Press Releases

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Nevada

Trail Center Announces California Trail Days and 5th Anniversary Celebration

ELKO, Nev. – The California Trail Interpretive Center is celebrating its 5th anniversary during California Trail Days, an annual event that brings pioneer history to life.

Alaska

BLM seeking public comment on Environmental Assessment of proposed rights-of-way at King Salmon Airport

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The BLM is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment for proposed rights-of-way at King Salmon Airport.

California

BLM Bakersfield Field Office Issues Fire Restrictions

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bakersfield Field Office is issuing fire restrictions effective immediately for federal public lands in several Central Ca

California

BLM to Co-Sponsor Tire Amnesty Week

A group of people stand and sit in a pile of tires collected for recycling.  Photo by Georgette A.

National Office

President Proposes $1.1 Billion Budget for BLM in Fiscal Year 2018

President Donald Trump today requested a $1.1 billion Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) budget for the Bureau of Land Management (

Wyoming

Pinedale Anticline Project Office Seeks Ideas to Reduce Emissions in Upper Green River Basin

(PINEDALE, Wyo.) – The Pinedale Anticline Project Office has $250,000 in its mitigation fund and is asking the local community and industry for potential projects to reduce emissions in the Upper G

Oregon-Washington

BLM Honors Volunteers with Lifetime Achievement Award

Portland, Ore. – Rich and Linda Crooks, volunteer interpretive hosts at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM), Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) on the central O

Arizona

BLM invites public to discuss Buckeye Hills Travel Management Plan

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lower Sonoran Field Office invites the public’s participation in the development of the Buckeye Hills Tra

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Campground to Close Until Labor Day Weekend

LAS VEGAS – Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s developed campground – Red Rock Canyon Campground – is scheduled to temporarily close from May 30 to September 1, 2017, dur

Oregon-Washington

Northwest Oregon: Fish Improvements at Lake Creek Falls Recreation Site

Springfield, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be repairing the fish ladders at Lake Creek Falls.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Northwest Oregon: International Migratory Bird Day on the Oregon Coast!

Newport, Ore.

Wyoming

BLM Firewood Permits Now Available

(ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.) - The Bureau of Land Management is now offering Firewood permits at the Kemmerer, Pinedale, Rawlins and Rock Springs field offices.

Wyoming

Celebrate National Trails Day with Hike at Sheep Mountain

CODY, Wyo.

Nevada

Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station hours change June 1

LAS VEGAS – The Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station hours of operation will change to Friday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting June 1.

New Mexico

BLM Grassland Restoration Treatments to Begin in Southern New Mexico

Starting the second week of June 2017 and continuing for approximately two weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District Office and other partners will begin herbicide treatments

New Mexico

Tortugas "A" Mountain Sunset Recreation Area Improvements Scheduled

Starting on May 23, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District will begin a two-week improvement project at the Sunset Recreation Area on the west side of Tortugas “A” Mountain.

Oregon-Washington

Fireworks and Exploding Targets Ban 2017

Portland, Ore. – Effective May 26, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prohibits the use of fireworks, target shooting with exploding targets, and the firing of a tr

Idaho

Longtime BLM Volunteer to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Boise, ID –   Norm Jensen, a long time volunteer for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office, will be honored for his contributions during a national c

Utah

BLM Seeks Input for Travel Management Planning near Vernal, Utah

VERNAL, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to participate in the development of the Book Cliffs Travel Management Area Plan and Environmental Assessment (TMP/E

Wyoming

BLM Cody Releases Analysis of Bentonite Mining Expansion

CODY, Wyo. – The BLM Cody Field Office requests input on the analysis of a proposed bentonite mining project located near Lovell, Wyoming, in Big Horn County.