FAIRBANKS, Alaska – On Tuesday, Sept.
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Bureau of Land Management begins analysis of Public Land Orders and opens 60-day public comment period
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management announced today it will prepare an environmental impact statement to consider the effects of opening lands currently subject to withdrawals establi
Interior Department Announces Next Steps for Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans on Millions of Acres of Federal Lands
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced that it has completed the final step to begin processing applications received from eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans on approx
The Arctic Circle Campground reopens after temporary fire closure
FAIRBANKS, Alaska –Last week, the Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon Field Office reopened the Arctic Circle Campground as reduced fire activity along the Dalton Highway allow
Campbell Creek Science Center looks forward to school field trips
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) will begin taking field trip reservations for the upcoming school year starting on August 2, 2022.
BLM seeks input on proposed Glennallen Field Office campground fee modifications
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment until Aug. 29 on its proposal to adjust use and reservation fees at several Glennallen Field Office (GFO) campgrounds.
White Mountains National Recreation Area fire closure rescinded today
Due to reduced wildland fire activity associated with the Minto Lakes Fire (#349), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office rescinded the fire closure order
Temporary prohibition on open fires rescinded by BLM Fairbanks District Office and Glennallen Field Office
Fairbanks District and Glennallen Field Office rescinded the fire prevention orders temporarily prohibited open fires on the BLM-managed public lands in eastern and central Alaska.
Explore outdoors with Campbell Creek Science Center’s summer programs
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) is offering a wide variety of
BLM seeks public input on revised draft environmental analysis for proposed Willow Project in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Alaska today released its revised draft environmental review of ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska’s Nationa
BLM Glennallen Field Office issues temporary prohibition on open fires and fireworks due to high fire danger
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Glennallen Field Office today issued a fire prevention order temporarily prohibiting open fires (except within fire rings in established campgrounds), fireworks, exploding targets, and explosives on the public lands it manages in east-central Alaska.
BLM announces a 20-year Extension of Withdrawal to Protect Air Force’s King Salmon Environmental Remediation Project
The Secretary of the Interior issued a public land order (PLO) today that extends the withdrawal supporting the Department of the Air Force King Salmon Environmental Remediation Project for an additional 20-year period.
Bureau of Land Management Campbell Creek Science Center is now open
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) staff reopened doors to the public for the first time in two years.
Dalton Highway visitor facilities open for summer season
Summer recreation sites along the Dalton Highway are open for the summer season, including the Arctic Interagency Visitor Center (AIVC) in Coldfoot and the Yukon River Contact Station at the Yukon River Bridge the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today. In addition, the Five Mile, Arctic Circle, and Marion Creek campgrounds are open for travelers heading north this Memorial Day weekend. The northernmost campground at Galbraith Lake is still melting out after winter but is expected to be open for camping the first week of June.
The Bureau of Land Management Invites Public Comment on a Withdrawal Extension for Chugach National Forest’s Russian River Watershed Recreation Corridor
The Bureau of Land Management is announcing today that the United States Forest Service (USFS) has requested that the Secretary of the Interior extend the withdrawal for the Russian River and Upper Russian River Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The existing Public Land Order No. 7555 provides for recreational use and the protection of the Russian River watershed.
BLM Announces 20-year Extension for Withdrawal of Lands for Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Training
The Bureau of Land Management announced today a public land order extension of the Davis Range withdrawal for an additional 20-year period.
Veteran Public Land Manager Steven Cohn Named BLM Alaska State Director
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has named public land manager Steven Cohn as the new Director of the Alaska State Office in Anchorage.
Following January Announcement, Bureau of Land Management Issues Record of Decision for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
The Department of Interior today signed a new Record of Decision (ROD) to guide management of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
20-year Extension Proposed for Sitka Magnetic Observatory Site Withdrawal
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to extend the withdrawal and reservation of land at the Sitka Magnetic Observatory in Sitka, Alaska, for an additional 20-year term for magnetic and seismological observation by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).