Press Releases

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Arizona

BLM announces dates and locations for public meetings on target shooting management alternatives on the Sonoran Desert National Monument

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Phoenix District Office has announced dates, times and locations for three public information meetings at which it seeks public

Utah

BLM Conducts Coal Lease Sale for Greens Hollow Tract

Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today held a competitive coal lease sale by sealed bid for the Greens Hollow Coal Tract— a 6,175.39 acre area in Sanpete and Sevier Cou

Nevada

BLM to Conduct Slash Pile Burns in Nye and Esmeralda Counties

Battle Mountain, NV.

California

BLM Issues Temporary Restricted Access for 2017 King of the Hammers Race

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will temporarily restrict access to selected public lands within the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation

National Office

BLM Names New Leader for National Conservations Lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today named Christopher J.

National Office

BLM Names New Leader for National Operations Center

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today named Howard M.

Oregon-Washington

Jamie Connell Named Director of BLM's Oregon/Washington State Office

Bureau of Land Management veteran Jamie Connell, currently Director of the BLM’s Montana/Dakotas State Office, has been named the new Director of the BLM’s Oregon/Washington State Office based in P

Nevada

BLM to hold online oil and gas lease sale March 14

Reno, Nev. -- The Bureau of Land Management will hold an online oil and gas lease sale March 14, 2017.

Utah

BLM to Begin Frisco Wild Horse Gather, Removal and Research

CEDAR CITY, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management Cedar City Field Office will soon be gathering and removing excess wild horses from within and outside the Frisco Wild Horse Herd 

Oregon-Washington

BLM, Forest Service Protect Over 300,000 Acres of Pristine Forest

Portland, Ore. – Today the BLM announced a two year mineral segregation of 340,079 acres of National Forest System land on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Okanog

California

BLM Hosts Alabama Hills Hikes in January

BISHOP, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will host guided hikes in January on the film history and natural history of the Alabama Hills.

Nevada

BLM Concludes Eagle and Silver King Emergency Wild Horse Gather

ELY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District has concluded the Eagle and Silver King Emergency Wild Horse Gather.  The BLM gathered and removed 74 excess wild horses from public and

National Office

BLM Releases Draft EIS on Proposed Withdrawal in Crucial Sage-Grouse Habitat

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Wyoming

WLCI Executive Committee Invites Public to Meeting

The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) Executive Committee (EC) will meet beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, and ending at 12:00 p.m.

Colorado

BLM Anasazi Heritage Center closed for New Years

DOLORES, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Anasazi Heritage Center will be closed Jan. 1-2 in celebration of New Year’s.  

National Office

Secretaries Jewell, Vilsack Applaud President's Designation of New National Monuments in Utah and Nevada

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S.

Nevada

BLM offers $1,000 reward for information about vandalism to Red Rock Canyon sign

Las Vegas – The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the person or people responsible for causing s

Wyoming

PAPO Sets Project Application Deadline

The Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) will accept applications for potential 2017 funding until February 1, 2017.

Colorado

BLM seeks input on de-allocation of Fourmile Solar Energy Zone

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to de-allocate the Fourmile East Solar Energy Zone from solar energy development to address cultural resource concerns. 

California

BLM Initiates Proposed Withdrawal of Conservation Lands in Calif. Desert

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Consistent with the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) in the California Desert Conservation Area, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will publ

National Office

BLM Announces Call for Nominations To Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board

The Bureau of Land Management today issued a call for public nominations to fill three positions on its national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

Nevada

BLM Proposes to Sell 3.75 Acres in Clark County

Las Vegas – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field Office, is seeking public comments on a proposal to sell one parcel, totaling 3.75 acres of public land in Clark County, Nevada.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM to open comment period on coal lease application

DICKINSON, N.D.

California

Public Invited to Provide Input for OHV Grant Proposals

MORENO VALLEY, Calif.

New Mexico

Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Event in Mercedes, Texas

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Mercedes, Texas, January 6-7, 2017.