U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Colorado

2010 Press Releases

BLM Colorado Weather-Related Office Closures (12/30/10) BLM Southwest Resource Advisory Council Subgroup Hosting Meetings to Discuss Wild and Scenic River Suitability Study (12-29-10) BLM names new Little Snake Field Manager (12-28-10) BLM names new Northwest Colorado District Manager (12/28/10) Salazar, Abbey Restore Protections for America's Wild Lands (12.23.10) Dominguez-Escalante Advisory Council To Hold First Meeting (12/23/10) BLM Colorado Announces Oil & Gas Lease Sale for March (12-22-10) Secretary Salazar Appoints Dominguez-Escalante Advisory Council (12.15.10) BLM White River Field Office Seeks Public Comments (12.15.10) BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Joins With Audubon for 111th Annual Christmas Bird Count (12.8.10) BLM Gunnison Field Office Hosts Open House Dec. 15 (12.8.10) BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Seasonal Road Closures in Effect (12.6.10) Do It Yourself Christmas Trees Available Through BLM (12.3.10) BLM Seasonal Road Closures Begin Dec. 1 (12.1.10) Motorized travel restrictions on Wolford Mountain begin Dec. 6 (11/30/10) BLM winter closures begin Dec. 1 in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin counties (11/30/10) BLM Gunnison Field Office to relocate Dec. 6 (11.29.10) Christmas Tree Permits For Sale (11/23/10) BLM to hold public meeting on grazing permits (11/22/10) Secretary Salazar Makes Five Appoint ments to BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council (11/19/10) BLM Seeks Public Comment to Lease for Oil and Gas in Meeker (11/18/10) Christmas Tree Permits Available From BLM in Grand Junction (11/16/10) BLM will host volunteer recognition reception (11/16/10) BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council Meets Dec. 2 in Grand Junction (11/17/10) Secretary Salazar Establishes New Directorate For National Landscape Conservation System Elevated management focus for 27 million acres of nationally significant public lands (11-15-10) BLM Southwest Resource Advisory Committee Subgroup Hosting Meetings to Discuss Wild and Scenic River Suitability (11.15.10) Newly appointed Front Range Resource Advisory Council members announced (11.12.10) BLM geothermal lease sale nets $29,600 (11/10/10) Smoke to be visible from slash piles near Sky Legend (11.8.10) Smoke to be visible from slash piles near Oak Meadows (11.8.10) BLM and US Forest Service Christmas tree permits available (11/05/10) BLM accepting comments on Special Recreation Permits (11/05/10) BLM Kremmling seeks comment on 19 commercial recreation permits (11/03/10) BLM begins 30-day public review of Environmental Assessment of proposed geothermal leasing near Gunnison (11/02/10) BLM seeks public input and comment for Dominguez-Escalante NCA (11.1.10) BLM plans to burn slash piles near Cotopaxi and Parkdale (10.29.10) Bureau of Land Management receives $974,000 for Fourmile Canyon fire emergency stabilization treatments (10.29.10) BLM begins preparing gathered wild horses for adoption (10/29/10) Op-Ed: Your Colorado public lands offer hunting adventures and so much more By Helen Hankins, Bureau of Land Management (10-27-10) BLM BURNING SLASH PILES SOUTHWEST OF MEEKER (10/26/10) BLM to celebrate McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area 10th Anniversary (10/25/10) BLM seeks public comment on Upper Colorado River fee adjustments (10/25/10) BLM completes Colorado wild horse gather (10.22.10) BLM Announces 2010 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Award Winners (10/18/10) BLM Colorado National Public Lands Day Extreme Rock Crawling Trails Project (10/13/10) BLM recognizes National Fossil Day with volunteer opportunity on Marsh Quarry