Upcoming Events & Meetings

Fire managers with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit plan to burn piles of cut branches and brush – called slash piles – in Mesa County now through April 2026. Smoke may be visible ...

The Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Front Field Office seasonal motorized vehicle closure of the Sand Hills Critical Wildlife Area went into effect on Dec. 1, 2025, and will end on April 30, 2026.

BLM Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices will begin winter range closures Dec. 1. These seasonal closures protect wildlife and natural resources and reduce damage to roads.

The BLM Colorado Little Snake Field Office will begin winter range closures Dec. 1 near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, to reduce the stress on wildlife and protect natural resources.

Fire managers with the BLM Kremmling Field Office plan to conduct prescribed pile burns in Grand County between Dec. 22, 2025, and March 31, 2026.

Fire managers with the BLM Little Snake Field Office plan to conduct prescribed pile burns in the Douglas Mountain and Juniper Mountain areas. Fire personnel may start operations as early as January and continue through March...

The BLM Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices will close BLM-administered public big game winter ranges to all motorized vehicle travel from Jan. 1 through Apr. 30, 2026. This annual closure is necessary to protect elk, moose, pronghorn and mule deer from disruptive human activities during the difficult winter months which can increase the mortality rate for these animals.

BLM plans to burn slash piles within the White River Field Office in Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties now until March 31, 2026.

The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is excited to announce three new, curriculum-based school field trip programs, as the Nation celebrates its 250th birthday and the BLM marks its 80th anniversary.

The BLM will offer the public an opportunity to adopt or purchase a wild horse through an Online Corral auction, which will run March 9-16, 2026 with pick-up options in MI, VA, CA, NE, NV, AL, WY and NC.

The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, March 12-14, 2026, at the Civil War Arena in Carthage, MO.