BLM Colorado Lands Inventoried for Wilderness Characteristics

2026 data from the Department of the Interior provides spatial boundaries and management information for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado assessed for wilderness characteristics. The dataset includes attributes on naturalness, opportunities for solitude, primitive recreation, supplemental values, and proximity to designated wilderness areas. It supports federal land policy and planning requirements under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA).

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial boundaries to identify BLM-managed lands with wilderness characteristics for conservation planning.
• Assess proximity to Wilderness Areas or Wilderness Study Areas for connectivity and buffer zone analysis.
• Evaluate opportunities for solitude and/or primitive recreation across inventoried lands for recreational management.
• Map supplemental values and naturalness attributes to inform land use planning and resource protection.

Strengths

• Data is maintained on a continuing basis as required by federal law (FLPMA Section 201).
• Provides multiple geospatial file formats including GEOJSON, CSV, KML, and REST API for flexibility.
• Published under a public domain (us-pd) license with no usage restrictions.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable, limiting preliminary analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to BLM-managed lands within Colorado, not national.
• Data currency relies on the BLM's ongoing inventory process; some areas may have outdated assessments.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado.

Collection Method

Inventory conducted per BLM Manual 6310 guidance and the BLM Land Use Planning Handbook.

Time Range

Continuing basis inventory; snapshot reflects data as of 2026.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

BLM-managed public lands within the state of Colorado, United States.