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Southwest DO

BLM Tres Rios Field Office lifts Stage I Fire Restrictions

DOLORES, Colo.

Arizona, Phoenix DO, Colorado River DO
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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).

Arizona, Colorado River DO
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BLM transfers wildland fire engine and boat to local fire department

YUMA, Ariz. — The Bureau of Land Management Arizona (BLM) recently transferred wildland fire equipment

Colorado

BLM Colorado selects Abdelgadir Elmadani as Deputy State Director Energy, Lands, and Minerals

LAKEWOOD, Colo

Colorado

Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management battles the Spring Creek Fire

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, San Luis Valley FO, Royal Gorge FO

Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council to Meet in June

CANON CITY, Colo.

Upper Colorado River DO

BLM seeks input on the Lower Gunnison River campsite designation, reservations, and commercial allocations

Southwest DO

BLM Colorado presents Volunteer of the Year awards to Marian and Peter Rohman

Cortez, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pleased to announce Marian and Peter Rohman as co-recipients of BLM Colorado’s Volunteer of the Year Award.

Northwest DO

Wild horse adoption event to be held at the moffat county fairgrounds

Craig, Colo.