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Nevada

BLM and Northern Nevada Correctional Center announce wild horse adoption event for October 2022

The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on Saturda

Alaska

BLM releases draft business plan for public review for Public Information Center

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management today released the Draft Business Plan for the Alaska State Office Public Information Center in Anchorage for

Alaska
River runs through forested landscape in Alaska

Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to boost watershed restoration in Alaska

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The Bureau of Land Management recently awarded a $1 million grant to the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation Dis

Arizona, Phoenix DO
a sign with the bureau of land managment emblem. Text reads National Conservation Lands, Sonoran Desert National Monument

BLM to host virtual scoping meetings on recreational target shooting at the Sonoran Desert National Monument

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management Lower Sonoran Field Office will host two virtual scoping meetings as it considers an amendment to the Sonoran Desert National Monument Resou

Alaska, Fairbanks DO, Eastern Interior FO
Several piles of woody debris burn with flames reaching up between snow covered spruce trees.

BLM will burn piles near Tanacross for forest health and wildfire management

FAIRBANKS, Alaska –In early October, the Bureau of Land Management's Fairbanks District and Alaska Fire Ser

Arizona, Gila DO

BLM starts Middle Gila South Transportation Plan

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office is starting an access and transportation management planning process that will designate roads and trails on

West Desert DO

BLM announces 765-acre prescribed burn near Highway 6 in Utah County

SALT LAKE CITY— The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District plans to conduct a prescribed burn of 765 acres in the Kyune Creek area between late-September and mid-October 20

Wyoming

BLM seeks public input on proposed improvements to Muddy Mountain Road, parking areas

CASPER, Wyo.

New Mexico
A wild horse at the Oklahoma Field Office.

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Clovis, New Mexico

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Clovis, New Mexico, October 14-15 at the Curry County Events Center, where 120 wild

Wyoming

BLM increases reward for information on Old Quarry Trails kiosk vandalism

Northern California DO, Redding FO
Cloverdale Trailhead sign with paved road, green grass, and trees in the background.

BLM hazardous fuels work at Cloverdale Trails temporarily limits access

REDDING, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will increase public safety, wildfire resilience and landscape health by conducting hazardous fuels work on sections of the Clo

Utah
Adé Nelson - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Manager

Adé Nelson named as permanent Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Manager

SALT LAKE CITY – Bureau of Land Management Utah State Director Greg Sheehan announced today that Adé Nelson has been selected as the new monument manager for the Grand Staircase-Es

Northeastern States DO
The BLM Official Logo displaying an inverted triangle with a pine tree, snow capped mountain, a river an hills.

BLM seeks comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for proposed lease modifications for the Doe Run Company

MILWAUKEE, Wis.

Nevada

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Support Partnership with Nevada Department of Wildlife to reduce wildfire risk

RENO, Nev.

Oregon-Washington, Burns DO

Public land use restrictions reduced across Harney County

Hines, Ore.

National Office
Blythe Solar Project in California

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Full Operation of California Solar Project That Will Power More Than 145,000 Homes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.

New Mexico, Farmington DO
BLM Logo

BLM hosts public meetings for the development of shooting ranges in Santa Fe County

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office invites the public to attend upcoming public meetings for the proposed recreational target shootings ranges on public lands located within Santa Fe County.
Colorado, Northwest DO

BLM seeks volunteers for National Public Lands Day event near Craig

CRAIG, Colo.

Kemmerer FO

BLM Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices plan campground winterization

The Bureau of Land Management, Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices will winterize the water systems at the Fontenelle Creek Campground in Lincoln County, and Scab Creek Campground and Warren Bridge

Utah, Green River DO

The Bureau of Land Management to transfer land for Emery County airport and Emery City Recreation Area in Utah

PRICE, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office announces the signing of the final two Emery County land conveyances directed by the John D. Dingell, Jr.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Campfires allowed again on Wild Portion of Lower Rogue River

Joint News Release
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District
USDA Forest Service, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest

Eastern States

Public invited to participate in National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022

FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Bureau of Land Management to temporarily prohibit recreational target shooting at Anderson Butte

Medford, Oregon — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved a plan to increase safety at the Anderson Butte area by temporarily prohibiting recreational target shooting in c

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Be Fire Aware: Fire Restrictions in Effect on Bureau of Land Management Public Lands in Medford District

MEDFORD, Ore. – Thanks to widespread rain, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are reducing public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon.

Alaska, Anchorage DO, Anchorage FO
A group of volunteers contribute to an Eagle Scout project during the 2018 National Public Lands Day event that provided trail maintenance on the Salmon Run Trail on the Campbell Tract in Anchorage.

National Public Lands Day returns to Campbell Tract

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is excited to celebrate National Public Lands Day with a volunteer event at the Campbell Tract on Saturd