Press Releases

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Alaska

BLM Proposes Supplementary Rules to Protect Public Health and Safety

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing supplementary rules for use of a small parcel of public land that the agency uses as an administrative site in Fairbanks.

Colorado

BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets Dec. 7 in Craig

SILT, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Clarion Inn in Craig, 300 S.

Alaska

BLM Alaska announces 2017 winner of annual Small Operator Award

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management recently recognized Ron Timroth and his mining company, 12 Caesars Gold, LLC, with a BLM Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Devel

Nevada

Wildland Firefighters Hosting Recruitment Session

LAS VEGAS - Firefighters from Bureau of Land Management, Mt. Charleston Fire Protection District, National Park Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S.

Nevada

BLM Christmas tree cutting permits available

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District Office, has Christmas tree cutting permits available for purchase now through December 24th.

Colorado

BLM Christmas tree permits available in western Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands are available in Grand Junction, Montrose, Cortez and Durango at the following locations:

Colorado

BLM Christmas tree permits available in Silt

SILT, Colo. – Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands are available in Silt at the Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road. 

Colorado

BLM Christmas tree permits available in Grand Junction

RAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands are available in Grand Junction at the Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H. Road. 

California

BLM, Forest Service announce origin and cause of Helena Fire

REDDING, Calif.

Nevada

BLM concludes the Fox and Lake Range HMA emergency Wild Horse gather

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), concluded an emergency wild horse helicopter gather on a portion of the Fox and Lake Range Herd Management Area on November 18.

Wyoming

Deadline approaches for BLM Wyoming Resource Advisory Council nominations

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – There’s still time to apply to be a member of the Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming Resource Advisory Council. The nomination period closes Dec. 1.

Wyoming

BLM offers Christmas tree permits for sale starting Friday

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer Christmas tree permits for sale starting Nov. 24, 2017.

Utah

BLM to begin Year 2 of the Conger Wild Horse Gather and Research Study

FILLMORE, Utah  The BLM Fillmore Field Office is planning to begin gather operations on Tuesday, Nov

Oregon-Washington

Christmas tree permits now available from Roseburg District Office!

Roseburg, Ore. -- Christmas tree permits will be available from the Bureau of Land Management’s Roseburg District Office from November 20, through December 22, 2017. 

New Mexico

Public meeting to highlight Soledad Canyon road improvements

LAS CRUCES, N.M. ‒ The Federal Highway Administration and Doña Ana County are hosting a public meeting on November 28, 2017, to present the Soledad Canyon Road Improvement Project.

Wyoming

Fremont County Weed and Pest Wins Landscape Stewardship Award

LANDER, Wyo.

Colorado

Firefighters to burn slash piles on Lookout Mountain

SILT, Colo.

National Office

DOI Announces Approval of Transmission Line Project in Oregon and Idaho

In a move that will improve the nation's energy infrastructure, create nearly 500 jobs and boost local economies, the U.S.

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon and Sloan Canyon National Conservation Areas open limited hours on Thanksgiving

LAS VEGAS – Red Rock Canyon and Sloan Canyon National Conservation Areas will have reduced hours on Thanksgiving Day, November 23.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Councils and other BLM Land Management Advisory Committees

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for open positions on 17 of its 36 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs).  As published in a notice in the Federal Register, the BLM wil