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Colorado

BLM winter closures begin Dec. 1 in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin counties Transfer Trail gate to be closed Nov. 25

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

Colorado

BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets Dec. 5 in Silt

SILT, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec.

Colorado

BLM Plans Pile Burns to Reduce Hazardous Fuels

Gunnison, Colo.

Colorado

BLM, Town of Gypsum partner to improve wildlife habitat

GYPSUM, Colo.

Nevada

BLM Geothermal Lease Sale Results

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada generated $13,888 during its competitive geothermal lease sale held in Reno on Nov. 19.

Colorado

BLM Colorado State Office Posts Sale Notice for February Oil and Gas Lease Sale

DENVER­ – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado will offer nine parcels totaling 7,435 acres during the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for 9 a.m., Feb.

Colorado

BLM Colorado State Office Posts Sale Notice for February Oil and Gas Lease Sale (11-15-13)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado will offer nine parcels totaling 7,435 acres during the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for 9 a.m., Feb.

Colorado

BLM oil and gas lease sale nets nearly $10,000

DENVER – Today the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold seven parcels totaling 1,945 acres for $9,973 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

Colorado

BLM oil and gas lease sale nets nearly $10,000 (11-14-13)

Today the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold seven parcels totaling 1,945 acres for $9,973 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

Colorado

BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council to meet Nov. 20 and 21

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Front Range Resource Advisory Council will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Nov.

Colorado

Southwest Resource Advisory Council to Meet

DOLORES, Colo.—The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Friday, Nov. 15 at the Dolores Public Lands Center,29211 Hwy. 184, Dolores, Colo.

Colorado

BLM Incorporating Additional Analysis into Draft Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office will include the proposal from Citizens for a Healthy Community, the Conservation Center and others in the draft Unco

Colorado

BLM to Host First-Ever Competitive Auction to Develop Solar Energy on Public Lands

WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration's strategy to spur renewable energy development on public lands and reduce carbon emissions, the Bureau of Land Management will host the first

Colorado

New Date for Close of the Comment Period for the Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse EIS As A Result of the Federal Government Shutdown

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the new date for the close of the comment period for the Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Environmental Impact Statement and Resource Management

Colorado

BLM Colorado Northwest District hosts Sage-Grouse EIS public meetings

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The Bureau of Land Management will host public meetings to discuss the Northwest Colorado Sage Grouse EIS.

Colorado

Firefighters Plan Fall Prescribed Burns

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Federal fire officials from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit are planning three prescribed burns in October.

Colorado

Artists Present Works from Residency in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

DOLORES, Colo. – A painter, sculptor and cellist who spent a month collaborating with scientists at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument bridging the gap between art and scientific perspe

Colorado

Improvement work continues at 27 ¼ Shooting Range

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Improvements to the  popular 27 ¼ Shooting Range north of Grand Junction are scheduled to be completed Oct. 3. 

Colorado

BLM celebrates National Public Lands Day with event to get people outdoors

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Colorado

San Juan National Forest/BLM Tres Rios Field Office Release Joint Management Plan

DURANGO, Colorado – On Friday, September 20, 2013, the San Juan National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office will release a joint Land and Resource Management

Colorado

Volunteers Needed for Trail Construction Effort in Garden Park

CANON CITY, Colo. –Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office are looking for approximately 120  volunteers to assist with

Colorado

BLM to Host National Public Lands Day Events in Royal Gorge Area

CANON CITY, Colo. – Help the Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Public Lands Day by volunteering for a project this fall.

Colorado

BLM Colorado State Director, Helen Hankins Announces Retirement

Lakewood, Colorado -- The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Director, Helen Hankins, will retire September 30, the agency announced today.