Overlook Trail (10-05-10) BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council to meet (10-05-10) BLM Coal Canyon Road Reopened (10-04-10) Canon City Foot and Bicycle Trail National Public Lands Day BLM volunteer opportunity (10-04-10) Wild horse gather southwest of Meeker set to begin Oct. 11 (9-30-10) BLM Sets Resource Advisory Council Meeting (09-29-10) Containment expected this evening on the Jack Springs II prescribed fire (09-28-10) Jack Springs II prescribed fire update (09-28-10) BLM to Conduct Noxious Weed Treatments (9-28-10) Jack Springs II prescribed fire set for this week (09-27-10) Shelf Road National Public Lands Day BLM volunteer opportunity (9-27-10) One week left to submit scoping comments on Dominguez-Escalante NCA management (09-24-10) Volunteers Sought to Transplant Chokecherries Along Kerber Creek (09-23-10) Local fire update (09-22-10) Smoke will be visible while crews monitor fire near Gypsum (09-21-10) Fire officials urge caution due to unusually dry fall (09-21-10) Big Ridge Fire (09-21-10) National Public Lands Day BLM volunteer opportunity (09-21-10) U.S. Forest Service and BLM Begin Fire restrictions (09-20-10) Lightning storm causes multiple fires along I-70 corridor (9-20-10) BLM Seeks Public Comment on Campground Fees (09-21-10) Desert clean-up planned Saturday outside Grand Junction (09-20-10) U.S. Forest Service and BLM Begin Fire restrictions (09-16-10) Interior smokes likely to continue on prescribed fire near Basalt (09-16-10) Prescribed Burn Improves Habitat and Reduces Risk to Communities (09-15-10) Firefighters respond to fire north of Eagle (09-15-10) BLM's Colorado State Office Posts List of Proposed Parcels for Upcoming Geothermal, Oil and Gas Lease Sale (9-14-10) BLM issues decision for Piceance-East Douglas wild horse gather (9-14-10) BLM Seeking Volunteers for National Public Lands Day Event at Hartman Rocks Recreation Area (09-13-10) Input Sought for Geothermal Leasing Analysis (09-13-10) Smoke visible from Grand Junction today, tomorrow from prescribed fires (09-13-10) Eco Park Fire southwest of Canon City update (09-10-10) BLM Royal Gorge Field Office releases Determination of NEPA Adequacy for geothermal leasing (09-10-10) Eco Park Fire southwest of Canon City update (09-10-10) Desert Clean-up Planned for National Public Lands Day Sept. 25 (09-10-10) Small fire on BLM southwest of Canon City (09-10-10) Mud Springs Campground Construction Complete (09-09-10) BLM issues West Douglas wild horse gather decision (09-09-10) BLM-USFS interagency projected fall prescribed burn program (09-08-10) Wild horses available for adoption at open house Saturday (09-07-10) BLM prescribed fires proposed for fall (09-07-10) Smoke in northwest Colorado from fires in Wyoming and Utah (09-05-10) Prescribed burn planned on BLM lands in Light Hill Area (09-01-10) West Region Wildfire Council Receives Award to Reduce Wildfire Risk in the Region (09-01-10) Prescribed burns planned on federal lands in western Mesa, Garfield counties (09-01-10) BLM to Secure Abandoned Mine Openings in Dominguez Canyon Wilderness (08-31-10) Prescribed burn planned on BLM land in Eagle County (08-27-10) BLM seeks comment on proposed trail increasing access to Piceance Basin lands (08-27-10) BLM issues proposed supplementary rules for Emerald Mountain (08-27-10) Small wildfire expected to be visible from Eagle, I-70 tomorrow (08-23-10) BLM Hosts Alpine Loop Mining History Tour (08-18-10) Over The River Draft EIS Comment Period Extended (08-16-10) BLM issues Proposed RMP/Final EIS for the Little Snake Field Office (8-13-10) BLM Colorado Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $2 Million (8/12/10) BLM seeks public input on plan for Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (08-11-10) BLM Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan Advisory Group to Meet (08-11-10) Collecting Artifacts, including Arrowheads, from Public Lands is Illegal (08-09-10) Environmental assessment for Piceance-East Douglas wild horse gather available for public comment (08-11-10) BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council to meet (08-10-10) Well’s Water Flow Contained (08-09-10) Free WAG Bags offered for river campers Saturday (08-09-10) BLM, Mesa County and Grand Junction rescind fire restrictions (08-05-10) Environmental assessment for Piceance-East Douglas wild horse gather available for public comment (08-11-10) Adobe Fire north of Maybell contained at 540 acres (08-04-10) BLM seeks information about abandoned horse (08-03-10) BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council Meets Aug. 19 in Walden (08-03-10) Gateview Road closure near Red Bridge Campground (08-02-10) Drillers Encounter Water at Unexpected High Pressure (08-02-10) BLM Announces 30-Day Extension of Comment Period for New Direction in National Wild Horse and Burro Program (07-30-10) BLM hosts open house on White-nose Syndrome in bats Tuesday in Silt (07-30-10) Fuel reduction project begins Monday north of Carbondale (07-29-10) BLM Southwest Resource Advisory Council to meet (07/27/10) 27¼ Road shooting range closed Saturday morning (07-27-10) Wildfire activity in Northwest Colorado slows (07-24-10) BLM Uncompahgre Releases Final Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report (07-22-10) Thunderstorms bring more lightning and wildfires (07-22-10) Northwest Colorado wildfire update (07-22-10) BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council to meet (07-20-10) Lightning starts wildland fires in Moffat County (07-19-10) BLM to close East Cross Mountain Road for maintenance (07-19-10) Twin Buttes Fire 240 acres (07-18-10) BLM Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan Advisory Group to Meet (07-15-10) Fire-related road closures on Roan Plateau end Friday (07-14-10) BLM to close Coal Canyon Road for maintenance (07-13-10) 2010 Take Pride In America National Award Winners Announced (07-13-10) Containment expected Monday evening on the Rough Fire (07-11-10) Firefighters and BLM rangers respond to multiple human-caused fires over holiday (07-07-10) BLM to Host Open House for Proposed Mountain Island Land Exchange (07-07-10) BLM Seeks Input on McClane Canyon Mine Request for Lease Modification and Proposal for Mine Expansion (07-01-10) Fire restrictions begin July 2 for BLM Grand Junction, Colorado River Valley Field Offices (07-01-10) BLM Rangers Seeking Leads on the 25-Road Fire in Northwest Grand Junction (06-30-10) BLM plan proposes balanced management, responsible oil and gas leasing in NW Colorado, and protection of Vermillion Basin (06-29-10) Mud Springs Campground fees adjusted to meet operating costs (06-29-10) Local Governments will Receive $358 Million To Compensate for Tax-Exempt Federal Lands Payments to counties to be made by June 29 (6.29.10) Gunnison Travel Decisions Released (06-28-10) Hard work pays off (06-25-10) BLM Releases Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (06-25-10) Parkdale Canyon Fire Media Advisory (06-24-10) Major Progress Made on Parkdale Canyon Fire (06-24-10) Parkdale Canyon Fire (06-23-10) Going home! Firefighters make big progress – evacuations begin lifting (06-23-10) Firefighters continue monitoring the Water Creek Fire (06-22-10) Parkdale Canyon Fire Update (06-22-10) Parkdale Canyon Fire Update (06-22-10) Media Staging Area (06-22-10) Parkdale Canyon Fire Update (06-22-10) New wildfire on BLM lands northwest of Canon City (06-21-10) Water Creek Fire perimeter doesn’t grow (06-21-10) Water Creek Fire grows to 