http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/rss/newsreleases/nm.html BLM New Mexico News Releases en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:20 -0700 News nm_comments@nm.blm.gov (NM Info) http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_ranger_station.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_ranger_station.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:20 -0700 Santa Fe, NM - In observance of the upcoming holiday season, the BLM Ranger Station at El Malpais National Conservation Area will be closed on November 26 (Thanksgiving Day), December 25 (Christmas Day) and January 1 (New Year’s Day).  The Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center adjacent to Interstate 40 will also be closed these days.  ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/kasha-katuwe_tent.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/kasha-katuwe_tent.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:40 -0700 Albuquerque, NM – In observance of the upcoming holiday season, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument will be closed on November 26 (Thanksgiving Day), December 24-25 (Christmas Eve and Day), December 31 (New Year’s Eve) and January 1 (New Year’s Day).
 
The Bureau of Land Management and Pueblo de Cochiti will be closing the monument due to holiday observances and staffing, said BLM Albuquerque District Manager Ed Singleton.  Normal winter visitation hours will apply before and after these dates. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_seeks_public_comments.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_seeks_public_comments.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:20:50 -0700 The public is invited to comment on a draft environmental assessment for a forest restoration project at Gorham Scout Camp, 10 miles southeast of Chimayo, NM in Santa Fe County. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_sets_meeting_of.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_sets_meeting_of.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:05:50 -0700 The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on Monday, December 7, 2009, in Reno, Nevada, to discuss issues relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.  The one-day meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, at the John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Avenue, Sparks, Nevada 89431 (hotel phone: 1-800-648-1177).  The agenda of the meeting can be found in the November 10, 2009, Federal Register on page 58044. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/at_direction_of_congress.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/at_direction_of_congress.html Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:35:20 -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. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_waives_recreation.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_waives_recreation.html Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:50:10 -0700 The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for veterans and military personnel, along with their families, on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_oil_and_gas_lease.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_oil_and_gas_lease.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:45:10 -0600 Santa Fe – A quarterly oil and gas lease sale administered by the Bureau of Land Management netted $13,298,017 in revenues today from the sale of 48 federal leases in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.  The total includes bonus bids, administrative fees and first-year rentals.  The oral auction took place at the Courtyard by Marriott in Santa Fe; a total of 31 bidders registered for today’s auction.  ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_is_on_the_move.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_is_on_the_move.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:00:30 -0600 The Bureau of Land Management’s New Mexico State Office is Relocating ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/partners_celebrate.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/partners_celebrate.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:45:40 -0600 Landscapes restored to native grasslands, open woodlands, and riparian (streamside) habitats ]]> http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_to_hold_federal.html http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_to_hold_federal.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:20:10 -0600 Santa Fe - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering oil and gas leasing mineral rights on 51 parcels totaling 21,250.65 acres located on federal lands in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.  The oral auction will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the Courtyard by Marriott, 3347 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico. ]]>