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<title>OR/WA BLM Public Newsroom - Eugene</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:29:44 PST</pubDate>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene</link>
<description>The most recent Eugene news releases.</description>
<managingEditor>OR_Eugene_Mail@blm.gov (Eugene District)</managingEditor>
<webMaster>BLM_OR_SO_Web_Services@blm.gov (Oregon Washington BLM Web Team)</webMaster>
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<title>Resource Advisors Needed</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-08_RAC_Call2012.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-08_RAC_Call2012.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM in Oregon/Washington announced that it is seeking public nominations for 15 open positions on its three Resource Advisory Councils (RACs).  The Eastern Washington, John Day-Snake and Southeast Oregon RACs advise the BLM and the US Forest Service on public land issues.  Nominations must be submitted by March 12, 2012. There are vacancies in Commodity, Conservation and Community categories.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Distributes Final Payments to Counties</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-04_Secure_Rural_Schools_Payments_1-12.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-04_Secure_Rural_Schools_Payments_1-12.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM announced today that it has issued payment to 18 counties in western Oregon eligible under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act extension (Public Law 110-343). The amount paid to the Oregon &amp; California (O&amp;C) counties was $40,037,160.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>New Roseburg Manager Named</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-06_RoseburgDM_Jan2012.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-06_RoseburgDM_Jan2012.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Oregon/Washington State Director Ed Shepard announced the selection of Katrina Symons as the new the BLM Roseburg District Manager. Symons has been the Field Manager of the Grants Pass Field Office since September 2004. Symons will report to the Roseburg District on March 11, 2012, replacing Jay Carlson who retired at the end of 2011.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>New Prineville Manager Named</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-4_PrinevilleDM.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-4_PrinevilleDM.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Today Ed Shepard, the Oregon/Washington BLM State Director, announced the selection of Ms. Carol Benkosky for the position of Prineville District Manager in Prineville, Oregon.  Benkosky is currently the District Manager for the Lakeview District.  She will report to Prineville in March, replacing Deborah Henderson-Norton who retired at the end of 2011.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Office of Surface Mining, Bureau of Land Management Schedule Meetings with Stakeholders on Proposed Consolidation</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/01-06-12_OSM-BLM_Consolidation_Release.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/01-06-12_OSM-BLM_Consolidation_Release.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a series of meetings around the country soliciting input on the proposed consolidation of OSM within BLM.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Secretary Salazar Approves Renewable Energy Projects</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-28-11_renewables.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-28-11_renewables.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the approval of two renewable energy projects that further advance President Obama's initiative for a rapid and responsible move to utility-scale production of renewable energy.  The projects - a solar plant in California and a wind farm in Oregon - will be built on private lands and will use power lines that cross public lands to connect to their respective power grids.  When built, the projects will deliver 379 megawatts of power - or enough to power 112,500 homes - and help support over 600 jobs through construction and operations.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Key Appointments in Arizona, New Mexico</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/AZNM_Press_releaseFINAL.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/AZNM_Press_releaseFINAL.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management today announced the appointment of two long-term career professionals to key leadership positions in the agency's Arizona and New Mexico State Offices.  
