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Memorial Service for Terry Sonner, BLM Wildland Firefighter

Terry Sonner, a 33-year old Bureau of Land Management (BLM) firefighter, passed away the morning of Wednesday, June 10, after he and his fire crew finished physical training.

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BLM Leases Oil and Gas Resources on Five Parcels in Southwest Idaho

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho received bonus bids totaling $3,868,194 for five parcels covering 6,475 acres in Payette County, Idaho, at the oil and gas lease sale held last Thursday, M

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BLM Offers Tips for This Memorial Day Weekend

A wide range of recreational opportunities abounds for individuals of all ages and interests in Idaho.

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STEPPE UP for Fire Education and Awareness

This month, the BLM Idaho in cooperation with other resource partners is launching a new fire education campaign to encourage fire-safe practices within a unique ecosystem -- the sagebrush steppe.

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BLM Artists in Residence to Share Experiences and Exhibit Artwork Inspired by Idaho Wilderness

An upcoming art exhibition will highlight the unique landscape of Idaho Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness from the perspective of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Artists in Residence.

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Fire Agencies Create New Idaho Fire Information Website

The public will be able to access wildfire related information in Idaho from a single website starting May 1st.

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Idaho BLM to Hold Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer five parcels of land about six miles east of Payette, Idaho, in a competitive oil and gas lease sale on May 28.

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BLM Hiring Veterans to Staff Firefighting Crews in Idaho

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho announced today that its fire management program is seeking to hire veterans to join the BLM Idaho firefighting team.

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BLM Artist-In-Residence to Share Experience and Paintings Inspired by Idaho Wilderness

On November 6, the public is invited to a presentation and art exhibition by the 2014 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Artist-in-Residence JanyRae Seda.

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BLM resumes work on siting powerline segments, seeks public comment on issues for further analysis

The Bureau of Land Management will continue processing the application to locate the proposed Gateway West transmission line on public lands in southwestern Idaho with a supplemental environmental

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BLM and ISDA Partner with Ranchers to Monitor Rangeland Health in Idaho

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a framework for cooperativ

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BLM Idaho Seeks Artist-in-Residence for Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness in September

Southwestern Idaho features some unique and dramatic landscapes, including winding rivers, deep canyons and vast areas of sagebrush steppe habitat, all of which can provide inspiration to an artist

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Help Prevent Wildfires this Holiday Weekend!

Hot and dry temperatures are predicted for the upcoming holiday weekend, and firefighters are asking for the public help to prevent human-caused wildfires.

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BLM Encourages Public to Take Pride in Our Public Lands

With the weather warming up around the state, more people will be visiting public lands to view the wildflowers, catch a glimpse of a soaring hawk or a young mule deer, raft on rivers through deep

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Be Proactive and Prevent Wildfires!

Another fire season is approaching and BLM Idaho is asking for help in preventing human-caused fires.

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BLM Seeks Artists-in-Residence for Bruneau-Jarbidge and Owyhee Wilderness

Southwestern Idaho features some unique and dramatic landscapes, including winding rivers, deep canyons and vast areas of sagebrush steppe habitat, all of which can provide inspiration to an artist

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Additional public meetings will continue discussion of power line siting

The subcommittee of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) evaluating options for siting two segments of the proposed Gateway West power transmission lin

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BLM Hosting Open Houses for Public Comment on Paradigm Fuel Break Project Environmental Assessment

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District Office (BDO), Four Rivers Field Office will host two open houses to provide the public an opportunity to discuss and comment on the Paradigm Fuel

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Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council Establishes Gateway West Project Subcommittee; Sets Meeting Dates

A newly formed subcommittee of the Bureau of Land Management's Boise District Resource Advisory Council will meet four times by mid-January to consider and seek resolution to siting issues for the

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BLM Releases Draft Idaho and Southwestern Montana Sub-Regional Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement

As part of a joint effort with the USDA Forest Service to conserve the Greater Sage-Grouse and its habitat across ten Western states, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue a draft land use

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Final environmental impact analysis issued for renewal of 25 grazing permits in BLM Owyhee Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published the final environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzing the impacts of renewing 25 livestock grazing permits on allotments in the Jump Creek, Su

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Celebrate 2013 National Public Lands Day with BLM Idaho

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is inviting the public to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Public Lands Day! There are two local events at two different locations.

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You Can Help Prevent Wildfires on Your Public Lands

Hot, dry temperatures, lighting and human-caused wildfires have kept BLM Idaho wildland firefighters busy these past few weeks.

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The BLM in Idaho Asks the Public to Stop Wildfires Before They Start

As fire season approaches, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho is once again asking the public for help in reducing human-caused fires this fire season.