Press Releases

Find out what's happening in your local community. Use the map or the search and filter below to read BLM Press Releases by region.
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Northwest DO, Kremmling FO

Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 1 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties

Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 1 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties
Utah, Canyon Country DO

The BLM announces the selection for 2024 Canyon Country Artist in Residence

2024 Canyon Country Artist in Residence — Suzanne Jackson of Basalt, CO. Jackson will be with us October 8 – 29, adventuring out in this glorious landscape to inspire her beautiful plein air paintings and sketches.
Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

BLM seeks nominations for Advisory Committee for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

The Bureau of Land Management seeks nominations for the recruitment of 15 members to serve on the Monument Advisory Committee for the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.
California

BLM California welcomes new State Director Joe Stout

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New State Director Joe Stout has joined the Bureau of Land Management in California. Stout started his new position on August 12.
Colorado, Southwest DO, Uncompahgre FO

BLM proposes new recreation fees for the Uncompahgre Field Office

The Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments through September 16 on proposed new recreation fees for eight developed campgrounds and eight day use sites.
Colorado, Northwest DO, Kremmling FO

Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 2 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties Wednesday

Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 2 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties Wednesday
National Office

BLM modernizes public lands temporary closure notifications

In order to allow the bureau to better protect people, public lands, and public resources, today the BLM announced a rule that modernizes the way it informs the public about temporary closures and restrictions.
Wyoming

BLM partners with Trout Unlimited and Wyoming Conservation Corps to restore habitat

Utilizing funds made available by the Inflation Reduction Act, the BLM Wyoming partnered with Trout Unlimited and Wyoming Conservation Corps to restore landscape in the southwestern part of the state.
Upper Colorado River DO, Grand Junction FO, Colorado River Valley FO

Western Slope public lands enter stage 1 fire restrictions Friday

Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices will implement stage 1 fire restrictions effective 12:01 a.m. Aug. 2. BLM officials use specific criteria, including the moisture content of vegetation, weather outlooks, and human risk factors to make fire restrictions decisions.
Colorado

BLM announces September 2024 oil and gas lease sale in Colorado

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Sept. 24, 2024, to offer one oil and gas parcel totaling 120 acres in Colorado.
California

Veteran Land Management Leader Takes Role as BLM California State Director

Veteran land manager Joe Stout has been named the new BLM California State Director.
Colorado

BLM proposes plan to conserve wildlife and manage oil and gas in Colorado

The Bureau of Land Management today announced proposed changes to existing BLM resource management plans to promote conservation of wildlife corridors and priority big game habitat on public lands in Colorado.
Nevada, Southern Nevada DO

Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Mesa University invite public to participate in recreation focused outreach meetings

The Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Mesa University invite you to participate in Southern Nevada recreation focused outreach meetings in August 2024.
Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO

Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office under new leadership

The Bureau of Land Management is excited to announce Doug Mayes as the new head of its Royal Gorge Field Office.
Southwest DO

BLM releases proposed plan amendment supporting Gunnison sage-grouse recovery

The BLM has released the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS analyzing habitat management for eight Gunnison sage-grouse populations on BLM public lands across southwest Colorado and southeast Utah.
Arizona, Colorado River DO, Lake Havasu FO

BLM initiates environmental analysis of the Socorro Solar Energy Project

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input to inform development of an environmental assessment for the proposed Socorro Solar Energy project in southeastern La Paz County.
Colorado, Southwest DO, Uncompahgre FO

Dan Ben-Horin begins new role as BLM Uncompahgre Field Manager

Dan Ben-Horin begins in his new role as Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office in BLM Colorado’s Southwest District.
Colorado, Upper Colorado River DO, Grand Junction FO

BLM welcomes new Grand Junction Field Office manager

BLM Announcement: BLM welcomes new Grand Junction Field Office manager
Grand Junction FO

La BLM propone actualizaciones a los planes del área de Grand Junction y del Valle del Río Colorado

La Oficina de Gestión de Tierras publicó una declaración de impacto ambiental suplementaria final que evalúa los cambios propuestos para la gestión de las oficinas de campo del Valle del Río Colorado y Grand Junction.
Colorado, Grand Junction FO

BLM proposes updates to Grand Junction, Colorado River Valley area plans

The Bureau of Land Management announced a final supplemental environmental impact statement analyzing proposed management changes for the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction field offices.
Colorado

BLM proposes renewed protections for Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

BLM is seeking comments on a proposal to renew restrictions for 4,792 acres of public lands within the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge.
National Office

BLM, Foundation for America's Public Lands to address drought

BLM and the Foundation for America's Public Lands announced a cooperative agreement to improve drought resilience in the Colorado River Basin.
National Office

Public input due on draft alternatives for managing greater sage-grouse habitat

Please submit comments on sage-grouse by June 13, 2024.
Arizona, Phoenix DO, Colorado River DO

BLM implements seasonal fire restrictions in central and western Arizona due to increased fire risk

Effective Thursday, June 6, at 8 a.m. seasonal Stage 1 fire restrictions will be implemented on Bureau of Land Management-managed lands in the Colorado River District and Phoenix District.
Colorado

BLM Colorado encourages recreating responsibly to help prevent wildfires

May is Wildfire Awareness Month, but recreating responsibly to prevent wildfires is key year-round.