 
Raymond Suazo has been selected as the State Director in Arizona, where he will oversee nearly 500 employees and the management of more than 12 million surface and 17 million subsurface acres of BLM public lands in Arizona.  He is currently serving as Arizona's acting State Director and has held the Associate State Director position since January 2010.  He replaces Jim Kenna, who was appointed BLM California State Director earlier this year.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Sage-Grouse Conservation to be Incorporated into Plans</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-8-11sage_grouse_national.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-8-11sage_grouse_national.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) today announced the initial steps in a formal planning process to evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in 10 western states. The two public land management agencies are opening a 60-day public comment period on issues that should be addressed in Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEISs) that will be published in the Federal Register on Dec. 9.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Christmas Tree Permits Available</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU_xmas_Tree_Permit.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU_xmas_Tree_Permit.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Christmas tree permits can be purchased from Forest Service and BLM Eugene area offices weekdays from 8:00am to 4:30pm. Permits are available from November 21 through December 23. Forest Service permits are $5.00 and BLM permits are $5.50.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:19:55 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM 2011 Secure Rural Schools Payment Estimates</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/ctypaypayments.php</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/ctypaypayments.php</guid><description><![CDATA[The final FY2012 Secure Rural Schools payment will be later than those in 2008 to 2010. Because this will be the first Secure Rural Schools payment under the &quot;new&quot; formula detailed in the Act, a new procedure affects the timing of the payments. The BLM now relies on the final U.S. Forest Service payment calculation, and the Forest Service will not have their figures available until mid-December. Therefore, the earliest the BLM payments can be distributed will be at the end of December 2011.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:56:55 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar Highlights Areas Deserving Congressional Protection</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOIPressRelease_111011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOIPressRelease_111011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Devil's Staircase in Oregon, the San Juan Islands of Washington, and Castle Peak in Colorado are among 18 backcountry areas in nine states that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar highlighted today as deserving protection by Congress as national conservation areas or wilderness areas.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Guidance on Railroad's Rights-of-Way</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RR1875NewsRelease_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RR1875NewsRelease_final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today announced that he will issue guidance shortly in light of  the Interior Department Solicitor's issuance of Opinion M-37025, a legal opinion regarding a railroad's authority to authorize activities within a right-of-way authorized under the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 (1875 Act).]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Fees Free During Veterans Day Weekend!</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-20_VeteransDayJointRelease.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-20_VeteransDayJointRelease.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are waiving fees at most day-use recreation sites over Veterans Day weekend in honor of U.S. veterans and members of the U.S. armed forces.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Representatives Needed for Steens Council</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/SMACVacancies_10-26-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/SMACVacancies_10-26-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting public nominations to fill five positions on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC).  Nominations are being accepted for:
1) a person who represents and participates in what is commonly called dispersed recreation; 
2) a person who represents grazing permittees and holds grazing permits on Federal lands in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area; 
3) a representative of a local environmental organization; 
4) a person who represents and demonstrates an expertise and interest in wild horse management on Steens Mountain; and
5) a member and representative of the Burns Paiute Tribe.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Final EIS Released for North Steens Power Line</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/NOA_prsteens_trans_10-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/NOA_prsteens_trans_10-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns District has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed North Steens Transmission Line Project (Project).
  
The Project is a 29-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that would convey power generated from wind energy projects proposed for development on private land on the north side of Steens Mountain.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>National Public Lands Day - Opportunity to Help Improve a Popular OHV Area</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/Eugene_District_National_Public_Lands_Day_Event.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/Eugene_District_National_Public_Lands_Day_Event.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management's Eugene District is seeking volunteers to help with National Public Lands Day activities at the Cascade View Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Complex, located in the Shotgun Creek area east of Springfield.  The event will take place on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Signs will be posted from the intersection of Marcola Road and Shotgun Creek Road to the project site.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Kiger Wild Horse Adoption Set for October 6-8</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildHorseAdoption_Kiger_Oct2011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildHorseAdoption_Kiger_Oct2011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[More than 100 mustangs from the Kiger and Riddle Mountain wild horse Herd Management Areas in southeastern Oregon will be available for public adoption Oct. 6-8, 2011. This is the first offering of the Kiger horses since they were last gathered from the range in 2007.  