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BLM seeks comment on Resource Management Plan amendment

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on an Environmental

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BLM Looking for Dalton Highway Artist-In Residence for This Summer

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications through June 4 for an Artist-in-Residence who will spend one week this summer on pub

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BLM seeks volunteers for National Trails Day work project on the Pinnell Mountain Trail

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will celebrate American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® and the 50th anniversary of the Pinn

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Public meetings announced and input sought for proposed Campbell Tract Recreation Area Management Plan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The BLM is seeking public ideas and input through June 11 to create a recreation plan for managing the Campbell Tract in Anchorage to better serve its mor

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BLM Temporarily Closes Sourdough Campground Amid Bridge Safety Concerns

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management’s Glennallen Field Office is temporarily closing the&

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BLM Alaska Seeks Comment on Alphabet Hills Prescribed Burn

GLENNALLEN, Alaska –

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Statement regarding next steps on Alaska Public Lands Orders review

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced next steps today in its review of several Public Lands Orders signed at the end of the previous Administration.

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Bureau of Land Management Alaska Resource Advisory Council to Hold Virtual Meeting

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a virtual Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC)

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Comment Period Extended for Central Yukon Draft Plan and Analysis

Fairbanks, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) extended the deadline today for public comments on the proposed Central Yukon 

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BLM AFS seeking to add village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting contract crews in Western Alaska

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Contract proposals for Western Alaska Village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews will be sought for the 2021 fire season by about March 26, 2021, acc

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BLM Seeks Input by March 22 on Proposed Dalton Highway Recreation Fees to Improve Facilities, Access and Services on Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment by March 22, 2021 on its proposal to implement new overnight camping fees at four campgrounds along the Dalton Highway for the first time in 10 years.
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Bureau of Land Management signs decision on Resource Management Plan for Western Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management today released the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Bering Sea-Western Interior (BS

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Leases Issued for ANWR Coastal Plain Oil & Gas Program

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After Nearly 50 years Interior to Revoke Public Land Withdrawals in Northwestern Alaska Covering 9.7 Million Acres

The Department of the Interior will issue a Public Land Order (PLO) Jan. 19 revoking the withdrawal of approximately 9.7 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed public lands in Northwest Alaska, opening new possibilities.
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The Bureau of Land Management announces virtual public meetings for Central Yukon draft plan and analysis

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host six virtual public meetings Jan. 26-28 and Feb.

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Trump Administration Conducts First ANWR Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale

ANCHORAGE—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today received bids covering 552,802 acres at the first oil and gas lease sale for the Coastal Plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildl

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Trump Administration Updates Plan for Responsible Energy Development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – In support of the Trump Administration’s agenda for a stronger and more energy independent nation, the Bureau of Land Management has finalized a new Integr

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Bureau of Land Management extends scoping period on proposal to amend East Alaska Resource Management Plan

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The BLM is seeking input to prepare an Environmental Assessment for a proposed amendment to the East Alaska Resource Management Plan (RM

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The Bureau of Land Management seeks public input by March 11 on draft analysis for new central Alaska land use plan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will announce proposed changes tomorrow to the way it manages public lands in central Alaska to bolster sus

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The Bureau of Land Management announces availability of proposed land use plan, final EIS for Western Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management announces the availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/Final EIS) for t

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Notice of Sale to be Issued for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Dec. 7

Today, the BLM announced its Notice of Sale for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
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Bureau of Land Management seeking comments on proposed amendment to East Alaska Resource Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management will publish a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register tomorrow to prepare an Environmental Assessment to amend the East Alaska Resource Management Plan (RMP) of 2007.