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December Rock Springs Corrals to Reopen with Streamlined Adoption Event BLM Opens Twin Creek Trail for Extended Elk Season BLM to Make Record System Change Concerning Information about Public Land Ranchers  Pinedale Field Office Seeks Volunteers for Bald Eagle Survey Medicine Bow Conservation District Receives Appreciation Certificate Trails Center Showcases Temporary Exhibit, “The Rainbow Snake” BLM Issues Decision on Luman Rim Natural Gas Development Project  Public Scoping Opens on Proposed Wild Horse & Burro Gather Pinedale Field Office Issues Decision on Archer Gravel Pit Public Comment Period Opens on Sweeney Ranch Wind Park NHTIC Announces Holiday Hours Volunteers needed for Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey Pinedale Field Office Seeks Public Input on Proposed Pipeline JIO/PAPO Funding Applications Available Online BLM Burns Slash Piles on Muddy Mountain Pinedale Field Office Winter Land Closures Protect Big Game  Kemmerer Field Office Closes Winter Range Areas Seasonal Closures Protect Wildlife JIO-PAPO Extends Mule Deer Funding Application Deadline Pinedale Field Office Seeks Public Input on Anticline Adaptive Management  Mosier Gulch Access Road May Experience Temporary Winter Closures   November New Web Pages Present BLM’s Response to Climate Change  Comment Period Extended for Proposed Land Sale Near Ten Sleep Muddy Mountain Road Closes for Winter Salazar, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Announce Completion of Sage-Grouse Habitat Map in the West Trails Center Announces Holiday on the Homestead: Free Event Provides Family Fun BLM Burns Slash Piles on Billy Creek Road & Burnt Hollow BLM hosts meeting to discuss sage-grouse alternatives BLM Seeks Nominations for the Pinedale Anticline Working Group Attention Kids: Help Decorate the Trails Center’s Christmas Tree  Trails Center & the BLM Casper Field Office Sponsor Bald Eagle Nature Hike  BLM Worland Recognizes Sage Hoppers with Award BLM & Lander Cycling Partnership Enhances Recreational Opportunities BLM Hosts Additional Open House for Uranium Project BLM & Grotto Group Partner to Protect Bats Rock Springs Corrals Temporarily Closed for Adoptions  KFO Funded for Windmill Fire Rehabilitation  Historic Event Rings In Holiday Season BLM Wyoming Posts List of Proposed Parcels for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale BLM Oil & Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $13.9 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Nearly Half  Adobe Town/Salt Wells Aircraft Advisory Media Alert: Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn   BLM Cody Releases EA for Bentonite Mining Top of Page October BLM Announces Changes to Upcoming Oil & Gas Lease Sale  JIO & PAPO to Hold Agency Managers Committee & Mitigation Management Board Meetings BLM Worland Releases EA for Land Sale Near Ten Sleep  BLM Seeks Nominations for the Pinedale Anticline Working Group Celebrate the Arapaho Language Revival BLM Pinedale Anticline Working Group Hosts Meeting BLM National Public Lands Day Event in Lander a Success BLM Issues Decision on Desolation Road Exploratory Gas Project BLM Announces 2010 Reclamation & Sustainable Mineral Development Award Winners BLM Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Council Improvements to Nowater and Two Mile Hill Roads Begin BLM Hosts Open Houses for Uranium Project JIO-PAPO Accepting Applications for Off-site Mitigation Projects BLM Pinedale Field Office to Hold Wildlife Annual Planning Meeting Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn BLM burns slash piles on Muddy Mountain Outreach to Mining Claimants about Abandoned Mine Hazards High Desert District Taps New Fire Management Officer BLM Seeks Comments on Draft EA for May 2011 Oil & Gas Lease Parcels BLM Wyoming Posts List of Proposed Parcels for Upcoming Oil & Gas Lease Sale Public Meeting in Saratoga for Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative Fire Nearly Contained in Popular Hunting Area Adobe Town/Salt Wells Gather Expected to Begin Oct. 6 Fire Danger Very High Hunting Opening Day Caution Encouraged due to Fire BLM Schedules Sage-Grouse Plan Amendment Meetings Scott Stinemetz & Diego Win Lincoln Extreme Mustang Makeover Fire Spreading Through Popular Hunting Area Top of Page September BLM National Public Lands Day Beautifies Bitter Creek Watershed BLM BFO Hosts Public Meetings on Draft Buffalo RMPA/EA for the Fortification Creek Area BLM Makes Changes to New Rattlesnake