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Battle Mountain DO, Mount Lewis FO

PRESCRIBED PILE BURNS SCHEDULED THROUGH MARCH 2022 ACROSS MOUNT LEWIS FIELD OFFICE AREA

Several prescribed burning activities are scheduled from December 27, 2021, to March 1, 2022, across seven units within the Mount Lewis Field Office ar

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

BLM issues decision on proposed wind testing facility  

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National Office

Bureau of Land Management to host webinar on orphaned well program

The Bureau of Land Management will host a roundtable-style webinar focused on the new program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that provides $250 million to identify and remediate orphaned well

Nevada

Firewood Permits Available at the Winnemucca District Office

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - With colder weather approaching, people may start thinking about gathering firewood.  Firewood permits, required to gather firewood from public lands, cover woodcutting

National Office

Virtual scoping sessions set for Bureau of Land Management sage-grouse planning

The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled two virtual public meetings to gather input on issues to consider while it evaluates the need to update range-wide management plans for sagebrush habitat

California, California Desert DO

The BLM approves Arica and Victory Pass solar projects

Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO

BLM Completes Middle Two Calf Road Reconstruction, Reopens to Public Traffic

WINIFRED, Mont.

Salt Lake FO

NEPA decision designates Fivemile Pass as Special Area

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office has designated 17,927 acres of public lands in Fivemile Pass, located in Utah and Tooele Counties, as a

Twin Falls DO

New seasonal conditional restrictions in the Wood River Valley

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management’s

Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO

Change planned for releasing John Day River boater permits

Central Ore.

National Office

Bureau of Land Management solicits interest in solar development on public lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced it is soliciting interest for utility-scale solar energy development on nearly 90,000 acres of public lan

Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management has concluded the Fox–Lake Wild Horse Gather

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Black Rock Field Office concluded the Fox - Lake Herd Management Area wild horse gather near Gerlach, Nev., December 17, 2021. 

Carson City DO

The Bureau of Land Management approves phase two of Luning solar project

CARSON CITY, Nevada - The Bureau of Land Management Stillwater Field Office has approved phase two of the Luning Solar Energy Project submitted by Liberty Utilities LLC.

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO

BLM seeks public input on camping and travel management in Chaffee County

New Mexico, Farmington DO

BLM continues efforts to protect Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River Rim and viewshed

TAOS, N.M. –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office announced in June 2021 that it was increasing the protection of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River conserva

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

BLM Cody’s Gretchen Hurley receives stewardship excellence award

CODY, Wyoming — Bureau of Land Management Geologist Gretchen Hurley has received a national BLM Director Award for her efforts to reclaim the abandoned uranium mines on Little Mountain in Wyoming’s

Southern Nevada DO

Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2022 Nevada Wild Horse Range Wild Horse and Burro Gather

LAS VEGAS – On or around December 18, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District, Pahrump Field Office, will begin a wild horse an

California

BLM law enforcement protects public land resources