Public Input & Actions

BLM publishes proposed and final rules in the Federal Register and carries out environmental reviews in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Announcing and explaining bureau plans and proposals and providing the public an opportunity to comment on proposed actions is an important part of informed management. We encourage citizens to make their voices heard on the issues that are important to them.
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Utah, Paria River DO

BLM Announces Winter Hours for Paria River District Visitor Centers

The Bureau of Land Management Paria River District’s visitor centers and contact station will be shifting their hours of operation beginning in November and effective until March.
Utah, Green River DO, Vernal FO

BLM Vernal Field Office Issues Oil and Gas Well Permit Decisions

The BLM Vernal Field Office issued 29 well permits
Colorado

BLM and USWFS Prepare for Prescribed Pile Burning in Northwest Colorado

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service and BLM are preparing for prescribed pile burning near Craig and Steamboat Springs in northwest Colorado this winter to reduce wildfire risk, protect communities and improve public lands.
Colorado

BLM and USWFS Continue Prescribed Burn Season in Southwest Colorado

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service and BLM are preparing for prescribed pile burning across southwest Colorado, including the Montrose, Gunnison and Durango areas, to reduce wildfire risk and improve public lands.
New Mexico, Farmington DO, Taos FO

Thinning Treatments Planned to Strengthen Public Land Resilience and Wildfire Preparedness in Northern Taos County

The BLM Taos Field Office, in partnership with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, will conduct aerial herbicide treatments across approximately 2,929 acres of BLM-managed lands in northern Taos County.
Nevada, Carson City DO

BLM to begin post-fire herbicide treatments north of Reno

The BLM and Nevada Department of Wildlife will begin herbicide treatments targeting cheatgrass and medusahead in recently burned areas north of Reno on BLM-administered lands.
Nevada, Carson City DO

BLM and Nevada Department of Corrections Adoption Event to Offer Trained Wild Horses and Burros on October 24

The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections– Silver State Industries will host a wild horse and burro adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Nevada

BLM issues proposed decision for Indian Creek Trails Realignment

issues proposed decision for Indian Creek Trails Realignment CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management has issued a proposed Decision authorizing the Alpine Trails Association to reconstruct, realign, rehabilitate, and maintain approximately four miles of the existing eight-mile Indian Creek Trail System, and to construct a new non-motorized connector trail, on BLM-managed lands approximately four miles north of Markleeville, California, in Alpine County.
Utah

Koda GNB LLC and Koda Uinta LLC authorized for natural gas drilling in Uintah County

The BLM Vernal Field Office has authorized natural gas drilling for Koda GNB LLC's Raptor 15 Pad project and Koda Uinta LLC's Moffit Well Pad project, approving up to 16 total gas wells in Uintah County.
New Mexico, Albuquerque DO

BLM and USWFS Launch Prescribed Burn Season in the Albuquerque District Office

The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service will begin prescribed fire operations throughout Catron, Cibola, Sandoval and Socorro counties as weather, fuel and air quality become favorable.
Oregon-Washington, Coos Bay DO

BLM Issues Decision on Rye Rowland Rye Timber Sale

The Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District has issued a Decision Record for Rye Rowland Rye Timber Sale. The Timber Sale consists of a total of 169 acres of variable retention regeneration harvest in the HLB.