Mountain Firewood Permits BLM Urges Caution During High Fire Danger Jim Bridger Power Plant 3-D Seismic Project Approved PAPO to Hold Wildlife Annual Planning Meeting Public Acquires Last Piece of Devil's Canyon Ranch in Bighorn Mountains Public Comment Sought on Proposed Boulder South Communication Site BLM National Public Lands Day Event in Cody a Success Trails Center Returns to Winter Hours Windmill Fire Under Control Rogers Canyon Road Reopens Dry Gulch Fire Nearly Contained BLM Pinedale Field Office Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Sand & Gravel Pit Expansion Trails Center Celebrates “America’s Priceless Heritage” BLM Urges Caution as Windmill Fire Impacts Interstate-80 Dry Gulch Fire Closes Rogers Canyon Road Rock Springs Field Office Releases 2010 Jack Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan Annual Report BLM BFO Releases Draft Buffalo RMPA/EA for the Fortification Creek Area BLM Cody Releases EA for Bentonite Mine Haul Road & Commercial Use Road Upgrade near Lovell Trails Center Offers Free Admission on Sept. 25 BFO Celebrates NPLD at Welch Ranch BLM Pinedale Anticline Working Group Hosts Field Tour & Meeting Volunteers Needed to Rehabilitate Roads in Upper Nowood Area BLM Lander Seeks Volunteers for National Public Lands Day Event BLM Issues Firewood Permits in Muddy Mountain Area BLM joins Platte River Revival in celebration of NPLD BLM Casper Releases EA for Uranium ISR Mining BLM Approves Right-of-Way Grant Allowing Geotechnical Studies to Move Forward for the Proposed Gateway West Transmission Line Project BLM & Marathon Partner to Protect Petroglyphs BLM Begins Public Comment Period for Uranium Project Top of Page August Trails Center Announces Free Days September 9 - 11 BLM Cody to Host National Public Lands Day Event Fire Burning near Casper BLM Signs Wild Horse Gather Environmental Assessment, Plans Gathers BLM Rawlins Field Office Alerts Public to Changes to Road Use Little Mountain Decision Record Available BLM Plans Prescribed Burn in September BLM Plans Fall Prescribed Burn BLM to Host Open Houses on White-Nose Syndrome and Bats BLM and WOC Co-sponsor Ride the Red Bike Tour Wild Horse Adoption Offering 40 horses in August Improvements to John Blue Road Begin August 16 BLM Inventories Roads and Trails in Fifteenmile Area Improvements to Alkali Road Begin August 16 BLM Schedules Wild Horse Hearing National Environmental Policy Act and Land Use Planning BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed Condensate Pipeline Billy Creek Area Firewood Sales Temporarily Halted for Safety Concerns Trails Center Remains Open During Construction Projects BLM Pinedale Field Office Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Sand & Gravel Pit Expansion South Gillette Area Caballo West Record of Decision Available from Wyoming High Plains District Office BLM Pinedale Anticline Working Group Announces Field Tour & Meeting Cancellation BLM Oil & Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $3.5 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Nearly Half BLM Wild Horses Adopted at Cheyenne Frontier Days BLM Worland Seeks Input on 3-D Geophysical Exploration Project BLM Wyoming Wild Horses to be Featured in Mustang Days at Wyoming State Fair BLM Pinedale Anticline Working Group Hosts Field Tour & Meeting Top of Page July Wright Area Final EIS Available South Gillette Area Belle Ayr North Record of Decision Available from Wyoming High Plains District Office Bridger Coal Lease Modification BLM Launches Social Media to Promote Public Involvement Timber Sale Results BLM Announces Schedule Change for Release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Gateway West  Transmission Line Project Transmission Line Project Media Advisory: Five Springs Road Closure Extended Trails Center Announces Wyoming Heritage Days: Event Brings Wyoming Frontier History to Life; Reenacts a Pioneer Wedding The JIO & PAPO to Hold Agency Managers Committee & Mitigation Management Board Meetings ROD Released for Bison Pipeline Project BLM Kemmerer Initiates “Seeds of Success” Program Aimed at Improving Health & Productivity of Public Lands BLM Releases Wild Horse Gather Environmental Assessment, Plans Gathers Youth Group & BLM Improve Wyoming Ghost Town BLM initiates planning effort to revise sage-grouse management Improvements to John Blue Road Begin July 26 BLM Issues Decision on the North Dutch John 2D Geophysical Exploration BLM Pinedale Anticline Working Group Announces Meeting Cancellation Two Wild Horses