http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/rss/newsreleases/ut.html Utah News Releases en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:15:50 -0700 news Public_Room_UT_State_Office@ut.blm.gov (Utah Info) http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_utah_geothermal.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_utah_geothermal.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:15:50 -0700 Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management Utah held its competitive geothermal lease sale today at the BLM Utah State Office in Salt Lake City.  The BLM sold 3 parcels on 3,780 acres of federal land in the Cedar City Field Office.  During the oral auction, BLM received $201,260 in bonus bids for the geothermal lease rights.  In addition to the bonus bids, the sale netted $7,562 in rental fees and $435 in administrative fees, for $209,257 in total revenues from this lease sale. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_utah_quarterly.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_utah_quarterly.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0700 Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management held its quarterly oil and gas lease sale today at the BLM Utah State Office in Salt Lake City.  The BLM sold 5 of the 20 offered parcels, totaling 2,314 acres of federal land located in the Moab, Price and Vernal Field Offices.  During the oral auction, BLM received $160,736 in bonus bids for the federal oil and gas lease rights.  In addition to the bonus bids, the sale netted $3,474 in rental fees and $725 in administrative fees, for $164,935 in total revenues from this lease sale. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_using_helicopters.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_using_helicopters.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:55:20 -0700 Salt Lake City, Utah—Following the Big Pole Fire in August 2009, the Bureau of Land Management, West Desert District (WDD) will be aerial re-seeding via helicopter in Tooele County this week.  The helicopter seeding efforts are used in sensitive, steep areas where further ground disturbance could contribute to erosion factors after a wildfire has burned an area.  ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/christmas_tree_permits.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/christmas_tree_permits.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:00 -0700 Richfield, Utah—Christmas tree permits are now available at the Richfield Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office for $10.00 per tree.  Permits may be purchased Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  They are also available at the BLM office in Hanksville. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_s_utah_state_office0.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_s_utah_state_office0.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:45:00 -0700 The Bureau of Land Management's Utah State Office today posted its final list of parcels for the quarterly competitive geothermal lease sale scheduled for November 17, 2009, in Salt Lake City.  The final list identifies three parcels totaling 3,780 acres.  The three parcels are located in the BLM Utah Cedar City Field Office. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_s_utah_state_office.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/blm_s_utah_state_office.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:35:00 -0700 The Bureau of Land Management's Utah State Office today posted its final list of parcels for the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for November 17, 2009, in Salt Lake City.  The final list identifies 20 parcels totaling 28,549 acres.  The 20 parcels are located in areas under the management of three BLM-Utah Field Offices – Moab, Price, and Vernal. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/water_turned_off_at.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/water_turned_off_at.html Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:15:00 -0700 Fillmore, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management Utah and the Little Sahara Recreation Area would like to inform the public that the water supply at the Little Sahara Recreation Area campgrounds has been turned off for the season due to a broken water main and will remain off for the winter.  Weather permitting, the water supply will be turned back on by Easter weekend. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/little_sahara_recreation.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/november/little_sahara_recreation.html Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:10:00 -0700 Fillmore, Utah—The 2010 annual passes for Little Sahara Recreation Area will go on sale beginning Nov. 2, 2009.  The cost of the first vehicle pass is $75.  Additional vehicle passes are available for $50. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_holiday_tree_cutting.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/blm_holiday_tree_cutting.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:55:40 -0600 Vernal, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Vernal Field Office will begin selling Christmas tree cutting permits on November 18. The pinion pine and juniper tree tags are $10 each this year with one permit allowed per household. An individual may purchase up to five tags, but must provide the name and address of each person for which the tags are being purchased. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/bureau_of_land_management.html http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/bureau_of_land_management.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:35:20 -0600 Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management Utah, West Desert District is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the party responsible for illegally dumping 18 television and computer monitors and large pieces of furniture on BLM-administered lands in Tooele County. ]]>