Press Releases

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Wyoming

BLM removes fire restrictions on public land in Natrona, Converse, Platte and Goshen counties

CASPER, Wyo. - Due to subsiding fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is removing the fire restrictions for Natrona, Converse, Platte and Goshen counties on Sept. 29, 2017.

California

Maintenance scheduled for Amboy Crater access road

The sky changes color as the moon sets behind a crater formed of ash and cinders; lava rocks and shrubs sit at the base of the crater.

Montana-Dakotas

Missouri Breaks Monument Transportation Map available for hunters

(FORT BENTON, Mont.) – Hunters looking to feed their families or mount the next record-breaking trophy to their wall have their sights set on the heart of Montana.

Nevada

BLM Caliente Field Office Selling Christmas Tree-Cutting Permits

CALIENTE, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Caliente Field Office is making Christmas tree-cutting permits available to the public. Permits cost $4 each with a limit of 10 per purchaser.

Nevada

Herbicide treatment to begin next week on public lands burned in 2005/2006

LAS VEGAS – On October 2, the next step in one of the largest efforts to restore burned areas in the Mojave Desert will commence as herbicide treatments begin on four areas of publ

Utah

BLM lifts West Desert fire restrictions

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management is lifting fire restrictions on campfires, smoking, and cutting or welding in Box Elder, Rich, Tooele, Salt Lake, and Utah Counties effective

California

BLM lifting fire restrictions for lands managed by Eagle Lake, Applegate field offices

SUSANVILLE, Calif. -- With the return of cooler weather and reduced wildfire dangers, the Bureau of Land Management will rescind fire restrictions on public lands managed by t

Oregon-Washington

Northwest Oregon: Parking improvements underway at Sandy Ridge Trailhead 2017

SALEM, OR – The Bureau of Land Management Northwest Oregon District will be expanding the parking area at Sandy Ridge Trailhead, including cons

Nevada

A Modern Journey on the Trail: The California Trail Interpretive Center Announces October programs

ELKO, Nev. – Learn about a modern day journey on the Trail at the California Trail Interpretive Center.

New Mexico

23rd Annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo Henderson, Texas

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Oregon-Washington

Emergency Closure of Public Lands Reduced to Horse Prairie Fire Perimeter in Douglas County

Roseburg, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District is issuing a revised emergency closure of public lands in Douglas County, Oregon.

National Office

BLM recreation and visitor sites free on Sept. 30

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive hours change October 1

LAS VEGAS – The 13-mile Scenic Drive at Red Rock Canyon will be open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. starting October 1.

Alaska

BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army Alaska To Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands

(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S.

Wyoming

BLM seeking input for the Wheat Creek Meadows habitat management area

KEMMERER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Field Office is seeking input for the Wheat Creek Meadows Habitat Management Area.

Oregon-Washington

Join the Cow Creek clean-up for National Public Lands Day

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Please join the Bureau of Land Management Roseburg District Office on Friday, October 20, at 9:00 a.m.

Nevada

BLM firewood permits available at multiple locations

CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District is continuing to sell firewood cutting permits at multiple locations. Pinyon pine and Utah Juniper permits are $10 a cord.

New Mexico

BLM Taos Field Office plans prescribed burn near Peñasco

TAOS, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management will be conducting a 650-acre prescribed burn in the Copperhill Management Area, located 2-3 miles west of Peñasco, New Mexico.

Nevada

Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station Opens Daily Starting October 1

LAS VEGAS – The Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting October 1. The station has been open Fridays-Sundays since May.

Colorado

Winter Valley Fire now 100 percent contained

CRAIG, Colo. – The Winter Valley Fire in Moffat County, Colo., is now 100 percent contained at 7,800 acres. Any visible smoke is from interior islands showing minimal creeping behavior.

Nevada

Volunteers needed for National Public Lands Day event at Big Dune

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a National Public Lands Day event September 30 starting at 9 a.m. at Big Dune near Amargosa Valley in Nevada.

Wyoming

William Henry Jackson’s photographic history to be displayed at the Trails Center

CASPER, Wyo. - Experience William Henry Jackson’s 1871 Yellowstone exploration at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center from Oct. 4 through Nov.