BLM Idaho

The BLM Jarbidge Field Office, Twin Falls District released 11 wild horses (six studs, five mares) to the Saylor Creek Wild Horse Herd Management Area (HMA), 15 miles south of Glenns Ferry.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on a proposed placer mine located near Quartzburg.

Logging operations will begin this month on the Bureau of Land Management’s Blue Creek East Timber Sale in the Wallace Forest Conservation Area (WFCA) at Blue Creek Bay. The project will address forest health issues and the reduction of hazardous fuels to reduce the threat of wildfire in the area.

While at Neil Smith National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed a Secretary’s Order that waives entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters managed by the Department of the Interior for 5^th grade students and their families from now until Aug. 31, 2021.

Three popular launch sites along the Lower Salmon River are scheduled for improvements that will enhance access for anglers and recreationists.

The BLM Coeur d’Alene District has started their annual prescribed fire program.

The boating season on Lake Coeur d’Alene is drawing to a close and the annual seasonal closure of BLM’s Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation site will begin at the end of the day on Monday, Oct. 12.

The week of October 4^th is National Fire Prevention Week.