BLM's National News Release Feed

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for December 7 in Reno

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:05:50 -0700

The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on Monday, December 7, 2009, in Reno, Nevada, to discuss issues relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The one-day meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, at the John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Avenue, Sparks, Nevada 89431 (hotel phone: 1-800-648-1177). The agenda of the meeting can be found in the November 10, 2009, Federal Register on page 58044.

BLM Will Collect $6,500 Processing Fee for Each New Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Application

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:05:50 -0700

The Fiscal Year 2010 Interior appropriations bill – enacted into law on October 30 – directs the Bureau of Land Management to charge a $6,500 processing fee for each new oil and gas drilling permit application, known as an Application for Permit to Drill (APD). The fee took effect November 2; the previous fee was $4,000 per APD. The money generated by APD fees constitutes a reimbursement to the U.S. Treasury for the estimated cost of processing new APDs.

BLM Waives Recreation Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:05:50 -0700

BLM Announces 2009 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Award Winners

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:05:50 -0600

Washington, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today announced the winners of the 2009 BLM Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards. The awards recognize the efforts made in implementing the principles of sustainable development, a concept adopted by the United States and 192 other countries, to balance environmental, economic, and social considerations in planning for mining operations.

BLM Congratulates UK's Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, for Seed Banking Flora

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:05:50 -0600

WASHINGTON, D.C. – BLM Director Bob Abbey today congratulated the United Kingdom's Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in its milestone accomplishment of collecting, banking, and conserving 10 percent of the world’s wild plant species. For nearly ten years, the BLM has been a partner with Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Program in its native seed collection effort.

Interior Launches Work Plan for BLM Western Oregon Forests

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:40:20 -0600

WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today launched a Fiscal Year 2010 work plan for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forests in western Oregon that will add economic certainty for local communities while protecting endangered species.

BLM Releases Report on Utah Oil and Gas Leases

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:40:20 -0600

WASHINGTON, DC. A special Bureau of Land Management report on a controversial 2008 oil and gas lease sale in Utah, delivered today to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, recommends that the BLM lead the development of a comprehensive interagency strategy to address energy leasing, development, and related air quality concerns for Utah and other western states.

Salazar Seeks Congressional Support for Strategy to Manage Iconic Wild Horses

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:00:20 -0600

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today proposed a national solution to restore the health of America’s wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them by creating a cost-efficient, sustainable management program that includes the possible creation of wild horse preserves on the productive grasslands of the Midwest and East.

Nominations Sought for BLM Environmental Practices Awards

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:05:50 -0600

The Bureau of Land Management is accepting nominations for its fifth annual award program for outstanding oil, gas, geophysical, and geothermal operators who demonstrate leadership and creativity in reducing the impacts of their projects. The awards showcase the best management practices (BMPs) on BLM-managed public lands, other Federal agency lands, Indian Trust lands, or Federal lands where the surface is privately owned and the BLM manages the mineral estate.

BLM Appoints Deputy Director, Operations

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 -0600

The Bureau of Land Management announced today that Mike Pool, current acting Deputy Director for Operations, has accepted the position permanently and will formally report in his new capacity on January 1, 2010. His duties will include supervising the BLM’s senior executive team and providing management continuity between State Offices for all BLM programs.