Available for Adoption at Cheyenne Frontier Days BLM Issues Firewood Permits in Billy Creek Area BLM Seeks Volunteers for National Public Lands Day Event Near Kemmerer BLM Hosts Open House Kick-Off Meetings to Provide Information on EIS Process BLM Worland Field Office Parking Lot Under Construction Enter Your Wild Horse in Wyoming Mustang Days Competition! BLM Announces Summer Field Trips & Updates to RMP Website Second in Mustang Versatility Series Slated BLM Issues Firewood Permits in Muddy Mountain Area Shane DeForest Named BLM’s Pinedale Field Office Manager BLM Cody Releases EA for Bentonite Mining BLM Pinedale Field Office to Host Rock & Mineral Seminar Prescribed Burn for the Wyoming Range a Success: Caution Urged for Burn Area Trails Center Kicks off Summer Evening Programs with “A History of the Wild West” Volunteers Needed for Clean-up Near Basin Top of Page June Be Safe with Fireworks this Holiday Weekend Improvements to Five Springs Road Begin July 12 BLM Hosts Open Houses to Seek Public Input on Visual Inventory Taking the Path Less Traveled: The NHTIC Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the NLCS with a Guided Hike & Special Program First Mustang Versatility Deemed a Success BLM Worland Announces Fireworks Area BLM Rawlins Field Office Opens Area Campgrounds BLM Approves New Fork-East Fork Confluence Boat Ramp Improvement Project PAWG Cultural/Historical Task Group Plans June 25 Field Trip BLM Sponsors Climb to Conquer Cancer on Muddy Mountain Trails Center Announces Summer Evening Programs Schedule BLM Seeks Nominations for Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board BLM Wyoming Posts List of Proposed Parcels for Upcoming Oil & Gas Lease Sale BLM & Mantle Ranch to Host Wild Horse Adoption BLM Rawlins Urges Safety as Weekend Approaches Many BLM Roads Impassable in Fremont County NHTIC Patio Talks Schedule for June, July & August Opening of Shoshone Lake Road & Green Mountain Area Roads Delayed First Mustang Versatility Trail Series Coming to Sweetwater County PAWG Reschedules Meeting BLM seeks comments for RMP amendments BLM Office Provides Assistance to Flooded Areas Flooded BLM Campgrounds Closed Until Further Notice The Trails Center Announces Spring Wildflower Guided Hike at Muddy Mountain Workshop on Using Snow Fences for Reclamation BLM Casper Field Office to Hold Small Lot Sale Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn BLM Announces Grasshopper Treatments in Johnson County BLM Announces Grasshopper Treatments in Niobrara, Weston, and Crook Counties Casper Field Office Offers Three Buildings for Sale BLM Rawlins Field Office Closes Dugway Campgrounds BLM Hosts Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep Public Meeting Muddy Mountain Road Open BLM & Nature Conservancy Offer Bird Walk Media Advisory: Prescribed Burn Planned for the Wyoming Range Trails Center Announces Guided Hike to Tipi Rings NHTIC Announces Pony Express 150th Anniversary Schedule of Events BLM Approves Rands Butte Project BLM Clarifies Muddy Mountain Land Exchange Proposal: Public will gain access to 160 acres on Muddy Mountain BLM Rock Springs Selling Firewood Permits Road Closure on Nowater Road Beginning June 7 BLM Releases ROD for Kemmerer Resource Management Plan Join the BLM for a Hike to Bald Peak:  A National Trails Day Event Top of Page May BLM Rawlins Seeks Public Input on New Office Wind Tower BLM Cody Releases EA for Bentonite Mining BLM Rawlins Issues Wood Permits BLM Pinedale Office Issues Firewood Permits NHTIC Announces Free Days June 5 - 6 BLM Worland Releases Grazing Permit Renewal EAs Youth from Group Home Reclaim Old Roads BLM Seeks Additional Comments on the North Dutch John 2D Geophysical Exploration Opening of Muddy Mountain Road Delayed BLM Issues Firewood Permits The Trails Center Celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express Interior Finalizes Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms Trails Center Returns to Summer Hours Installation Ceremony Held for BLM Newcastle Field Manager Rick Miller BLM Approves Desolation Road Exploratory Gas Project Worland BLM Reviews Grazing Allotments BLM & NOLS Team-up for Monitoring Project BLM Oil & Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $32 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Nearly Half Public Invited to Attend Program Exploring Heart Mountain Relocation Center BLM burns slash piles on Billy Creek Road and Burnt Hollow Land Exchange Proposed Between BLM and Howell Petroleum Corporation: Public will gain