FLAGSTAFF, AZ - Against the stunning backdrop of the Kaibab Plateau and Vermilion Cliffs, a pioneering partnership has been forged to bolster the science guiding resource management and public lands stewardship along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/cienegas-smoke.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/cienegas-smoke.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:55:40 -0700 Tucson, Ariz. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is alerting residents of Sonoita, Patagonia, and other communities near the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area of the possibility of smoke visible in the morning on February 13-15. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/yfo-trees.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/yfo-trees.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:55:20 -0700 Yuma, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs volunteers to help plant 2,500 trees in an area ravaged by fire in the summer of 2011. BLM Colorado River District and Yuma Field Office personnel will host a volunteer tree-planting opportunity from 7:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 18, 2012, in the Mittry Lake area approximately 8 miles northeast of Yuma. Volunteers will be planting 2,500 lower Colorado River cottonwood and willow poles. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/sfo-brn-bag1.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/sfo-brn-bag1.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:45:50 -0700

Safford, Ariz. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled its first Brown Bag Lunch talk of the year for Friday, February 10. The program will begin at noon and last approximately 90 minutes. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/nrst-tfo.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/february/nrst-tfo.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 06:10:20 -0700

Sierra Vista, Ariz. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA) and BLM-Forest Service National Riparian Service Team (NRST) will hold a two-day Technical Workshop on February 6-7, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the U.S. Geological Survey conference room on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/rac-nom1.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/rac-nom1.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:10:30 -0700

Phoenix, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it is seeking public nominations for five open positions on its Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the BLM on public land issues. The BLM will consider the nominations for 45 days beginning January 25, when the agency published its formal call for nominations in the Federal Register. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/laposa-mtg.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/laposa-mtg.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:05:20 -0700

Yuma, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office will hold an open house on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, to update the public on the La Posa Travel Management Plan (TMP). The open house will be held at the Quartzsite Improvement Association (QIA) building located at 235 East Ironwood Street; Quartzsite, Arizona; from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/burro-ea.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/burro-ea.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:15:40 -0700

Yuma, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a wild burro gather scheduled to begin in April 2012. This document was developed to address habitat impacts caused by excess wild burros in the Cibola-Trigo Herd Management Area (HMA). This document is available for a 30-day public review and comment period, ending on February 29, 2012. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/parker-425.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/parker-425.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:35:00 -0700

Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – A temporary Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land closure is scheduled for February 3-4, 2012, for the 41^st annual running of the Parker 425 Desert Race. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/fire-jobs.html http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/january/fire-jobs.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:30:20 -0700

Safford, Ariz. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gila District is now recruiting applicants for seasonal employment during the 2012 fire season. To serve on the fire crew, persons must be at least 18 years of age, have a strong work ethic, be able to pass a pack test and maintain good physical fitness, be available to travel out of state for extended periods of time, and be willing to contribute in a team-structured environment. ]]>