Newsroom Archive

The following page contains all news releases for the past few fiscal years. Use the select list on the right to change view by fiscal year. If you have questions regarding a specific News Release, contact information is at the top of each News Release. Please feel free to contact the OR/WA Office of Public Affairs with your questions or comments, at 503-808-6002 or by email.

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State Office Newsreleases in FY 2006
Sep 29 2006	Ed Shepard Named BLM State Director for Oregon and Washington
Sep 21 2006	Volunteers sought for National Public Lands Day 2006
Sep 07 2006	BLM Prepares for Upcoming September Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Jul 21 2006	Geothermal Rules Encourage Alternative Energy Development on Federal Lands
Jun 29 2006	Northwest Forest Plan - Draft Supplemental EIS Released for Public Review and Comment
May 22 2006	Saturday, June 3, 2006 marks the 14th annual National Trails Day.
Apr 19 2006	Forest Service Resource Advisory Committees Secure Four National Awards for project work benefiting public lands and local communities.
Apr 10 2006	BLM and State of Oregon Announce Restoration of Lower Deschutes River Boaterpass Website.
Mar 30 2006	Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) Nomination Deadline Extended
Mar 17 2006	Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) Nomination Deadline Approaches
Mar 15 2006	Oregon/Washington Announces Quarterly BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Results
Mar 07 2006	BLM Prepares for Upcoming March 2006 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Feb 08 2006	OSU Complies with Forest Fire Science Study Agreement BLM Lifts Suspension
Feb 08 2006	Public Advisors Sought for East Cascade Resource Councils
Feb 08 2006	Eastern Washington Resource Council Seeks Nominees
Jan 31 2006	BLM seeks public input on revising its Resource Management Plans for BLM-managed lands in western Oregon
Jan 20 2006	BLM State-Specific Web Site Reconnected in Oregon and Washington
Jan 20 2006	Bureau of Land Management Selects New Spokane District Manager
Jan 06 2006	President's FY 2007 Budget Request of $1.8 Billion for BLM Would Advance Environmentally Sound Energy Development
Dec 13 2005	Federal wildland fire suppression agencies call for community assistance and wildland-urban interface project proposals for Fiscal Year 2007
Dec 08 2005	Oregon/Washington Announces Quarterly BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Results
Nov 10 2005	Partnership Preserved on Parchment
Nov 10 2005	BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Treatments of Vegetation on BLM Public Lands in Western U.S.
Nov 02 2005	BLM Sets Meeting to Hear Suggestions for Managing Geothermal Energy
Oct 06 2005	Public Scoping Begins in Federal Energy Corridor Designation

Burns Newsreleases in FY 2006
Sep 28 2006	Burns Interagency Fire Zone Conducting Prescribed Burns this Fall
Sep 26 2006	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting to be held in Burns
Sep 22 2006	Annual Hunter Information Station to be held in Burns September 28-29
Aug 29 2006	Wild Horse to Provide Scholarship Money
Aug 25 2006	Wildfire Activity Update - Considerable Progress Made on South End Complex
Aug 24 2006	Wildfire Activity Update - Over 100,000 Acres Burned in Southeastern Oregon
Aug 24 2006	Harney County Wildfires Still Growing - Nearly 90,000 Acres Burned
Aug 22 2006	August Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting Canceled
Aug 22 2006	Wildfires Activity Causes Road Closures and Campground Evacuations South of Burns
Aug 22 2006	Monday's Storm Leaves Firefighters Stretched Thin across New Wildfires
Aug 09 2006	Over Twenty New Fires Across Harney County Since Monday
Aug 07 2006	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting to be held in Frenchglen
Aug 01 2006	Industrial Fire Precaution up to Level 4
Jul 28 2006	Wild Horse Adoptions Set for Early August in Redmond and Burns
Jul 28 2006	Steens Mountain Loop Road to be Closed During Steens Rim Run
Jul 27 2006	Wildfire Season Remains Active in Harney County
Jul 26 2006	Blackrock Fire 40 Percent Contained; Fire Base Camp Set Up at Crow Flat
Jul 22 2006	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Ontario
Jul 19 2006	Industrial Fire Precaution Level and Public Land Use Restrictions on the Rise
Jul 17 2006	Annual Steens Rim Run and Walk Scheduled for August 5
Jul 13 2006	Industrial Fire Precaution on the Rise; Wildfire Season Active for July

Coos Bay Newsreleases in FY 2006
Aug 16 2006	North Spit Boat Launch Damaged and Under Repair
Aug 08 2006	Advisory Committee Recommends Projects for Funding
Jul 25 2006	Coos Bay District Resource Advisory Committee to Meet
Jul 20 2006	District seeks comment on North Spit Land Sale Environmental Assessment
Jun 16 2006	New District Manager Selected for Coos Bay

Eugene Newsreleases in FY 2006
Aug 29 2006	Siuslaw River Road Temporary Closure (8/31 - 9/6)
Aug 01 2006	BLM State Director Appoints Ginnie Grilley as New Eugene District Manager

Lakeview Newsreleases in FY 2006
Aug 25 2006	Walters Cabin Timber Sale Results
Aug 22 2006	Fire Update for August 22, 2006
Jun 29 2006	Fire Update June 29, 2006

