2005 BLM New Mexico News Releases

2005
December
November
Secretary Norton Announces New Appointments to BLM New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (11/04/05)
New BLM Cost Recovery Fees Will Cover Administrative Costs of Developing Energy Minerals (11/1/05)
BLM Sets Meeting to Hear Suggestions for Managing Geothermal Energy (11/1/05)
BLM New Mexico Web Site Back Online (11/1/05)
October
BLM Welcomes Comments on Plan for Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (10/28/05)
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets over $28 Million (10/19/05)
Public Scoping Meeting Scheduled in Albuquerque on October 26 to Discuss Federal Energy Corridor Designation (10/19/05)
BLM Seeks Comments on Proposals for John Dunn Bridge Recreation Project (10/14/05)
September
Carlsbad BLM wins National Award for Delaware River Riparian Restoration (10/9/05)
Local Volunteers to Build Fire Rings and Plant Trees at Valley of Fires on National Public Lands Day (9/12/05)
August
Prescribed Burn Planned for McKinley and Sandoval Counties (8/26/05)
BLM Lifts Fire Restrictions in Lincoln County (8/5/05)
BLM Lifts Fire Restrictions for Six Counties: Otero, Sierra, Dona Ana, LUna, Hidalgo, Grant (8/1/05)
July
Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center (7/28/05)
BLM Issues Report on Tri-County Planning Effort (7/25/05)
BLM Proposes Regulatory Changes to Recover Costs of Processing Minerals-Related Documents (7/18/05)
Bureau of Land Management to End Royalty Reductions for Low-Producing Oil Wells (7/21/05)
Veterans are Invited to Attend Government Small Business Training for Free (7/25/05)
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets over $21 Million (7/20/05)
Improved Tracking and Processing Accompany Increase in BLM Mining Claim Fees (7/1/05)
BLM Schedules Prescribed Burn in North Central Socorro County July 7-9 (7/6/05)
BLM Identifies Land Use Process for San Pedro Rock Quarry (7/25/05)
June
BLM Announces Guided Hikes within Wild Rivers Recreation Area (6/24/05)
No Fire Restrictions Planned on BLM Public Lands (6/24/05)
Be Safe on BLM Public Lands Over the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend (6/28/05)
Fire Restrictions Set For Lincoln County - BLM (6/27/05)
BLM Fire Restrictions Set For Six Counties: Otero, Sierra, Dona Ana, Luna, Hidalgo, Grant (6/25/05)
Prescribed Burn, Pot Mountain Northeast of Tres Piedras, NM (6/10/05)
BLM Manager signs decision for Community Pit Rock Quarry (6/3/05)
BLM?s Next Oil and Gas Lease Sale to Include Otero Mesa Parcel (6/6/05)
BLM Advisory Council to Meet in Taos (6/1/05)
May
BLM prescribes fire at Dripping Springs (5/27/05)
BLM Prescribes Fire for Areas in Central New Mexico (5/26/05)
BLM Conducts Prescribed Burns on Pot Mountain and San Antonio Mountain (5/16/05)
Forest Service Recreation Opportunities Limited (5/25/05)
Wild Horse Adoption Heading to Marshall, TX! (5/23/05)
Dripping Springs Fee Free Day (5/17/05)
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Burn on Diamond A Ranch (5/12/05)
BLM, OCD, Oil and Gas Industry Team Up to Stop Illegal Dumping of Produced Water (5/11/05)
BLM Wins New Mexico Heritage Preservation Award (5/9/05)
BLM Seeks Volunteers to Celebrate National River Cleanup Week (5/3/05)
BLM Oklahoma Field Station Manager Receives Employee of the Year Award (5/4/05)
April
Socorro Volunteers "Make a Difference" (4/27/05)
Selma Sierra Named Chief of Staff at BLM (4/25/05)
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $12 Million (4/20/05)
BLM Seeks Input on Proposal to Provide Land for New School on East Mesa (4/25/05)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Heading to Elk City! (4/19/05)
BLM To Hold Second Oil and Gas lease Sale of the Year April 20 (4/14/05)
Drama Students Learn Conflict Resolution and Mediation (4/15/05)
BLM to Begin Prescribed Burn in Ft. Stanton Area Starting April 19 (4/14/05)
BLM Advisory Council to Meet in Roswell (4/6/05)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption "Open House" at Hutchinson Correctional Facility (4/6/05)
BLM Assists County with RV Parking Expansion at McGee Park (4/4/05)
March
Wild Horse Adoption Heading to Clovis! (3/23/05)
BLM to Continue Prescribed Burns Northeast of Roswell Starting March 22 (3/21/05)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Returning to Beaumont! (3/21/05)
Public Invited to Attend Meeting to Discuss Proposed Use of Public Land Near Edgewood (3/17/05)
Nomination Period Begins for BLM's New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (3/9/05)
Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Rock Fall Project Environmental Assessment Available for Comment (3/4/05)
February
Pile Burning Reduces Wildland Fire Risk (2/4/05)
Pile Burning Reduces Wildland Fire Risk (2/4/05)
Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Heading to Navasota! (2/18/05)
BLM Employee John S. Sherman Wins Award from National Wild Turkey Federation (2/11/05)
Available for Public Review: McGregor Range Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment (2/4/05)
Public Input Sought on Community Pit Rock Quarry (2/4/05)
January
BLM Issues Plan for Limited, Environmentally Sensitive Oil and Gas Development in Otero and Sierra Counties (1/24/05)
BLM Presenta Plan para el Desarrollo Limitado y Respetuoso con el Medio Ambiente del Petróleo y Gas en los Condados de Otero y Sierra (1/24/05)
Public Input Sought for Resource Management Plans for Sierra, Otero, and Dona Ana Counties (1/31/05)
BLM Offers Grazing On Rio Bonito Acquired Lands (1/25/05)
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets $8.1 Million (1/19/05)
Public Meetings Scheduled in Santa Fe to Discuss Buckman Water Diversion Project (1/14/05)