2009 BLM New Mexico News Releases

2009
December
November
BLM Ranger Station at El Malpais National Conservation Area to Close Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day (11-24-09)
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument to Close for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Holidays (11/18/09)
BLM Seeks Public Comments on Gorham Scout Camp Forest Restoration Project Environmental Assessment (11-13-09)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for December 7 in Reno (11-12-09)
At Direction of Congress, BLM Will Collect $6,500 Processing Fee For Each New Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Application (11-04-09)
BLM Waives Recreation Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day (11-03-09)
October
More River Otters Released in Upper Rio Grande (10-23-09)
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets over $13 Million from Parcels in Four States (10-21-09)
BLM is on the Move to a New 'Green' Building
Partners Celebrate One Million Acres of Land Restored in New Mexico (10/16/09)
BLM to Hold Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale on October 21, 2009 (10/15/09)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Heading to Odessa, TX, Nov. 5-7! (10/14/09)
Salazar Seeks Congressional Support for Sustainable National Program to Manage Iconic Wild Horses (10/8/09)
BLM Seeks Additional Public Input on Proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project (10-07-09)
Public Invited to Comment on Upgrade to Campgrounds and Boat Ramps in Orilla Verde Recreation Area
BLM Plans Public Meeting in Socorro (10/05/09)
Williams Exploration and Production Company Receives 'Restore New Mexico' Award (10/05/09)
BLM Applauds Pickens' Move to Save Wild Horses; Trained Mustangs to Debut at SMU vs. Navy Game (10/02/09)
September
BLM Designates National Public Lands Day as a "Fee Free Day" (9/23/09)
LM to Host National Wild Horse Adoption Day Event in Pauls Valley, OK (9/4/09)
Informational Workshop Scheduled for New Mexico Contractors Interested in Federal Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects (9/24/09)
Prescribed Burn Planned for Vereda Canyon East of Aztec, NM (9/24/09)
August
Wild Horse Adoption Heading to Topeka, KS, Aug. 27-29! (8/24/09)
15th Annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo Coming to Belton, Texas (08-21-2009)
Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate’s Confirmation of Bob Abbey for Director of the Bureau of Land Management (08-07-09)
Rio Puerco Field Office to Allow Fuelwood Harvest in Three Cibola County Areas (8-01-09)
July
National Guard Comes Home to Fort Craig (7-24-09)
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets over $7.8 Million (07-22-09)
BLM to Hold Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale on July 22, 2009 (7-20-09)
BLM Extends Comment Period on Public Input on Proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project (7-16-09)
BLM Withdraws Environmental Assessment to Clarify Intent and Scope of Noxious Weed Treatments (7-16-09)
Animal Cruelty Case Involving Federal Wild Horses Adopted in Rogers County, Oklahoma, Ends in Guilty Plea, Fine, Restitution and Jail (7-10-09)
Public Invited to Comment on Plan of Development for Noxious Plants (7-08-09)
Wild Horse Adoption Heading to Lubbock, TX, July 16-18! (7-06-09)
BLM Socorro Proposes Plan to Restore Landscapes (7-06-09)
June
BLM Proposes Fee Increase at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (6-26-09)
Prescribed Burn On Pelona Mountain To Improve And Restore Habitat (6/19/09)
BLM Plans Prescribed Burn Near Bingham (6/04/09)
Wild Horse Adoption Heading to Woodward, OK, June 18-20! (6/03/09)
Fees Waived at Three BLM Recreation Areas on Saturday, June 6, 2009 (6/03/09)
May
BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project (5/29/09)
BLM and Pueblo de Cochiti Thank Marbob Energy Corporation for Donation to Benefit Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (5/28/09)
Media Advisory: BLM and Pueblo de Cochiti to Recognize Marbob Energy Corporation (5/27/09)
Volunteers needed on May 31 for Buckman Target Shooting Area (5-21-09)
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Closed to Dogs (5-20-09)
BLM Schedules Burn Northeast of Tres Piedras (5-20-09)
BLM New Mexico to receive $28,534,000 in stimulus funding (5/14/09)
Wild Horse Adoption Heading to Duncan, OK, May 28-30! (5/13/09)
BLM Seeks Bids for New Pasture Facilities to Care for and Maintain Wild Horses (5/06/09)
Cerro Montoso Vegetation Treatment Project Forest and Range Restoration Environmental Assessment (5/06/09)
National Wild Horse Adoption Day Set for September 26 (5/04/09)
BLM to Close Recreational Shooting Area in Otero County (5/04/09)
Secretary Salazar Announces BLM's $305 Million Economic Stimulus Investment (5/02/09)
April
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Heading to Abilene, TX, April 23-25! (4/06/09)
BLM Invites Tribes to Tribal Listening Session (4/16/09)
Secretary Salazar Joins New Mexico Congressional Leaders to Highlight Benefits to New Mexico of Omnibus Public Lands Act (4/17/09)
Annual Wild Horse Adoption/Open House at Hutchinson Correctional Facility, May 1-2 (4/20/09)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Heading to Kellyville, OK, May 7-9! (4/22/09)
March
BLM Seeks Volunteers to Serve on the New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (3/03/09)
Prescribed Burns Planned for Arroyo de Plaza Larga and Wind Mountain (3/06/09)
Wild Horse Adoption Heading to Albuquerque, NM, April 2-4! (3/25/09)
2009 Visitation Hours and Closure Information Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (3/27/09)
President Signs Legislation that Enhances Protection for Public Lands in New Mexico (3/30/09)
February
BLM Proposes Fee Increase at Datil Well Campground (2/10/09)
BLM to Host Trails Workshop February 21 (2/9/09)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Heading to Navasota, TX, March 19-21! (2/19/09)
January
Prescribed Burns Planned (01/05/09)
Edgewood Prescribed Burn (01/05/09)
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets over $11 Million (01/21/09)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Heading to Victoria, TX, Feb 12-14! (1/22/09)
Devon Energy Contributes $50,000 to Oilfield Reclamation Efforts in Eddy County (1/22/09)
BLM Grassland Restoration Treatments to Begin in Southern New Mexico (1/26/09)