The adoption and event activities will be at Oregon's Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Interior Conservation Awards to BLM-Led Partnerships</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Press_Release_PIC_2011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Press_Release_PIC_2011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar presented his &quot;Partners in Conservation&quot; Awards to a number of outstanding conservation partnerships at a ceremony today.  The awardees included four BLM-coordinated partnerships:  the Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona; New Mexico's Permian Basin Memorandum of Agreement Program; Oregon's Jefferson Conservation Corps; and the nationwide Project Archaeology program.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Let's Move Outside! On National Public Lands Day</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-19_NPLD_9-16-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-19_NPLD_9-16-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of the Let's Move! campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama has launched the Let's Move Outside! initiative to encourage youth and their families to participate in outdoor physical activities both on public lands and close to home. The 18th annual National Public Lands Day is a perfect opportunity to come out and experience what our nation's public lands have to offer!]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>It's All About the Numbers: BLM Releases Annual Almanac</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-17_BLM_Facts_8-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-17_BLM_Facts_8-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and Washington is proud to announce the latest BLM Facts, our annual illustrated almanac answering the diverse and detailed questions one may have about public lands in the Pacific Northwest.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Contributing to the Oregon and Washington Economies</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/socioeconomic/index.php</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/socioeconomic/index.php</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM lands provide for a variety of multiple uses throughout the Northwest all of which contribute to the well-being of local communities through economic activities, social contributions, and land stewardship programs. Take a look around at these socio-economic contributions we think you'll pleasantly surprised.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Final_Advisory_Board_PR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Final_Advisory_Board_PR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public nominations to fill three positions - which are set to expire on January 8, 2012 - on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.  Nominations are for a term of three years and are needed to represent the following categories of interest: wild horse and burro advocacy; veterinary medicine (equine science); and general public interest (with special knowledge of wild horses and burros, wildlife, animal husbandry, or natural resource management).]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Selection of Jim Kenna as New California State Director</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Kenna_PR_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Kenna_PR_final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey announced today that James G. Kenna has been selected as the BLM's new California State Director.  Kenna, who is currently the State Director for BLM in Arizona, will report to his new position in September.  Kenna succeeds acting California State Director Jim Abbott.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Selection to Lead Wild Horse and Burro Program</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/JoanGuilfoyle_PressRelease_v4.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/JoanGuilfoyle_PressRelease_v4.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey announced today the selection of Joan Guilfoyle to be the new chief of the BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Division.  Guilfoyle, who is currently Service First National Coordinator for the BLM and three other Federal agencies, succeeds Don Glenn, who retired in December 2010.  Guilfoyle will report to her new position on August 15.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:49:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Strategy to Conserve Sage-Grouse and Protect Habitat</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Sage-Grouse_News_Release_7-20-11_FINAL.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Sage-Grouse_News_Release_7-20-11_FINAL.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In response to requests from state and local governments to facilitate ways to conserve greater sage-grouse and protect its habitat, Bureau of Land Management scientists and managers met with state wildlife management officials July 16 to brief them on the agency?s National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy. The meeting took place at the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies summer conference in Big Sky, Mont.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Proposes Hult Reservoir Recreation Site Fees</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU-HultReservoiirFeeProposal07-08-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU-HultReservoiirFeeProposal07-08-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eugene District is accepting comments on a proposal to create a recreation fee for overnight camping at BLM's Hult Reservoir Recreation Site. Comments will be accepted between now and September 7, 2011. The fees would be effective May 2012.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM to Engage Governments in Bipartisan Wilderness Agenda</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildernessRELEASE_7-19-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildernessRELEASE_7-19-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar's push to build a bipartisan wilderness agenda that can be enacted in the 112th Congress, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state offices will solicit suggestions and recommendations from state and local elected officials, Tribes, and other federal land managers on areas that deserve wilderness protection and that have broad support for congressional designation.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar Approves Major Renewable Energy Projects</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/SolarPEIS.PR_.7_.14_.2011_.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/SolarPEIS.PR_.7_.14_.2011_.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Advancing the Obama Administration's commitment to rapid and responsible development of large-scale renewable energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the approval of four new projects on public lands, the launch of environmental reviews on three others, and the next steps in a comprehensive environmental analysis to identify &quot;solar energy zones&quot; on public lands in six western states.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Soliciting Proposals for Title II-funded Projects</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/RAC.