Press Releases

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Colorado

BLM announces appointments to council to help advise agency on balanced management of nation's public lands

MONTROSE, Colo. --- The Bureau of Land Management announced new appointments or reappointments of members to its citizen-based Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advi

Colorado

Crews to burn slash piles above El Jebel

SILT, Colo.

National Office

Secretary Jewell Announces Proposal to Reduce Methane Emissions, Wasted Gas on Public, Tribal Lands

As part of the Interior Department’s reform agenda for a cleaner, more secure energy future, U.S.

Colorado

Anasazi Heritage Center Closes Temporarily for Upgrades and new Exhibit

DOLORES, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center near Dolores, Colorado, will temporarily close beginning January 18, 2016, through February 16, 2016, for the

Colorado

Roan Plateau Meetings next Week

SILT, Colo.

National Office

Significant Progress Made in Landscape-Scale Management Efforts in 2015

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 2015 made major strides toward addressing challenges that require action, analysis and planning across broad landscapes.

National Office

BLM Marks Major Gains in 2015 Ensuring Safe and Responsible Energy Development on Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) made major progress in 2015 promoting responsible energy development on public lands while also managing for a wide range of uses on the agency’s 245 million acr

Colorado

BLM announces Roan Plateau meeting dates

SILT, Colo.

Colorado

Local BLM Ecologist Wins National Education Award

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Utah

BLM Provides Additional Time for Public Input on Proposed Water Load Out Facility Near Moab, Utah

Moab, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Moab Field Office is providing additional time for public input on a proposal from Grand County for a water load out facility ad

Colorado

BLM plans prescribed pile burns in Phantom Canyon

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Front Range Fire Management Unit will be conducting pile burns in Phantom Canyon starting this week.  The piles consist of accumulated de

Colorado

Seasonal closures now in effect

CRAIG, Colo. – Annual winter closures begin today on certain lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Little Snake Field Office to reduce stress on wildlife.  

Colorado

BLM plans prescribed pile burns

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office will be conducting pile burns at various locations this winter.  

Colorado

Grandview Ridge, Twin Buttes and Animas City Mountain Closures Start December 1

DURANGO, Colo. – Annual seasonal wildlife closures go into effect December 1, 2015, within the Grandview Ridge and Animas City Mountain areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management,  th

Nevada

John Ruhs reports as BLM Nevada State Director

John Ruhs began his duties as the new State Director for the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada today.

Colorado

December Rio Grande Natural Area Commission meeting rescheduled

MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Rio Grande Natural Area Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Dec.

Colorado

Christmas tree permits on sale

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands within designated areas of the Grand Junction Field Office are now on sale. 

Colorado

BLM winter closures begin Dec. 1 in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin counties

SILT, Colo. – Annual winter closures to motorized and mechanized vehicles will go into effect Dec.

Colorado

Onshore Order rulemaking update: BLM extends comment periods, announces series of public meetings to review proposals, gather additional information

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will hold a series of public meetings on its three proposed rules to update and replace its Onshore Oil and Gas Orders 3, 4,

National Office

Onshore Order Rulemaking Update: BLM Extends Comment Periods

The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will hold a series of public meetings on its three proposed rules to update and replace its Onshore Oil and Gas Orders 3, 4, and 5.

Colorado

BLM Christmas tree permits available in Silt - Fourth graders eligible for free permit

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. 

Colorado

BLM releases Draft EIS analyzing previously issued oil and gas leases in the White River National Forest

EIS includes a thorough analysis of existing leases in Thompson Divide

Colorado

BLM releases Draft Supplemental EIS on Roan Plateau

An important step in the implementation of the landmark settlement Agreement

Colorado

Federal firefighters to burn slash piles in Routt County

CRAIG, Colo - The Bureau of Land Management Little Snake Field Office plans to begin burning slash piles 21 miles north of Steamboat Springs Nov. 19.