Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management leased 37 parcels totaling 30,528 acres in Colorado for $4,884,267 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

A 30-day scoping period has opened to receive public input on the proposed leasing of public land for energy production. Public comment closes January 8, 2026.

The Bureau of Land Management has announced a series of holiday affordability measures that will help families save money, enjoy public lands, and support wildfire prevention efforts across Colorado during the 2025–2026 winter season.

BLM opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include oil and gas parcels in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi and Nevada in March 2026 lease sales.

The sale scheduled for Dec. 9, 2025, will offer 60 oil and gas parcels totaling 50,980 acres in Colorado.

Starting on Sept. 18, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management will host a sealed bid timber sale in Cañon City, and is planning to sell 880,000 board feet of timber.

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office leased 14 parcels totaling 7,895 acres for $6,730,718 in total receipts for its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

The BLM Colorado State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 103 oil and gas parcels totaling 72,848 acres that may be included in a March 2026 lease sale in Colorado.

Key changes will promote U.S. energy production, timber development and other regulatory actions needed to ensure the responsible management of our natural resources and public lands.

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Sept. 9, 2025, to offer 14 oil and gas parcels totaling 7,896 acres in Colorado.

The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision approving a supplemental EA for the Bull Mountain Unit Master Development Plan and the Dual Operator 5-Pad Proposal.

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 61 oil and gas parcels, totaling 51,068 acres, in a December 2025 sale.

The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,224 oil and gas leases in seven Western states.

Fire managers from the Colorado River District are planning to conduct prescribed burning in the Hualapai Mountains between mid-March and mid-April 2025, pending appropriate weather and fuel conditions.

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 13 oil and gas parcels, totaling 12,111 acres, in an upcoming lease sale.

The Bureau of Land Management Northwest, Southwest and Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) will meet jointly, April 2 and individually April 3.

BLM Colorado State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 61 oil and gas parcels totaling 51,068 acres that may be included in a December 2025 lease sale in Colorado.

The BLM Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restriction of selected public lands for the 2025 Legacy Racing the Dam 500 race in La Paz County.

The Bureau of Land Management Upper Colorado River District welcomes Lisa Dawson as the new field manager for the Colorado River Valley Field Office. Dawson reports for duty as field manager today.

The BLM has selected Neal Craig as the Ukiah Field Manager who will oversee management of more than 270,000 acres of public lands within Marin, Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, Napa, Colusa, Glenn, Yolo, and Solano counties.

The BLM is preparing a prescribed burn at the Blanca Wetlands. The burn is scheduled for between mid-January 2025 and late March 2025 and will be conducted as weather and fuel moisture conditions permit.

The BLM has signed records of decision to enhance greater sage-grouse conservation on public lands in Colorado and Oregon. The measures will support Western communities and benefit more than 350 other wildlife species.

The Bureau of Land Management has closed on the Blue Valley Ranch land exchange which will increase public access for fishing, hunting, and other recreation in Grand and Summit counties, Colorado.

Today, the Bureau of Land Management published a Federal Register Notice announcing a plan to charge fees at campsites in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. BLM will use the profits to pay for maintenance and improvements at current and future sites. The national conservation area spans Delta, Mesa and Montrose Counties.

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado's Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing its 2025 meeting dates.