access to 160 acres on Muddy Mountain BLM Encourages Responsible OHV Use PAWG Plans May 6 Meeting BLM & Wyoming Honor Farm to Host Wild Horse Adoption Top of Page April Three Forks Atlantic City Road Closed BLM Reminds Public of Seasonal Road Closures On Steamboat Mountain Road BLM Designates 2010 Fee-Free Days Buffalo Field Office Celebrates International Migratory Bird Day: BLM Hosts Bird Watching Sessions at Welch Ranch on May 8 PAWG Cultural Resources Task Group Plans April 26 Meeting Trails Center Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the National Landscape Conservation System with a New Exhibit The JIO & PAPO to hold Agency Managers Committee & Mitigation Management Board meetings on April 21, 2010 The JIO & PAPO to Hold Open House May 6, 2010 BLM's Little Mountain Travel Management Plan Workshop to Include Q&A Session BLM Casper Reviews Grazing Allotments Grasshopper Environmental Assessment Now Available BLM Requests Public Input on Plans to Gather Excess Wild Horses BLM Seeks Input on Proposed Multi-County Seismic Survey BLM Casper Hosts Scoping Meeting on the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan BLM Hosts Little Mountain Travel Management Plan Workshop ROD for the West Antelope II Coal Lease Application EIS Available Top of Page March BLM Worland Releases Grazing Permit Renewal EAs Celebrate Earth Day & Plant Trees at the Slate Creek & Weeping Rock Campgrounds BLM Wyoming Posts List of Proposed Parcels for Upcoming Oil & Gas Lease Sale Photos of Adoptable Wild Horses Now Available BLM Hosts Open House for Bighorn Basin Resource Management Plan PAWG Plans March 25 Meeting BLM to Conduct Prescribed Burn Near Chugwater, Wyo. BLM Hosts Open House for Lander Resource Management Plan Speaker Dramatizes History of Women Authors BLM Requests Public Input on Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II Draft EIS Available: Public Hearing April 22, 2010 BLM to Host Open House: Seeks Public Input on Prescribed Burns in the Ferris & Seminoe Mountains New dates for BLM Prescribed Burn North of Baggs Adopt a McCullough Peaks Wild Horse! The JIO & PAPO to hold Agency Managers Committee & Mitigation Management Board meetings on March 15, 2010 BLM to Conduct Prescribed Burn North of Baggs BLM Plans Prescribed Burns Throughout Bighorn Basin New Temporary Women’s Exhibit at National Historic Trails Interpretive Center BLM Casper Releases Sand Hills Transportation & Travel Management Plan Decision Cross-Country Ski Trail Now Open for Winter Season BLM Rock Springs Employee Involved in Fatal Accident Top of Page February PAWG Cultural & Historical Task Group Meeting Scheduled for March 11 BLM Rock Springs & Rawlins Offices Requesting Public Input on Plans to Gather Excess Wild Horses BLM Rock Springs to Host Public Meeting for the White Mountain Wind Project Pinedale BLM Extends Comment Period on Rand's Butte Project The Pony Express: Truth vs. Myth Trails Center Announces Program on the Pony Express BLM Pinedale Field Office Seeks Public Comment on Revised LaBarge Platform Gas Project BLM and Forest Service Seek Input on Proposed Mosier Gulch Trail Extension Pete Lien Jonathon Limestone Quarry Project BLM burns slash piles on Muddy Mountain BLM Rawlins to Host Two Open Houses for Upper North Platte River Management BLM Pinedale to Host Blood Drive BLM Rock Springs Schedules Public Meeting for the White Mountain Wind Project BLM Oil & Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $2 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Nearly Half BLM Rawlins Seeking Input on the Proposal & Plan of Operations for the Lost Creek Uranium Project Top of Page January Trails Center Celebrates Black History Month with an Exhibit on Black Cowboys: The new exhibit features prominent black cowboys from Wyoming and throughout the West Pinedale BLM Seeks Comment on Proposed Daniel Communication Tower NHTIC Announces Program about Weather on the Historic Pioneer Trails Pinedale BLM Hosts Open House & Seeks Comments on Rands Butte Project Pinedale BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed Range Improvement Project Northern Arapaho Tribal Members Present Program on Sand Creek Massacre at the NHTIC BLM Rock Springs to Host Blood Drive BLM Issues Winter Range Closures PAWG Wildlife Task Group Plans January 22 Meeting Pinedale BLM Winter Land Closures Protect Big Game PAWG Plans January 28 Meeting BLM Announces Routes for Proposed Transmission Line Project BLM Worland Releases Mine Plan & EA for Bentonite Mining  Top of Page