Press Releases

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New Mexico

BLM seeks public input on proposed oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Oklahoma

SANTA FE, NM - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled a two-week public scoping period for input on 16 parcels (7,619.46 acres) of federal minerals proposed for the Nove

Winnemucca DO

Annual Black Rock Rendezvous cancelled

WINNEMUCCA, NV – The Black Rock Field Office, in coordination with partner organizations Friends of Black Rock High Rock, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, and the Nevada Outdoor School announces the c

Wyoming

BLM joins Deerwood Ranch for wild horse adoption

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Deerwood Ranch Wild Horse Public Off-Range Pasture, with the BLM and the Mantle Ranch and Wild Horse Training Facility, will host a wild horse adoption and free

Nevada

BLM and USFWS seeks public input on the proposed Hycroft Mine Phase II Expansion Project

WINNEMUCCA, NV – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office (BRFO) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have prepared a joi

Utah

BLM seeks public input on proposal to mitigate wildfire risk near Castle Valley, Utah

MOAB, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking comments on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing a proposal to treat vegetation and fuels as part of a wildfire mi

Idaho, Boise DO, Four Rivers FO

BLM seeks public input on draft Resource Management Plan for southwestern Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management today announced the release of the Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Four Rivers Field Office and i

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Challis FO

BLM Challis Field Office campgrounds are open for summer 2019

CHALLIS, Idaho— All the BLM Challis Field Office campgrounds are officially open for the summer 2019 season. There are many beautiful areas to choose from, including the very popular Joe T.

Arizona, Phoenix DO

BLM seeks public input on regional park lease in Pinal County

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public input on a proposed Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act lease of approximately 498 acres of public land

Idaho, Coeur d Alene DO, Cottonwood FO, Four Rivers FO

Whitebird resident receives national Outstanding Volunteer Achievement award

 

Whitebird resident receives national Outstanding Volunteer Achievement award

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Bureau of Land Management to gather excess wild burros near Empire and Porter Springs

Winnemucca, Nev. – To reduce vehicle collisions associated with an overpopulation of wild burros, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin a bait-trap operations on, or about

Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO

BLM Evaluates Transmission Line Proposal Near Cañon City

CAÑON CITY, Colo. –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office announced today a 15-day public scoping period on a proposed transmission line project north of Caño

California

Enjoy public lands and rivers safely this summer

Two rafters shoot difficult rapids in a rocky river.

National Office

BLM Extends Public Comment Period to June 10 on Draft Environmental Assessment for Lifting the Pause on the Issuance of New Federal Coal Leases

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft environmental assessment (EA) for public comment today, evaluating the potential environmental impacts of lifting the&n

National Office, California

Secretary Bernhardt Announces $106.8 Million for Recreation, Wildfire, Other Public Lands Projects in Nevada and California

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the commitment of more than $106.8 million to support 47 public lands projects throughout Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Idaho, Boise DO, Bruneau FO

BLM to host annual tours of Bruneau Off-Range Wild Horse Corrals

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer two public tours of the Bruneau Off-Range Wild Horse Corrals on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The first will begin at 10 a.m.

Utah

After 10 years of extensive monitoring BLM opens 5,400 acres to OHV recreation

HANKSVILLE, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing increased access and off- highway vehicle (OHV) opportunities within the Factory Butte Special Recreation

Oregon-Washington

Western Oregon Operating Plan Addresses Wildfires

Portland, Ore.

Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO

Garnet Day celebrates mining heritage of Montana's most intact ghost town

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – The sights, sounds and smells of a 19th-century mining town will come back to life during this year’s family-friendly Garnet Day.

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Pocatello FO

BLM invites public to open house on fuels reduction project

PARIS, Idaho – On Wednesday, May 29, the Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office invites the public to attend the proposed South Canyon Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project ope

California, Central California DO

BLM to host South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area fire recovery volunteer event

Volunteers take in the view of green, dry rolling mountains at South Cow Mountain. Photo by Ron McDonell, BLM volunteer.

Farmington DO

BLM honors outstanding volunteers at ‘Making a Difference’ awards ceremony

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will honor some of their most dedicated volunteers this week at the agency’s 2019 Making a Difference National Volunteer Awards.

National Office

BLM’s National Wild and Scenic Rivers System honored with “forever” stamps

BEND, Ore. – Four of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) National Wild and Scenic Rivers will be featured in a new 12-set series of “forever” stamps being released tomorrow by th