Public land is owned and manged by federal and state governments for the good of the general public, but with different objectives, laws, and regulations. Most public rangelands are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and state land departments, e.g. the Idaho Department of Lands. Officials in these agencies make decisions on how public rangeland should be managed, with input from the public. Federally managed public land is generally to be managed for the greatest good of the general public, which can include meat production, recreation, energy production, aesthetics, support of local economies, wildlife habitat and wilderness values. State managed lands are generally in some sort of trust with the objective of maximizing long term income for the trust.
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