Press Releases
BLM Offers February Outdoor Events
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering three outdoor events in February that will take advantage of southern New Mexico’s weather and natural resources.
Volunteers Count 314 Eagles During 2017 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey
Eighty-two volunteers counted 314 eagles across the Powder River Basin as part of the nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey on the morning of January 14, 2017.
Fee Free Days for Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Set for 2017
The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with other agencies within the Department of the Interior, will waive recreation-related fees for visitors to public lands on four occasions in 2017— &
BLM Idaho Falls District Announces Appointments to Council to Advise Agency on Balanced Management of Nation's Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management recently announced new appointments or re-appointments of members to Idaho’s Idaho Falls District citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the
BLM seeks public input for September 2017 oil and gas lease sale
CANON CITY, Colo.--The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on offering thirteen parcels totaling about 2,089 acres of federal minerals within the Royal Gorge Field Office in easter
The Bureau of Land Management Releases a Record of Decision on Tortoise Relocation onto Public Lands
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released a Record of Decision for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement authorizing the translocation of m
BLM Postpones Enactment of Permit Processing Rule
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is delaying for 60 days the effective date of a rule that will require online filing of permits for oil and gas drilling. The delay responds t
Prescribed Burn Continues in McKinley County
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a 300 acre burn within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas (Mesa Chivato) during the month of February.
DUI and Registration Checkpoints Scheduled for President's Day Weekend
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) law enforcement officers will conduct driving under the influence (DUI) and registration checkpoints from noon to 2 a.
BLM to Begin Cedar Mountain Wild Horse Gather, Removal and PZP Treatment
Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office will soon begin gather operations to remove excess wild horses from within and outside the Ce
BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $129 Million
The Bureau of Land Management generated $129.3 million for leasing rights on parcels offered at the BLM's quarterly federal oil and gas lease auction on February 7, in Cheyenne.
BLM to Host Open Houses on Proposed Withdrawal in Crucial Sage-Grouse Habitat
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management today announced it will be holding eight public open houses throughout the West in February to gather input on the agency’s proposal to withdraw a sub
BLM seeks public input for September oil and gas lease sale
CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on offering thirteen parcels totaling about 2,089 acres of federal minerals within the Royal Gorge
BLM and BOR Plan Prescribed Burn South of Bosque del Apache
Between February 13 and March 31, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), will conduct a pile burn on BOR-administered l
BLM Seeks Nominations for 2017 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards Program
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for the 2017 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards. These awards recognize those programs created to foster sustainable d
BLM Extends Comment Period on Environmental Assessment for Proposed St. George Oil and Gas Lease Parcels
CEDAR CITY, Utah – At the request of the National Park Service and interest from other parties, the Bureau of Land Management will extend the public comment period from the original end d
Ford Ridge Prescribed Burn Planned for Winter Months
MOAB, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyon Country Fire Zone plans to conduct a prescribed burn of slash piles on approximately 60 acres of public lands in the Ford Ridg