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/RAC.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management's Eugene District invites members of the public to submit applications for Title II funding for natural resource projects in Fiscal Year 2012.  Applications are due by Monday, August 15, 2011. ]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:32:12 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM to Analyze Effects of Herbicide Use on Public Lands in the Eugene District.</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/Press_Release.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/Press_Release.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Noxious and other weeds and invasive plants infest millions of acres in Oregon; spreading at a rate of 10 to 15 percent per year.The BLM is initiating scoping for a an environmental assessment (EA) of the site-specific effects of herbicide use on BLM lands in the Eugene District, Oregon, as one of several tools to control weeds and invasive vegetation to achieve landscape health objectives.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Oregon Councils Still Have Openings</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-11_OR-Recruit.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-11_OR-Recruit.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM in Oregon has extended its call for nominations for its Resource Advisory Councils (RACs).  The John Day-Snake and Southeast Oregon RACs advise and recommend management strategies for Federal lands east of the Cascade Range administered by the BLM and the US Forest Service.  Applications will be accepted through July 8, 2011.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Updates Challenges and Opportunities Map</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-12_Updated_Wind_Opportunity_Map.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-12_Updated_Wind_Opportunity_Map.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land management (BLM) has updated their &quot;Challenges &amp; Opportunities&quot; map and website to include even more information than before. The most significant map changes include a new category &quot;BLM Priority Wind Projects&quot; and a new Geographic Information Systems data layer for &quot;Historic Golden Eagle Nesting Locations&quot; that was developed in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oregon Eagle Foundation. ]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Recreation Fee Advisors Needed</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RecRAC_recruit.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RecRAC_recruit.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[PORTLAND - The U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are seeking nominations to fill three positions on a regional Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (Recreation RAC). The positions represent summer motorized users, summer motorized outfitters and guides, and a Native American representative. The Committee will provide the agencies with recommendations on recreation fees for federal lands in Oregon and Washington.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Virus Prompts Feds to Discourage Domestic Horse Use in Wild Horse Areas</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_WHB_EHV.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_WHB_EHV.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Due to the recent outbreak of a neurologic disease caused by the equine herpes virus (EHV-1) in the Western United States, the Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service are encouraging the public to avoid taking domestic equine to or through wild horse herd management areas and territories in eastern Oregon.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Invites the Public to Tour Wild Horse Long-Term Holding Pastures</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLMInvitesPublictoTourHoldingPasturesinOK_tg.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLMInvitesPublictoTourHoldingPasturesinOK_tg.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management is hosting an all-day public tour of two wild horse long-term holding pastures in Hominy, Oklahoma, about an hour from Tulsa.  The tour, which will take place on Saturday, June 4, 2011, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., will give the public an opportunity to observe wild horses roaming in a natural setting across thousands of acres.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar, Abbey Emphasize Safety, Preparedness for 2011 Fire Season</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/4-28-2011_Salazar_NIFC_Release.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/4-28-2011_Salazar_NIFC_Release.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today joined Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) to discuss federal firefighting assistance to Texas, where several large wildfires are burning; safety and preparedness for the current fire season; and a national strategy to address the mounting risks of wildfire around the nation.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2011 Fee Free Days at BLM Sites</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/feefreedays2011_pr_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/feefreedays2011_pr_final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with other agencies within the Department of the Interior, will waive recreation-related fees for visitors to the National System of Public Lands on the first day of summer, June 21; National Public Lands Day, which is scheduled for September 24; and the Veterans Day holiday weekend, November 11-13.  These fee-free days also apply to areas managed within the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>John Day River Permits Available May 1</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/PV_John_Day_Permits_Avail_May_1.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/PV_John_Day_Permits_Avail_May_1.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Prineville BLM is making the remaining half of the John Day River launch permits available on-line May 1 at 7 a.m. for the primary boating season of May 20 to July 10, 2011. To get a boater permit, go to: www.johndayboaterpermit.com.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Selects New Spokane District Manager</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/OR-11-09_New_Spokane_District_Manager_4-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/OR-11-09_New_Spokane_District_Manager_4-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Today, Ed Shepard, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon and Washington State Director, announced the selection of Daniel Picard as the new Spokane District Manager.  Picard will be returning to the Pacific Northwest from Utah where he has been serving as the Superintendent for the Uintah and Ouray Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs since December 2007.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Forums on Hydraulic Fracturing in Natural Gas Production</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/PR.FINAL_.4_.1_.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/PR.FINAL_.4_.1_.