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BLM lifts Emergency Closure Order for State Creek Fire

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office has rescinded an Emergency Closure Order issued earlier this month temporarily restricting camping, day use, road access and hunt

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Oil and gas lease auction brings in over $570,000

BILLINGS, Mont.– The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas raised $570,500 in its oil and gas lease sale held online September 22, 2020.

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BLM Miles City Field Office Seeks Comments on Intake Realty Action

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management Miles City Field Office has published a Notice of Realty Action and is seeking comments on the Intake Campground Recreation and Public Purpose pa

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BLM to upgrade water system at Devil’s Elbow Campground

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will upgrade the water system at its Devil’s Elbow Campground on Hauser Lake in the coming weeks.

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The Bureau of Land Management seeks comment on BNI application, environmental assessment

DICKINSON, N.D. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting comments on an environmental assessment that analyzes potential impacts from leasing 630-acres of federal c

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Parking lot closed for maintenance at Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center in Fort Benton

(FORT BENTON, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to do parking lot maintenance at the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center, located at 701 7th Street in Fort Benton.

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BLM restricts access to Little Whitetail, Hay canyons due to State Creek fire

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office has issued an Emergency Closure Order temporarily restricting camping, day use, road access and hunting in the Little Whitetail a

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BLM reduces Bear Creek Fire closure, reopens 11k acres impacted by fire

(DILLON, Mont.) –The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office has reduced its earlier closure order for the Bear Creek Fire, re-opening more than 11,000 acres of public land prior to opening

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The Bureau of Land Management completes Upper Belmont acquisition with another 1,120 acres

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s acquisition of 1,120 acres in the Lower Blackfoot River drainage secures permanent public access to the land. Using $868,000 from the Land a

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BLM seeks comments on American Colloid Plan of Operations Modification EA

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on an environmental assessment that analyzes potential impacts from a modification to American Colloid Company’s existing p

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BLM temporarily closes Big Hole River recreation sites for upgrades

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will upgrade some of its recreation sites along the Big Hole River southwest of Butte in early September.

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BLM accepting grazing applications for Pumpkin Creek Allotment

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The Miles City Field Office is accepting applications for available forage for the Pumpkin Creek Allotment, located about 15 miles south of Miles City. 

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BLM’s Carbella Recreation Site temporarily closed for renovation

(BUTTE, Mont.) –  When visitors return to the Bureau of Land Management’s Carbella Recreation Site at the start of next summer season, they will find a freshly-upgraded site where they can pit

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BLM’s Holter Lake tent camping temporarily closed during trail work

(BUTTE, Mont.) –As the trail system around the Bureau of Land Management’s Holter Lake Campground gets a fresh look, the tent camping area of the recreation site will be closed Aug. 31 to Sept.

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BLM, OSMRE seek comments on Freedom Mine coal lease application

DICKINSON, N.D. – The Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement are accepting public comments on a coal lease application from the Coteau Propertie

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The Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining seek comments on Falkirk coal lease application

DICKINSON, North Dakota – The Bureau of Land Management  and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement are accepting public comments on a coal lease application from the Fa

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Dillon BLM closes area due to Bear Creek Fire

(DILLON, Mont.) – Due to the rapidly-growing Bear Creek Fire, the Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office has issued a fire prevention order temporarily closing all BLM-administered lands s

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BLM extends comment period on Scratchgravel Hills trails plan to Oct. 6

BUTTE, Mont. –  Those hoping to weigh in on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed recreation plan for the Scratchgravel Hills near Helena now have until Oct.

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Pumpkin Fire nears containment

Firefighting helicopter with water bucket
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UPDATE: Log Gulch, Departure Point campgrounds on Holter Lake closed for paving project

(BUTTE, Mont.) –Log Gulch Campground on Holter Lake is currently closed as engineers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office complete a resurfacing project.

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BLM releases sale notice for September 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

BILLINGS, Mont.

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BLM releases Resource Management Plans for Lewistown, Missoula

BILLINGS, Mont.

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BLM releases Resource Management Plans for Lewistown, Missoula

BILLINGS, Mont.

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The Bureau of Land Management announces revision and EIS scoping period for North Dakota Resource Management Plan

(DICKINSON, N.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management announced its efforts today to begin a public process to revise the 32-year-old management plan governing the agency’s