Press Releases

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Montana-Dakotas

BLM to install boat docks at Holter, Hauser lakes

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Wyoming

BLM Pinedale Requests Information on Large Dump Site

The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office Ranger Cody Martin is requesting assistance to identify the subject(s) responsible for a large dump site on public land near the Rocky Mountain P

Utah

Horses at Axtell Wild Horse Corrals Quarantined Until Further Notice

Axtell, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Axtell Contract Off-Range Corrals have issued a voluntary quarantine of wild horses at the facility due to an outbreak of upper

Idaho

BLM and local fire departments train and build partnerships ahead of fire season

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is partnering with local municipal fire departments to teach courses in wildland firefighting to prepare for the upcoming fire season.

Colorado

Wild Horse Adoption set for April 8 in Deer Trail

LAKEWOOD, Colo.

Eastern States

BLM Hosts Wild Horse and Burro Adoption in Lorton, VA

WASHINGTON – If there’s a place in your heart for a mustang and you are ready to adopt, come to the Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) Wild Horse and Burro adoption April 21- 22.&nbs

New Mexico

BLM Plans Prescribed Fire in Cibola County

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct an approximately 4,500 acre prescribed fire 40 miles southeast of Grants, New Mexico, within the El Malpais National Con

New Mexico

Prescribed Burn Planned in Otero County

On April 5-6, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base, is planning a prescribed burn within Otero County in southern New Mexico.

Utah

BLM to Host Public Tour of Axtell Wild Horse Corrals

AXTELL, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced it is offering a public tour of the Axtell Contract Off-Range Corrals (facility) in Axtell, Utah on Wednesday, April

New Mexico

BLM Seeking Comments on Proposed Shooting Range in Cibola County

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on a proposed response to a patent application for a shooting range complex to be located three miles west of Milan, New Mexico.

Alaska

BLM invites public comment on Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative's proposal to bury a fiber optic cable from Gakona to Delta Junction

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Glennallen Field Office is
announcing a 15-day public review and comment period on a proposed plan from Copper Valley Telephone

Utah

BLM Seeks Comment on Environmental Assessment for Oil and Gas Lease Sale

SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the BLM’s proposal to offer n

Nevada

BLM Seeking Public Input on a Notice of Intent for the Proposed Deep South Expansion Project Environmental Impact Statement. Public Meetings Scheduled for April 2017

Battle Mountain, NV – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking input regarding issues to be analyzed in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposal by Barrick Cortez Inc.

Nevada

BLM Seeking Public Input on a Notice of Intent for the Proposed Deep South Expansion Project Environmental Impact Statement. Public Meetings Scheduled for April 2017

Battle Mountain, NV – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking input regarding issues to be analyzed in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposal by Barrick Cortez Inc.

Idaho

Challis Field Office Announces Public Viewing Opportunities for Wild Horses at Corrals

CHALLIS, ID – The Bureau of Land Management Challis Field Office continues to gather wild horses from within the Challis Herd Management Area (CHMA) using bait traps.

Idaho

4-H Trail Challenge at the Boise BLM Wild Horse Corrals this weekend

BOISE, ID – It will be a busy two days at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse Corrals in Boise on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1.

Idaho

Roads Accessing Popular Salmon Dam Recreation Areas Eroded

TWIN FALLS, ID – Spring runoff and snow melt has caused extensive erosion and damage to roads accessing popular recreation areas on Salmon Dam Reservoir including Backwaters, Norton Bay, Big Sandy

Colorado

BLM evaluating proposal to lease Salida East to Colorado Parks and Wildlife

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal George Field Office is seeking public comment on its draft Environmental Assessment to lease the Salida East Recreati

Nevada

BLM Seeks Comment on Management Plan for Piute-Eldorado Valley

Las Vegas - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is seeking comments to begin the process of developing an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (A

Utah

Maintenance of Kanarraville water system closes portion of Spring Creek Canyon WSA

KANARRAVILLE, Utah – Maintenance to the town of Kanarraville’s water system will close the hiking trail to Kanarraville Falls through the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Spring Creek Canyon

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive hours change April 1

Las Vegas – The 13-mile Scenic Drive at Red Rock Canyon will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting April 1.

Idaho

BLM Extends Scoping Period for Southwest Idaho Travel Management Plans

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management has extended the public scoping period for the Canyonlands West and Grand View Travel Management Plans’ (TMP) environmental analyses through April 21, 2