In The Spotlight

Court Affirms BLM Grazing Decision on Hubbard Vineyard Allotment --news release 

Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush Conservation 

• Comment Period for Greater Sage-Grouse Scoping Extended by BLM and Forest Service (public scoping period extended till March 23)

Elko District welcomes new Acting District Manager

Shoshone Willow Weaving at the Trail Center Feb. 11

Telecommunications Fiber Optic Lines

• News release: BLM releases Environmental Assessment on Rural Telephone Fiber Optic Line (public comments due March 1)

Prospector Pipeline Project

• News release: BLM seeks input on pipeline project (public comments due Feb. 29)

Spruce Mountain Restoration Project

• News release: BLM releases Environmental Assessment on Spruce Mountain Restoration (public comments due March 2)

Links of Interest

• Planning for the Spruce Mountain Recreation Amendment
• California Trail Interpretive Center Activities
• NEPA, Projects under National Environmental Policy Act review
• Wild Horse Gather Information
• Living With Fire Evacuation Info
• Wilderness Study Areas
• Elko District Resource Management Plans

Current Federal Register Notices

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Amendment to the 1985 Wells Resource Management Plan for Recreation in the Spruce Mountain Area and Associated Environmental Assessment

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The Elko District Office encompasses 12.5 million acres and has topography typical of the Great Basin with broad valleys separated by mountain ranges. Elevations range from 4,000 to over 10,000 feet. Vegetation types range from salt desert shrub communities to sagebrush and perennial grasses, from cheat grass monoculture to pinion-juniper woodlands and mixed conifer stands.

Elko County lies in the northeastern corner of Nevada. Its county seat of Elko is a bustling town of about 21,000 people, with an additional 15,000 living in the immediate area. Elko is approximately 230 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, 295 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada, and 255 miles south of Boise, Idaho.

Employment Opportunities within Elko District

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