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, Green River DO, Vernal FO

BLM Approves Mountain Lab School IdRaHaJe Educational Recreation Permit

The BLM has approved a Special Recreation Permit authorizing the Mountain Lab School IdRaHaJe to engage in the noncommercial canyoneering, camping, and outdoor education activities within the San Rafael Swell.
Utah, Green River DO, Vernal FO

U1 Well Pad oil drilling authorized in Greater Monument Buttes Unit

The BLM Vernal Field Office has authorized Scout Energy Management to horizontally drill three oil wells and construct the U1 Well Pad with supporting infrastructure on public lands in Uintah County.
Utah, Paria River DO, Kanab FO

BLM Asks Public to Avoid Damaged Cottonwood Road in Paria River District

The Bureau of Land Management Paria River District is advising the public that access to the Cottonwood Road has been damaged after recent rain events.
Utah, Green River DO, Vernal FO

Wedge Recreation Area improvements approved; Priority Pad oil wells authorized

The BLM has approved major recreation and facility upgrades at the Wedge Recreation Area and authorized Uinta Wax Operating LLC to horizontally drill three oil wells from the Priority Well Pad in Uintah County.
Utah, Green River DO, Vernal FO

Glade and V1 well pads oil and gas drilling authorized in Uintah County

The BLM Vernal Field Office has authorized natural gas drilling for Anschutz Exploration Corporation's Glade Well Pad and oil drilling for Scout Energy Management's V1 Well Pad in Uintah County.
Utah

BLM and USWFS Launch Prescribed Burn Season across Utah

The BLM and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service will begin prescribed fire operations throughout Utah as weather, fuel, and air quality become favorable. Operations will continue throughout the fall and winter.
Utah, Green River DO, Price FO

BLM Approves Gunnison Watershed School District Special Recreation Permit

BLM Price Field Office approved a Special Recreation Permit for Gunnison Watershed School District, authorizing educational hiking, camping, and canyoneering for high schoolers in the San Rafael Swell and Muddy Creek.
Utah, Green River DO, Vernal FO

Mikaela well pad natural gas drilling authorized in Uintah County

The BLM Vernal Field Office has authorized Anschutz Exploration Corporation to drill two horizontal natural gas wells and construct the Mikaela Well Pad with supporting infrastructure in Uintah County.
Utah, West Desert DO, Fillmore FO

BLM Completes Wild Horse Gather in Utah, Ensures Herd and Land Health

The BLM has completed a wild horse gather in the Sulphur Herd Management Area in western Utah. The BLM gathered 257 wild horses starting Oct. 2 and concluding Oct. 17.
Utah, Green River DO, Vernal FO

BTR Tribal Pad oil wells approved; Notellum Outfitters SRP renewed for 10 years

The BLM Vernal Field Office has approved two horizontal oil wells for Uinta Wax Operating LLC on split-estate lands and renewed a 10-year Special Recreation Permit for Notellum Outfitters hunt guide operations.
Utah

New Management Plan Helps Protect Wild Horses from Starvation and Thirst in Central Utah

To protect the long-term health of wild horses and the rangelands they depend on, the BLM has approved a new management plan for the Muddy Creek Herd Management Area in Utah's San Rafael Swell region.