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today announced that the BLM will hold a series of regional public forums in late April to further discuss the use of hydraulic fracturing techniques to stimulate natural gas production on Federal lands.  The sessions will be held in Bismarck, North Dakota; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Denver, Colorado.  These locations will help to highlight increased regional interest in natural gas development on Federal lands and other areas where the BLM has responsibility for mineral leasing.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Wild Horse Adoption Set for April 15-16</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/WildHorseAdoption_GrantsPass.March2011_.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/WildHorseAdoption_GrantsPass.March2011_.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Approximately 20 wild horses will be offered for adoption at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass, Oregon, April 15 and 16. The mustang event gives anyone interested the opportunity to get out and see wild horses up close, learn about their history and BLM?s ?Adopt-a-Horse Program??and maybe even bring one home.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Sets Public Meeting to Discuss Motorized Equipment Use on Wild Horse Gathers</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU-MotorizedEquipUseWHGathers.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU-MotorizedEquipUseWHGathers.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns District has scheduled a public meeting to discuss agency procedures for gathering wild horses and how helicopters and other motorized equipment are used in the process. The meeting is set for Wednesday, May 4, at 5:30 p.m., at the BLM, Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, in Hines, Oregon.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Solicits Proposals for Private-Public Partnerships to Establish Wild Horse Ecosanctuaries</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RFA_WHB_Mar2011_v3.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RFA_WHB_Mar2011_v3.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of its ongoing effort to reform the Wild Horse and Burro Program, the Bureau of Land Management announced today that it is soliciting proposals for private-public partnerships to establish wild horse &quot;ecosanctuaries&quot; on non-BLM managed land.  The ecosanctuaries would help the BLM feed and care for excess wild horses that have been removed from Western public rangelands.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar, Abbey Disscuss $12 Billion Economic Contribution of BLM Public Lands</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/03-15-11_Salazar_Abbey_BLM_economic_benefits.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/03-15-11_Salazar_Abbey_BLM_economic_benefits.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[In a visit today to Oklahoma City, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar outlined the economic importance of U.S. energy production and called the public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) &quot;one of the nation's greatest assets - both economically and environmentally.&quot;]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Webcast of BLM Wild Horse &amp; Burro Board Meeting</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLMWebcast_WHBMtg.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLMWebcast_WHBMtg.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management announced that the March 10-11 meeting of the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board in Phoenix will be accessible as a Webcast on the Internet for anyone interested in observing the meeting but unable to attend in person.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Restores Guidance for Managing Lands with Wilderness Characteristics</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/2-25-11_BLM_wild_lands_pressrelease.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/2-25-11_BLM_wild_lands_pressrelease.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today issued guidance to its field managers describing how the agency will use its land use planning process to enable local communities, States, Tribes, the public, and stakeholders to help determine how to manage public lands with wilderness characteristics.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Accelerates Fundamental Reforms to Wild Horse and Burro Management</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHB_FINAL_NR_22411.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHB_FINAL_NR_22411.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Director of the Bureau of Land Management Bob Abbey today announced that following an extensive public process, the agency is accelerating fundamental reforms to how it manages wild horses and burros on public lands.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Director Bob Abbey Announces Fundamental Reforms to Wild Horse and Burro Management</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHB_ADVISORY_Final_022411.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHB_ADVISORY_Final_022411.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Media Call-In for the Bureau of Land Management's Announcement of New Actions the BLM is Taking to Strengthen the Wild Horses and Burro Program.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM  Extending Deadline for Nominations for Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Mining_Awards_2011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Mining_Awards_2011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is inviting nominations for the 2011 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards.  These awards recognize solid mineral (non-coal) development operations that embody the principles of sustainable development or represent outstanding examples of reclamation or environmental stewardship.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>President Obama Announces Plan for Community-Based Conservation through the America's Great Outdoors Initiative</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/AGO_PressRelease_2-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/AGO_PressRelease_2-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama today announced the Administration's action plan, under the America's Great Outdoors initiative, to achieve lasting conservation of the outdoor spaces that power our nation's economy, shape our culture, and build our outdoor traditions. This initiative seeks to reinvigorate our approach to conservation and reconnect Americans, especially young people, with the lands and waters that are used for farming and ranching, hunting and fishing, and for families to spend quality time together.  Recognizing that many of these places and resources are under intense pressure, the President established the America's Great Outdoors Initiative last April to work with the American people in developing a conservation and recreation agenda that makes sense for the 21st century.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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