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Southwest DO
Southwest RAC members and BLM employees make a stop along the Gunnison River in June 2023.

BLM Southwest District Resource Advisory Council to meet October 11

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest District Resource Advisory Council will hold a meeting on October 11 at the Gunnison Field Office, 2500 E.

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm place 40 gentled animals

RIVERTON, Wyo.

Little Snake FO

Volunteer opportunity for National Public Lands Day

CRAIG, Colo.

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, San Luis Valley FO

Dale Culver selected as new San Luis Valley field manager

Monte Vista, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Rocky Mountain District has announced the selection of Dale Culver as the San Luis Valley Field Manager.

Southwest DO

Prescribed fires planned on Carpenter Ridge and West Dolores Rim

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to conduct prescribed fire treatments this fall in the Tres Rios and Uncompahgre field offices.

Colorado

Buffalo Horn Land Exchange Offers Opportunities for Improved Public Access

National Office
A mule deer herd on a mesa.

Biden-Harris Administration infuses $28 million though Investing in America Agenda for restoration, conservation projects across America

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management today announced $28 million in investments from the 

Southwest DO

BLM Tres Rios Field Office lifts Stage I Fire Restrictions

DOLORES, Colo.

Arizona, Phoenix DO, Colorado River DO
Fire restrictions graphic

BLM lifts seasonal fire restrictions in central and western Arizona

PHOENIX – Effective Friday, August 25 at 8 a.m., the Bureau of Land Management will lift all seasonal fire restrictions for public lands administered by the P

Colorado

Kymm Gresset selected as new Little Snake Field Manager

National Office, Colorado, Oregon-Washington, Utah
A horse and a foal in sagebrush

BLM announces new grants to support wild horse and burro initiatives in Colorado, Oregon and Utah

The Bureau of Land Management has selected six organizations and universities in Colorado, Oregon and Utah to receive grants totaling more than $1 million aimed at empowering community-level action to support the BLM’s mission of managing and protecting wild horses and burros on public lands. 
Southwest DO, Gunnison FO

BLM seeks comments on plan for regular fee increases at four campgrounds in Gunnison Field Office

GUNNISON, Colorado.

National Office

Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $18 million in public lands projects as part of Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON – Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced more than $18 million in shovel-ready ecosystem restoration and resilience projects on the nation’s public lands as

National Office

Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Applaud President Biden’s Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden established the 

Colorado, Upper Colorado River DO, Northwest DO, Rocky Mountain DO, Southwest DO
a crowd of people stand in front of off-highway vehicles on a sand dune

BLM Seeks Nominations to Colorado Resource Advisory Councils

Upper Colorado River DO

BLM to collect new campground fees in Eagle and Pitkin counties

Southwest DO

BLM Southwest Fire transfers wildland engine to Cortez Fire Protection District

MONTROSE, Colo.

Colorado, Upper Colorado River DO, Grand Junction FO, Colorado River Valley FO
Aerial view of oil and gas infrastructure on landscape

BLM Releases Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices’ Resource Management Plans

Southwest DO

BLM Southwest District sheep grazing sub-committee to meet August 15

Montrose, Colo.

Southwest DO

BLM issues Temporary Closure Order for public lands in Gunnison Field Office

GUNNISON, Colo.

Colorado

BLM to enter Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. —

Southwest DO

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions begin July 10 in BLM Tres Rios Field Office

DOLORES, Colo.

Colorado

BLM releases proposed Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

Southwest DO

BLM Southwest District RAC sheep grazing sub-committee to meet July 18

Montrose, Colo.

California, Northern California DO
Paul Sever, new Monument Manager of the King Range National Conservation Area

Paul Sever named manager of BLM King Range National Conservation Area

ARCATA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management welcomes Paul Sever as the new manager of the King Range National Conservation Area (NCA).