U.S. Bureau of Land Management Colorado News Releases

New Interpretive Signs Greet Canyon Pintado Visitors (11/18/09)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:30:50 -0700

MEEKER, Colo. -- The Bureau of Land Management’s White River Field Office recently replaced a series of interpretive signs along Canyon Pintado, a popular area south of Rangely, Colo., known for its rock art and other cultural sites.

BLM Joins With Audubon for 110th Annual Christmas Bird Count (11/17/09)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:50 -0700

Montrose, CO -- The Bureau of Land Management and the Audubon Society are looking for a few good birders interested in helping out with this year’s Christmas Bird Count.

BLM Seeks Public Comment on Weed Management Plan (11/17/09)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:10 -0700

Montrose, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed Environmental Assessment and Weed Management Plan that will detail an integrated approach to weed management within the Uncompahgre Field Office.

MEDIA ADVISORY:BLM to Recognize Hundreds of Public Lands Volunteers (11/13/09)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:05:10 -0700

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office will celebrate the accomplishments of its strong and diverse volunteer work force at a reception Nov. 18 in Grand Junction.

Fire crews to burn slash piles in Roaring Fork Valley (11/13/09)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:20 -0700

SILT, Colo. – Federal fire crews plan to burn slash piles this winter generated by fuels reduction projects on Light Hill near Basalt and on Oak Meadows near Four Mile Creek.

BLM to close lower Transfer Trail gate Monday (11/13/09)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:55:30 -0700

SILT, Colo. — The Bureau of Land Management will be closing the lower gate at Transfer Trail above Glenwood Springs Nov. 16 to maintain snow conditions for snowmobiling.

Fire crews to burn slash piles near Wolcott (11/13/09)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:50:30 -0700

SILT, Colo. – Federal fire crews plan to burn slash piles this winter generated by a fuels reduction project on Belly Ache Ridge, about two miles south of the Wolcott/I-70 interchange.

Public invited to open house for BLM?s new Silt building (11/12/09)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:55:50 -0700

SILT, Colo. — The Bureau of Land Management is hosting an open house for the public at its new Silt location, 2300 River Frontage Road, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

BLM oil and gas lease sale nets $112,969 (11/12/09)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:50:50 -0700

DENVER - Today, the BLM Colorado State Office sold 11 parcels of 58 offered at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale, totaling 6,043 acres. The highest per-acre price was for a 81-acre parcel in Rio Blanco County that sold to Exxon Mobil Corp. for $215 per acre. The high bonus bid of $39,424 was made by Yates Petroleum Corp. for a parcel of 2,464 acres in Garfield County. Overall, the lease sale earned $112,969 in total proceeds, with 49 percent to go to the State of Colorado.

BLM Will Collect $6,500 Oil and Gas Lease Processing Fee

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:25:10 -0700

The Fiscal Year 2010 Interior appropriations bill – enacted into law on October 30 – directs the Bureau of Land Management to charge a $6,500 processing fee for each new oil and gas drilling permit application, known as an Application for Permit to Drill (APD). The fee took effect November 2; the previous fee was $4,000 per APD. The money generated by APD fees constitutes a reimbursement to the U.S. Treasury for the estimated cost of processing new APDs.

To carry out this congressional directive, the BLM has developedguidance for its field offices regarding the collection and handling of APD fees in the current fiscal year (FY 2010), which began Oct. 1, 2009. The previous collection and handling policies remain in effect except for the amount of the fee to be collected.