists explain what’s at stake and how you can take action before it’s too late.

The Public Lands Rule Comment Period closes on Monday, November 10.

🧰Use our Advocacy Toolkit to Act! Use this toolkit to submit comments and organize your friends and community by November 10.

📝Sign-on to ATB4A’s Coalition letter here.

🌲Follow Act Now for Public Lands to stay up to speed and learn more about the Public Lands Rule. You can also submit a public comment through this link.

This is our moment to mobilize. Please join us—and share widely to ensure communities across the country raise their voices.”

Wilderness Society— “BLM Public Lands Rule rollback proposal announced; 60-day comment period to follow” (Sept 10, 2025) — press release. The Wilderness Society

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)— “BLM Moves to Roll Back Public Lands Rule, Threatening National Parks and Public Access” — an alert / article about the rescission. National Parks Conservation Association

Interior / Department of the Interior— Official press: “Interior Proposes to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Restoring Balanced Multiple-Use” (Sept 30, 2025) — BLM/Interior’s own announcement. U.S. Department of the Interior— BLM press: “Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule” — with comment solicitation. Bureau of Land Management

Action Alert — New Mexico Wilderness (NMWild)— “Action Alert: Save the Public Lands Rule” — includes a comment prompt and tells people to “comment below by November 10!” New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Works for Nature— A tracker & action guide: “Action Alert: Comment to save the Public Lands Rule” (updated Sept 30, 2025) with background and a “call to comment.” worksfornature.org

Inside Climate News— “Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle Conservation as an Essential Use of Public Lands” — analysis of the rollback move and how the public comment period works. Inside Climate News

Western Priorities— “Interior announces intent to revoke Public Lands Rule” — blog post / commentary. Center for Western Priorities

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We are not sure of the time-of-day end point for the comment period, but assume it is just before Midnight Eastern Time, on Nov 10th
