News Releases

2013

• Northwest Colorado Parcels Scheduled for Upcoming Oil & Gas Lease Sales (05/10/13)
• BLM Reminds Shed-Antler Hunters to Stay on Roads in Vehicles (03/04/13)
• Violations of Winter Closure at Emerald Mountain could Harm Area Elk (02/06/13)
• BLM to Burn Slash Piles on Douglas Mountain (01/25/13)

2012

• BLM's National Public Lands Day a Success (10/17/12)
• Fire Season not Over (09/25/12)
• Volunteers Needed in Wild Horse Area on National Public Lands Day (09/20/12)
• Fire Restrictions Rescinded on Federal Lands in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties (09/13/12)
• Oil & Gas Lease Sale Assessment for Lands in Moffat, Routt & Rio Blanco Counties Available for Public Comment (08/17/12)
• Final Update - Wolf Fire 90% Contained @ 6,100 Acres.  Full Containment is Expected by the End of the Day (08/08/12)
• Fire Restrictions in Northwest Colorado Easing in Some Areas, Danger Remains High in Others (08/07/12)
• Emerald Mountain to be Closed this Weekend for Mountain Bike Race and Marathon (08/07/12)
• The Wolf Fire is 75% Contained (08/06/12 1730)
• The Wolf Fire is 6,100 Acres (08/05/12 1730)
• The Wolf Fire Now 4,200 Acres (08/04/12 1800)
• The Wolf Fire Now 1,200 Acres (08/04/12 0930)
• Wolf Fire About 700 Acres (08/03/12 2030)
• Area Smoke from Wolf Fire (08/03/12 1630)
• Update on Wildland Fires in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties (08/03/12 0930)
• Fire Crews Responding to Three New Wildland Fires (08/02/12 1730)
• Lightning Continues to Ignite Wildfires in Western Moffat County (08/02/12)
• Northwest Colorado Wildland Fire Update (07/30/12)
• Northwest Colorado Wildland Fire Update (07/25/12 1730)
• Northwest Colorado Wildland Fire Update (07/24/12 1500)
• Northwest Colorado Wildland Fire Update (07/22/12 1830)
• Northwest Colorado Wildland Fire Update (07/22/12 1300)
• Northwest Colorado Wildland Fire Update (07/21/12)
• Fire Crews Respond to 11 Wildfires over the Weekend (07/16/12)
• Final Update from the Cedar Knob Fire (07/13/12)
• Cedar Knob Fire 70% Contained (07/13/12)
• Cedar Knob Fire Update (07/12/12)
• Northwest Colorado Fire Update (07/11/12)
• Lightning Ignites Wildland Fires in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties (07/11/12)
• Fire Restrictions Increase in Northwest Colorado (06/21/12)
• Volunteers Remove Nearly 800 Pounds of Barbed Wire from Wild Horse Area (06/19/12)
• Conditions Warrant Fire Restrictions in Northwest Colorado (06/12/12)
• BLM to Host Greater Sage-grouse EIS Economic Workshop (05/25/12)
• Observe Outdoor Fire Safety Memorial Weekend (05/21/12)
• Emerald Mountain Trails Open Early (05/14/12)
• Public Open House Regarding Old Munitions at Two Former Colorado Guard National Training Sites (05/11/12)
• Too Long Fire Contained (04/10/12)
• Unseasonably Warm, Dry Conditions Demand Caution with Outdoor Fire Use (04/09/12)
• Too Long Fire About 200 Acres (04/09/12)
• BLM Long Mountain Prescribed Fire (03/21/12)
• Fire Danger High for this Time of Year (03/19/12)
• Motorized Travel Limited to Existing Roads and Trails in Little Snake (02/16/12)
• BLM Begins Greater Sage-grouse Planning Effort with Public Open House Meetings (01/20/12)  

Upcoming Events

Date/Time	Description	Location
05/10 - 06/10/2013	August 2013 Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale 30-Day Protest Period	Little Snake Field Office
05/22/2013	NW RAC Meeting	Craig, Colorado
05/13 - 05/28/2013	February 2014 Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale 2-Week Public Scoping Period	Little Snake Field Office
08/08/2013	August 2013 Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale	BLM Colorado State Office
02/13/2014	February 2014 Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale	BLM Colorado State Office

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