170 acres (06-20-10) Water Creek Fire grows to 150 acres; regional fire danger increasing (06-19-10) Water Creek Fire burning on the Roan Plateau; regional fire danger increasing (06-19-10) Arkansas Headwaters Offers Youth Hangin’ Out – Outdoors Program (06-19-10) Input Sought for Geothermal Leasing Analysis (06-19-10) Environmental Assessment on West Douglas wild horse gather released (06-18-10) BLM to Close West Side of Oh Be Joyful Campground (06-16-10) Little Snake Field Office partners with youth groups to benefit area (06-16-10) Wild horse management activities continue into fall at Sand Wash (06-15-10) Deadline July 1 to Comment on BLM’s Colorado River Permit Proposals (06-14-10) August oil and gas lease sale scheduled(06/11/2010) Animas City Mountain Fuels Reduction to Begin this Month (06-07-10) Ute Indians Host Grand Junction Pow Wow (06-07-10) More BLM Trailheads Close for Upgrades (06-07-10) BLM Seeks Public Comment on Bridgeport Access to Dominguez Canyon Wilderness (06-09-10) Revised Camping and Occupancy Regulations for Public Lands (06-10-10) Media Advisory: Wild Goes Willing at Colorado State 6/4/10 BLM Begins Construction on Two New Trailheads in Cactus Park (06-02-10) Smoke from Prescribed Fires May be Visible in Olathe, Delta and Montrose Today (06-02-10) New BLM Sign Vandalized Days After Completion (6-01-10) Final Release: Beaver Fire (05-28-10) Beaver Fire Update (05-27-10) 27¼ Road Shooting Range Closed June 2 (05-27-10) BLM to Consider Geothermal Lease Near Gunnison (05-25-10) Beaver Fire Update 05-26-10 COMMUNITY MEETING TODAY (05-25-10) Nominations Reopened for Dominguez-Escalante NCA Advisory Council (05-23-10) BEAVER FIRE UPDATE 05/23/10 BLM Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan Advisory Group to Meet (05-19-10) BLM planning to conduct Dry Gulch prescribed burn (05-18-10) BLM to Hold Open House on Ruby-Horsethief Permit Proposals (05-17-10) BLM oil and gas lease sale nets $426,322 (5/13/10) Fruita Third Graders to Scramble Through Devil's Canyon on Environmental Scavenger Hunt (05-12-10) Sheep Creek Road Closed for Upgrades (05-11-10) New Fireworks Rule Proposed for Public Lands (5/10/10) BLM's Northwest Resource Advisory Council Meets May 13 in Rangely (05-03-10) BLM seeks public comment on natural gas well-development proposal south of New Castle (04-28-10) BLM Proposes Plan to Reduce Wildfire Threat Near Paonia (04-30-10) BLM Seeking Comment on Coal Lease Modification Near Paonia BLM Employee Honored with National Wildland Safety Award (4/23/10) BLM, partners take war on weeds to Trail Canyon (04-23-10) BLM acquires key inholding in Gunnison Gorge NCA (4/23/10) BLM Designates 2010 Fee-Free Days (4/22/10) Rocky Mountain Interagency Wildland Fire Engine Academy Comes to Grand Junction Next Week (4/23/10) BLM to Close Cochetopa Canyon May 5 and 6 to Remove Hazardous Trees (4/23/10) Dry Gulch prescribed burn on BLM managed land (04-19-10) Three BLM prescribed burns planned this spring for Jackson County (04-19-10) BLM to continue with Deer Valley prescribed burn BLM Uncompahgre Accepting Comments on Special Recreation Permit (04/16/10) BLM Colorado Honors Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient JudyAnn Files (4/16/10) Prescribed burn planned on BLM land in Eagle County (4/15/10) Spring Weather Allows BLM to Open Hartman Rocks Recreation Area in Gunnison (4/14/10) 27¼ Road shooting range closed Saturday Morning (4/14/10) BLM Colorado Honors COPMOBA (4/14/10) BLM Finalizes Rules for Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (4/14/10) Colorado company awarded $880,000 in stimulus funding to replace Park Center Well (4/12/10) Rare Dinosaur Found in Dominguez-Escalante NCA (4/10/10) BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council