Medford Newsreleases in FY 2006
Sep 05 2006	Volunteers Make a Difference on September 16 & 23 for National Public Lands Day
Aug 10 2006	BLM Opens Houses and Public Field Trip Features Stewardship Projects
Jul 20 2006	BLM Notifies Public of E-Mail Change
Jun 28 2006	BLM Searching for Joy Rider; Seeks Public's Help in Bulldozer Incidents
Jun 28 2006	BLM Seeks Tips In Car Burning Incident.
Jun 23 2006	Innovative Approaches and Local Partnerships Honored; County, State, Federal Officials Sign Joint Agreement to Protect Communities from Wildfire
Mar 23 2006	Table Rocks Hike Scheduled

Prineville Newsreleases in FY 2006
Feb 22 2006	Public Meetings Scheduled for John Day Basin Resource Management Plan (RMP)

Roseburg Newsreleases in FY 2006
Sep 18 2006	Backyard Archeology Project & Other Events Planned on National Public Lands Day, September 30
Aug 04 2006	The Partnership for the Umpuqa Rivers Named as Recipient of 2006 Take Pride in America National Award
Jun 19 2006	$500 Reward Offered
Jun 05 2006	Free Fishing Day Returns to Cooper Creek Reservoir!
Jun 03 2006	14th Annual National Trails Day on June 3 Encourages All to Experience Your Outdoors.
Jun 01 2006	BLM Encourages Volunteers to Lend A Hand on National River Cleanup Week May 13-21
May 09 2006	International Migratory Bird Day, May 13, 2006
Apr 09 2006	Boy Scout Troop 46 Wins Runner-Up Award for Volunteer Service
Mar 08 2006	BLM Partners with Keep America Beautiful for 2006 Great American Cleanup Events from March 1 - May 31
Feb 23 2006	BLM Hosting Workshop on Resource Management Plan Revisions

Salem Newsreleases in FY 2006
Sep 22 2006	BLM to close roads 12-3E-16 and 11-3E-35.2 NE of Sweet Home for Fire Restoration Work
Sep 19 2006	Be A Public Lands Day Volunteer on Sept 30 at BLM's Alsea Falls Recreation Site
Jul 18 2006	Expect Traffic Delays Along The S. Fork Molalla Road Aug 1 - Sep 15, 2006
May 18 2006	The public is invited to attend three Sandy River Basin Recreation and Stewardship Open Houses in June.

Spokane Newsreleases in FY 2006
Aug 18 2006	Walla Walla County added to fire closure
Aug 05 2006	Okanogan, Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties added to fire closure
Jul 20 2006	Resource Advisory Committee meets in Spokane
Jul 05 2006	Fire Closure in Effect on BLM Lands in Washington State

Vale Newsreleases in FY 2006
Sep 29 2006	BLM announces road closures within Foster Gulch Fire perimeter
Sep 22 2006	Emergency Fire Prevention Orders for Vale District
Sep 22 2006	Fire Restrictions a moving target as hunting season approaches
Sep 22 2006	Free guided trail hike at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Aug 25 2006	Star Mountain Fire 80 percent contained
Aug 24 2006	Caution advised for outdoor enthusiasts
Aug 24 2006	Live oxen and championship fiddling featured at Labor Day Weekend Wagon Encampment
Aug 24 2006	Emergency Fire Prevention Orders for Vale District
Aug 23 2006	Star Mountain Fire active today
Aug 23 2006	Increased fire restrictions in place on public land
Aug 22 2006	Lightning starts continue to challenge southeast Oregon
Aug 21 2006	Vivian and Phil Williams to perform at Labor Day Weekend Wagon Encampment
Aug 15 2006	Oregon Trail Music Festival to be held at Interpretive Center
Aug 11 2006	Thunderstorm causes increased fire activity in southeast Oregon
Aug 01 2006	Oregon Hiking Trails & Chautuagua Presentations at Interpretive Center
Jul 30 2006	Stemler Ridge Fire Contained
Jul 24 2006	Happy Valley Fire exceeds 40,000 acres in southeast Oregon
Jul 18 2006	BLM to hold scoping meetings in Vale/McDermitt
Jul 18 2006	Ezra Meeker returns to Baker City
Jun 30 2006	Stemler Ridge Fire contained
Jun 28 2006	Fire crews are currently on scene battling a 1,200-acre fire between Juntura and Jonesboro. The Stemler Ridge fire was reported at approximately 9 p.m.
Jun 28 2006	New exhibit and glorious 4th at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Jun 27 2006	Fire Restrictions announced
May 17 2006	BLM extends comment period on draft North Fork Malheur Plan
May 12 2006	Wild Horse and Burro Adoption coming to Halfway
Apr 21 2006	Public comment sought on draft North Fork Malheur plan
Apr 05 2006	Caution advised for travel on public lands
Mar 22 2006	Sign up for SRV firefighter positions
Mar 22 2006	Prescribed burns scheduled for spring
Mar 15 2006	Sign up emergency equipment with BLM
Mar 15 2006	Exhibit on early naturalists of the Pacific Northwest to open at Interpretive Center
Mar 15 2006	Interpretive Center to extend hours
Mar 09 2006	Vale BLM announces new field managers
Mar 09 2006	BLM names Baker Field Manager
Feb 21 2006	BLM to hold public meeting in Vale
Feb 10 2006	Campground hosts needed in Eastern Oregon
Feb 02 2006	BLM acquires tract on Wild & Scenic River
Jan 30 2006	Trail Tenders recognized for contributions