Press Releases

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Colorado

BLM releases environmental assessment for May oil and gas lease sale

CANON CITY, Colo.

Colorado

BLM oil and gas lease sale nets $94,833

DENVER – Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold 19 parcels totaling 5,103 acres for $94,833 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

Colorado

BLM oil and gas lease sale nets $94,833

Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold 19 parcels totaling 5,103 acres for $94,833 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

Colorado

Coal exploration license filed in La Plata County for 4,846 acres

DURANGO, Colo.

Colorado

BLM seeks participants in recreation focus groups

CANON CITY, Colo.

National Office

Secretary Jewell Tours Sagebrush Habitat Restoration Efforts in Idaho

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Steve Ellis, U.S.

Colorado

Firefighters plan prescribed burn in Palisade Watershed

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Colorado

Public comment period for HAMET proposal begins, public meeting scheduled

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office wants your input on Fort Carson’s proposal to use public lands for helicopter training.

Arizona

BLM Arizona, Partners Celebrate Condor Release

On Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, the Bureau of Land Management, The Peregrine Fund and partners will release three California condors in the BLM-managed Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.

Arizona

Celebrate the 21st Annual National Public Lands Day by Volunteering

On Saturday, September 27, volunteers across the nation will celebrate National Public Lands Day, the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans en

Colorado

Interagency fall prescribed burn program about to begin in southern Colorado

CANON CITY, Colo. – Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office and the U.S.

Colorado

Four Corners lecture series features the Wetherill Network

DOLORES, Colo. – On Sept. 21, the Four Corners Lecture Series features Marietta Eaton’s talk entitled “The Wetherill Legacy” at 1 p.m. at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colo.

Colorado

BLM Colorado announces new Northwest District Manager

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management has named long-time employee Joe Meyer as the new Northwest Colorado District Manager based in Grand Junction.
 

Colorado

Local BLM Office Seeks Volunteers for National Public Lands Days Events

MONTROSE, Colo. – Pull on your hiking boots, and join the Bureau of Land Management for a month-long series of fun filled activities and volunteer opportunities.

Colorado

Rio Grande Natural Area Commission meets Sept. 11 in Alamosa

ALAMOSA, Colo. – The Rio Grande Natural Area Commission will meet from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, 10900 East U.S.

Colorado

BLM Colorado starts public scoping period for new trails at Oil Well Flat

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

Colorado

BLM invites public to solar energy zone field trips and workshops

MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office is hosting a series of field trips and open houses to get your input on solar energy on public lands.

Colorado

Pine Ridge Fire Burn Area to Reopen After 2012 Fire

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management today lifted the closure to the area burned by the 2012 Pine Ridge Fire after evaluating the success of the rehabilitation.