to meet (04-09-10) BLM Seeks Input on Natural Gas Development Proposal Near Whitewater (4/6/10) Prescribed Fires Planned in West Central Colorado (4/08/10) BLM Announces Oak Mesa Oil and Gas Leasing Unit Agreement (04/06/10) BLM Colorado State Director to Swear In Grand Junction Rangers (4/09/10) West Creek Picnic Area to Close for Upgrades (05/04/10) BLM seeks nominations for Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (04/09/10) BLM Colorado Seeks Nominations to Southwest Resource Advisory Council (04/09/10) BLM Seeks Public Input on Forestry Proposal (3/31/10) BLM issues seasonal road closures in Grand County (3/31/10) BLM Colorado Announces Open Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils, 03/26/10 Firefighters Plan Spring Prescribed Burns (03-26-10) University of Colorado's Center of the American West to host symposium on the BLM National Landscape Conservation System as part of 10-year anniversary celebration (3/26/10) BLM Prescribed Fire Projects Planned For Routt County (03-26-10) 27 ¼ Road Pistol Range to Close for Upgrades (03-25-10) BLM Signs Vandalized in North Fruita Desert Recreation Area (03-22-10) Third Annual Wildland Fire Safety Summit (03-19-10) BLM Royal Gorge Field Manager Announced (03-16-10) BLM to hold New Elk Coal Lease public hearing (03-16-10) BLM’s Colorado State Office Posts List of Proposed Parcels for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale (03-12-10) John Mehlhoff named BLM Colorado Associate State Director (3/11/2010) BLM, USFS plan two burns south of Silt (03-09-10) BLM Issues Advisory for Muddy Roads and Trails (03-05-10) BLM seeks public comments on two natural gas wells near Hartsel (3/3/10) BLM seeks comment on commercial recreation permit application (03-03-10) Federal Agencies to Consider Geothermal Leases Near Gunnison (03-03-10) BLM Colorado Ranger Honored As 2009 National Ranger of the Year (03-02-10) BLM Uncompahgre Accepting Comments on Special Recreation Permits (03-03-10) BLM Uncompahgre Extends Public Scoping for Resource Management Plan Revision (02-26-10) BLM Uncompahgre Releases Proposed Travel Planning Decision (02-26-10) BLM Colorado State Director Helen Hankins Set to Be Sworn In (2/25/10) Southwest Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Delta (02/24/10) McInnis Canyons Advisory Group to Meet (2/18/10) BLM Seeks Public Input on Forestry Proposal (2/12/10) BLM Seeks Public Input on Grazing Use (2/12/10) BLM oil and gas lease sale nets $139,233 (2/11/10) BLM's Northwest Resource Advisory Council Meets Feb. 25 in Silt (2.10.10) BLM seeks public comments on proposed Hartsel to Fairplay powerline (02-02-10) Members Still Sought for Uncompahgre RMP Advisory Group (02-02-10) Southern Colorado interagency spring prescribed burn program to commence (02-02-10) Cedar Mountain road closure protects nesting raptors (02-01-10) Secretary Salazar Appoints Alan Gilbert as Senior Advisor for the Rocky Mountains and Southwest (02-01-10) BLM Defers Leasing Geothermal Parcel Near Buena Vista (01/28/2010) BLM office in Silt renamed the Colorado River Valley Field Office (01/28/2010) BLM Looking for Public Input Into Recreational Opportunities (01/28/2010) Secretary Salazar Announces New Appointments to Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Councils (1/21/10) Helen M. Hankins Appointed as BLM Colorado State Director (01/19/2010) BLM seeks public comment on natural gas well development proposal south of Rifle (01/15/10) Illegal Dumping a Local Problem, Too (1-12-2010) Salazar Launches Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms (1/6/2010) BLM to Hold Geothermal Community Information Meeting in Buena Vista (1-6-2010) BLM Uncompahgre Launches Public Process to Revise Resource Management Plan (01-5-2010)