Press Releases
BLM Colorado State Director Ruth Welch Sworn In
Today, Ruth Welch was officially sworn in as the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Director by BLM Director Neil Kornze at the BLM Colorado State Office.
Local Researcher Provides Insight into Puma Populations at the Anasazi Heritage Center
DOLORES, Colo. –Ken Logan, Mammals Researcher for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will present “Researching Puma Populations in Western Colorado” at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at th
BLM Seeks Public Comment on Communication Site Plan
MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office is seeking public comments on an application to construct and operate a telecommunications site on Baxter Mounta
BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council meets June 4 and 5
CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Front Range Resource Advisory Council will meet June 4 and 5 from 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
BLM Announces $2 Million in Funding to Hire Youth to Work on Public Lands in California
As part of BLM's commitment to connecting youth and the outdoors, three projects in California today received funding to support conservation employment and mentoring opportunities throughout the s
Rocky Mountain Native Selected for Colorado's Top BLM Position
Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze today announced the appointment of Ruth Welch as the BLM Colorado State Director. Welch most recently served as Director of the agency’s Nationa
BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets in Craig May 29
CRAIG, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, May 29 at the Clarion Inn, 300 South Colorado Highway 13 in Craig.
BLM seeks comment on Grand County hazardous tree removal plan
KREMMLING — The Bureau of Land Management has released an environmental assessment for public comment analyzing its proposal to remove hazardous trees on BLM-administered lands in Grand County.
BLM-Utah and SITLA Recognize the Completion of the Recreational Land Exchange
In a ceremony today, officials from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah State Government and the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) signed a document re
BLM Arizona Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Phoenix May 7-8, 2014
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in Phoenix on May 7-8, 2014.
BLM accepting public comments on White-Nose Syndrome Adaptive Management Strategy and Environmental Assessment
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the BLM Colorado White-Nose Syndrome Adaptive Management Strategy and Environmental Assessment.
Durango area recreationists encouraged to heed BLM closures
DURANGO, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement officers have reported a number of trespasses as the days grow longer and warmer within the Grandview Ridge and Animas City Mount
BLM seeks public feedback regarding proposed fuel reduction project
MEEKER, Colo. – Fire management officials with the Bureau of Land Management are now seeking public feedback on a proposed fuel reduction project in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties.
BLM Plan Prescribed Burn to Reduce Hazardous Fuels and Protect Critical Infrastructure
Montrose, Colo.
BLM Colorado Launches Public Scoping and Environmental Analysis on Existing Oil and Gas Leases in the White River National Forest
25 Lease Suspensions Extended in Thompson Divide
BLM seeks public comment on natural gas development proposal south of New Castle
SILT, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on an oil and gas development proposal approximately six miles southwest of New Castle, Colo.
Firefighters planning prescribed burn South of Silt
SILT, Colo. – Firefighters from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Unit are planning a 381-acre prescribed fire about 10 miles south of Silt, Colo., in early April.