Press Releases

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Colorado, Northwest DO

Kremmling Field Office opens foot access to BLM lands not burned in East Troublesome Fire

KREMMLING, Colo. – The Kremmling Field Office reduced

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO

Royal Gorge Field Office evaluating mineral materials proposal in Chaffee County

Colorado, Upper Colorado River DO

Christmas tree permits available in Silt

SILT, Colo

Colorado

The Bureau of Land Management to hold public hearing on use of motorized vehicles and aircraft to manage wild horses and burros

MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to use helicopter, fixed wing aircraft and other motorized vehicles to track, inventory, ga

Colorado

Bureau of Land Management plans fall-winter pile burns in Chaffee, Custer, and Fremont counties

CAÑON CITY, COLO - The Bureau of Land Management Rocky Mountain District Fire and Aviation Management Unit is preparing to conduct pile burns in nine locations this winter on Royal

Colorado, Northwest DO, Kremmling FO

BLM drops fire restrictions in northwest Colorado, prepares to begin pile burning

KREMMLING, Colo.

Colorado, Northwest DO, Kremmling FO

Cross-boundary fuel break and hazard tree removal to begin on Sheep Mountain

Grand County, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) are partnering to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health

Colorado, Southwest DO

BLM TO BURN PILES IN DRY CREEK BASIN AND McELMO/YELLOW JACKET CREEKS

DOLORES, Colo.

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO

The Bureau of Land Management Approves Yellow Pine Solar Project

LAS VEGAS – The Trump Administration has continued its commitment to its America First, all-of-the- above approach to domestic energy production as the Bureau of Land Management (B

Colorado, Northwest DO, Kremmling FO, Little Snake FO, White River FO

Kremmling Field Office shrinks East Troublesome Fire area closure

KREMMLING, Colo. – The Kremmling Field Office reduced the size of the East Troublesome Fire emergency area closure today, opening previously closed BLM lands north of U.S.

Colorado, Northwest DO, Kremmling FO, Little Snake FO, White River FO

BLM rescinds fire restrictions in Moffat County

CRAIG, Colo. – The Little Snake and White River Field Offices will rescind fire restrictions on BLM-managed lands in Moffat County on Friday, November 6 at 12:01 a.m.

National Office

The Bureau of Land Management seeks bids for off-range corrals in the West for excess wild horses and burros

Grand Junction, Colorado – In support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) mission to sustainably manage wild horses and burros, the agency announced today th

Colorado, Gunnison FO, Uncompahgre FO

BLM TO CONDUCT PRESCRIBED BURNS IN DELTA, GUNNISON, MONTROSE, SAGUACHE, AND OURAY COUNTIES

MONTROSE, Colo.The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to burn slash piles on BLM-administered lands at several locations in the Gunnison and Uncompahgre fiel

Colorado, Northwest DO, White River FO

White River Field Office rescinds some fire restrictions

MEEKER, Colo. – The White River Field Office will rescind fire restrictions on BLM-managed lands in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties on Friday, October 30 at 12:01 a.m., while reta

Colorado

BLM rolls back fire restrictions in Royal Gorge and San Luis Valley field offices

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

Colorado, Northwest DO, White River FO

BLM issues decision to remove wild horses from private land in Rio Blanco County

MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), White River Field Office signed a decision today authorizing the gather and removal of approximately 75 excess wild horses from

Colorado, Northwest DO, Kremmling FO

Kremmling Field Office reopens some lands closed due to East Troublesome Fire

KREMMLING, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management, Kremmling Field Office has reopened BLM public lands in the Strawberry Special Recreation Management Area, a BLM parcel south of Lake G

Colorado, Upper Colorado River DO, Grand Junction FO

The Bureau of Land Management celebrates the 20-year anniversary of McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) honors the 20-year anniversary of the establishment of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, a 123,000-

Colorado, Northwest DO

Kremmling Field Office expands East Troublesome Fire emergency area closure

KREMMLING, Colo. – Due to continued extreme fire behavior and rapid fire growth, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Kremmling Field Office has issued an additional area closure in the

Arizona, Colorado River DO

Fire restrictions remain in effect in Colorado River District

As outdoor recreation increases in the Colorado River District, public lands users are reminded that BLM lands in western Arizona remain under fire restrictions.
National Office

The Bureau of Land Management Selects Eric A. Kriley to Lead Bureau Law Enforcement Efforts

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced the appointment of Eric Kriley as the Director for the Office of Law Enforcement and