Press Releases
Federal Fire Officials Plan Long-Range Prescribed Burning Objective
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Federal fire officials from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit plan to ignite Western Slope prescribed fires through March.
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
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
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.
BLM fire restrictions lifted in El Paso, Jefferson, Park and Teller counties
CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management will lift Stage 1 fire restrictions at 5 p.m.
Browns Canyon National Monument hosts an online mapping exercise
CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management and U.S.
BLM Colorado's oil and gas lease sale nets $1.6 million
DENVER - Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold 28 parcels totaling 19,095 acres for $1,591,471 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.
BLM Director Kornze Announces $79 Million for Conservation and Recreation Projects in Nevada
Motorized travel restrictions on Wolford Mountain begin Dec. 15
KREMMLING, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management will begin its annual winter restrictions on motorized travel north of Kremmling in the Wolford Mountain Travel Management Area on Dec.
BLM plans slash pile burns
CANON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct slash pile burns in 10 locations throughout the winter of 2016 and 2017.
Seasonal closures at Emerald Mountain now in effect
CRAIG, Colo. – Annual winter closures at the Bureau of Land Management’s Emerald Mountain Special Recreation Area outside Steamboat Springs went into effect Dec.
BLM winter closures begin Dec. 1 in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin counties
SILT, Colo. – Annual winter closures to motorized and mechanized vehicles begin to go into effect Dec.
Durango winter trail closures begin Dec. 1 for wildlife protection
DURANGO, Colo. – Annual winter closures go into effect Dec.
BLM seasonal road closures in effect Dec. 1
MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office and the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area are implementing seasonal road closures beginni
BLM's Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets Dec. 8 in Grand Junction
SILT, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec. 8 in Grand Junction at the Courtyard Marriott, 765 Horizon Drive.
BLM Christmas tree permits available in Silt
SILT, Colo. – Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands are available in Silt at the Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road.
Secretary Jewell Announces Resolution of Oil & Gas Leasing Issues in Colorado's White River National Forest
DENVER, Colo. – U.S.
BLM to offer 17 parcels in February oil and gas lease sale
DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management will offer 17 parcels totaling 17,632 acres in the Tres Rios Field Office at its Feb. 9, 2017, quarterly oil and gas lease sale.
BLM completes East Ridge Trail by Meeker
MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management put the final touches on the 1.3-mile East Ridge Trail above Meeker Nov. 3.