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<title>OR/WA BLM Public Newsroom - Spokane</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:29:44 PST</pubDate>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane</link>
<description>The most recent Spokane news releases.</description>
<managingEditor>OR_Spokane_Mail@blm.gov (Spokane District)</managingEditor>
<webMaster>BLM_OR_SO_Web_Services@blm.gov (Oregon Washington BLM Web Team)</webMaster>
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<title>BLM Initiates Planning For Hardrock Geological Prospecting</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-09_Ascot_Prospecting_Press_Release.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-09_Ascot_Prospecting_Press_Release.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is beginning the process to evaluate an exploration plan for hardrock geological prospecting northeast of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (NVM).  Beginning in March 2011, Ascot Resources Ltd. (Ascot) - a Vancouver, B.C.-based company incorporated in the State of Washington as Ascot USA Inc.- applied for two prospecting permits.

The BLM will hold two public open houses to determine the nature and range of issues to be addressed in the environmental assessment, including alternatives:  Longview - February 15; and Morton - February 16.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM and Forest Service Announce 2012 Grazing Fee</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2012.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2012.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Federal grazing fee for 2012 will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The 2012 fee is the same as last year's.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>San Juan County Plans to Assess Wildfire Risk</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0007_San_Juan_County_Wildfire_Risk_Assessment_Public_Notice.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0007_San_Juan_County_Wildfire_Risk_Assessment_Public_Notice.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Working in conjunction with San Juan County, local groups and various public agencies, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has launched the process of developing a county-level wildland fire risk assessment that can be integrated into a future Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The BLM is seeking representatives of interested organizations to participate on a steering committee for this project.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:00 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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Klickitat County Prescribed Fire</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0006_Klickitat_County_Prescribed_Fire.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0006_Klickitat_County_Prescribed_Fire.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Between December 6 and December 27, 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District Office will conduct prescribed fires on 100 acres of public land in Klickitat County, approximately 13 miles southeast of the town of Goldendale, WA.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Prescribed Fire near Orient, Washington</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0005_Pierre_Lake__Pile_Burn.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0005_Pierre_Lake__Pile_Burn.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Between November 14 and 16, 2011, the BLM will conduct prescribed fires in Stevens County, WA ]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:56:55 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Arlington Ridge Prescribed Burn</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0004_Arllington_Ridge_Pile_Burn.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0004_Arllington_Ridge_Pile_Burn.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Between October 28 and November 3, 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District Office will conduct prescribed fires in the Arlington Ridge area, approximately 8 miles west of the town of Omak in Okanogan County, WA. Approximately 225 acres of BLM-administered public land will be burned. The overall goal of this burn is to reduce fire hazard and intensity.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:26:54 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Lambert Creek Prescribed Fire</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0002_Lambert_Creek_Pile_Burn.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY12NR_0002_Lambert_Creek_Pile_Burn.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Between October 12 and November 12, 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District Office will be conducting prescribed fires in the Lambert Creek area, approximately 10 miles northeast of the town of Republic in Ferry County, WA.  Approximately 352 acres of BLM-administered public land will be burned.  The overall goal of this burn is to reduce mistletoe outbreak, and fire hazard and intensity.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:48:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Huckleberry Mountain Prescribed Fire</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_0014_Huckleberry_Mtn_Prescribed_Fire.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_0014_Huckleberry_Mtn_Prescribed_Fire.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District Office will be conducting prescribed fires in the Huckleberry Mountains area of Stevens County, WA between October 7 and October 21. Approximately 430 acres of public land will be burned. The overall goal of this burn is to reduce the fire hazard and intensity.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:39:54 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Umtanum Recreation Site Closed Temporarily for Paving</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_013_Umtanum_Paving_Closure.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_013_Umtanum_Paving_Closure.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Umtanum Recreation Site in the Yakima River Canyon, Kittitas County, Washington will be closed from Tuesday morning, September 13 through Thursday evening, September 15 to accommodate asphalt paving work.  The other BLM recreation sites in the canyon (Lmuma Creek, Big Pines, and Roza) will remain open for use during this time.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:00:00 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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Fire Restrictions Issued for Eastern Washington BLM Lands</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_012_Fire_Closure_Eastern_WA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_012_Fire_Closure_Eastern_WA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[A regulated fire closure on lands administered by the Spokane District, Bureau of Land Management  will take effect at 12:01 a.m. August 25, 2011.  The following eastern Washington counties will be affected by the closure: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.  For complete details on the restrictions, please see the official regulated fire closure order.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:11:05 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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>USDOI to Host San Juan Islands Community Listening Session</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_011_SJI_Community_Listening_Session.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_011_SJI_Community_Listening_Session.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's April 2011 visit to Anacortes, Washington, the Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with the National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will host a Community Listening Session in Friday Harbor on August 25.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:37:25 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Public Workshops for Resource Management Plan</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_010_Eastern_WA_San_Juan_Island_RMP_Update.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_010_Eastern_WA_San_Juan_Island_RMP_Update.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District invites the public to participate in one or more of eight workshops to provide input to alternatives for the Eastern Washington and San Juan Resource Management Plan (RMP).]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:27:54 PST</pubDate>
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<title>DOI Collaborates on Conservation of San Juan Islands</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/SanJuanIslands6-17-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/SanJuanIslands6-17-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Following on a memo recently issued by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Interior Department agencies have begun collaborative work with local communities, Members of Congress, tribes, and other partners to enhance conservation and recreation opportunities on Interior-managed lands in Washington's San Juan Islands.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:00:00 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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Washington Council Needs Applicants</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-13_WA-Recruit.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-13_WA-Recruit.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM has vacant positions on the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC).  The RAC advises and recommends management strategies for Federal lands administered by the BLM in the State of Washington and by the Colville National Forest.  There are six open positions.  Nominations will be accepted through July 8, 2011.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Wild Horse Adoption Cancelled</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_009_Wild_Horse_Adoption_Cancelled.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_009_Wild_Horse_Adoption_Cancelled.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has cancelled its wild horse adoption event scheduled for June 10 and 11 at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds in Ellensburg, Washington.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:23:01 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Fee Season Begins at Yakima River Canyon Recreation Sites</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_008_Yakima_River_Fee_Season.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_008_Yakima_River_Fee_Season.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin charging fees at Umtanum, Lmuma Creek, Big Pines and Roza recreation sites on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Site use fees are charged from May 15 through September 15. During the remainder of the year, there is no charge for use of BLM facilities in the Yakima River Canyon.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 13:38:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Monetary Reward for Vandalism Information</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_007_Twin_Lakes_Vandalism_Reward.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY11NR_007_Twin_Lakes_Vandalism_Reward.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Border Field Office is offering a monetary reward in exchange for information leading to the conviction of suspects responsible for vandalism at the Twin Lakes Recreation Site in central Lincoln County.  ]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 12:26:55 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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 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>Spokane</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>E Washington Council Seeks Advisors</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR1107_WA_Call.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR1107_WA_Call.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM announced today that it is seeking public nominations for six open positions on its Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council which advises the BLM on public land issues.  Nominations must be submitted to the BLM by May 2, 2011.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Advisors Needed for Central/Eastern Oregon</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR1108_OR_Call.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR1108_OR_Call.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM announced today that it is seeking public nominations for 14 open positions on its John Day-Snake and Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), which advise the BLM on public land issues.  Nominations must be submitted to the BLM by May 2, 2011]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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