Press Releases
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BLM asks climbers to protect raptors in Indian Creek
The Bureau of Land Management urges climbers and outdoor recreationists to avoid certain areas in Indian Creek from March through late summer to protect nesting raptors.
BLM announces annual temporary closure of High Rock Canyon Road
The Bureau of Land Management will be closing a portion of the High Rock Canyon Road in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area to vehicle use.
Volunteers Needed for 2025 Raptor Inventory Nest Survey
Citizen scientists are needed for the 2025 Raptor Inventory Nest Survey (RINS)! Help monitor Utah's eagles, owls, and more. No experience required—training provided in Feb. & Mar. Volunteers visit assigned areas from Mar.–July. Learn more at rins.org.
BLM to commemorate Agua Fria National Monument 25th anniversary
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Agua Fria National Monument and the National Conservation Lands in 2025. The BLM will plan special events throughout the year.
BLM approves Two Rivers wind energy project
The BLM Rawlins Field Office today issued a decision record approving the Two Rivers wind energy project on 4,507 acres of BLM-managed land near Medicine Bow and Rock River in Carbon and Albany counties.
BLM finalizes new Castner Glacier Recreation Area Management Plan
Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signed a decision that finalized the new Castner Glacier Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP).
BLM Thompson Pass and Valdez heliski special recreation permit window now open
Interested applicants in the area must submit their complete SRP application package by December 31, 2024, to be considered for the next 10-year permit period of 2026 through 2035.
BLM releases all areas of Indian Creek for climbing
BLM staff ask climbers to voluntarily avoid routes near historic nesting sites in Indian Creek. In the early spring, the BLM confirmed nesting and territory activity on several popular climbing routes.
BLM Acquires New Lands to Benefit Wildlife, Preserve History, and Provide Recreation Access
The Bureau of Land Management has purchased approximately 3,200 total acres of new public land in areas from the Great Basin in northwest Nevada to the Pacific Coast in northern California.
BLM land acquisition expands public access and recreation opportunities adjacent to Río Grande del Norte National Monument
The BLM today announced the acquisition of approximately 3,700 acres of land adjacent to the Río Grande del Norte National Monument.
High Rock Canyon Road has reopened
High Rock Canyon Road is open for the season. High Rock Canyon is a fourteen-mile-long canyon and a great place for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and off-roading.
The BLM announces annual spring avoidance areas to protect raptors in Indian Creek
MONTICELLO, Utah – Each spring, raptors return to the Indian Creek area for nesting.
BLM winter travel restrictions begin Dec. 15 in Grand and Jackson counties
BLM winter travel restrictions begin Dec. 15 in Grand and Jackson counties
Moab Field Office adjusts special recreation permit application and review process
MOAB, Utah – To improve the management of permitted activities and events, the Moab Field Office is streamlining its application and review process for special recreation permits.
Bureau of Land Management establishes seasonal closures to protect nesting birds of prey in Central Oregon
PRINEVILLE, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management will seasonally close six areas in central Oregon to safeguard habitat for federally protected raptors.
President’s Investing in America agenda to invest nearly $27 million in restoration work in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho– As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $26.95 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for the protection a
The BLM announces annual avoidance areas to protect raptors in the Indian Creek Special Recreation Management Area
MONTICELLO, Utah – Each spring, raptors return to the Indian Creek area for nesting.
BLM proposes rule to limit roped and aerial recreation to protect wildlife in Mineral and Hell Roaring canyons
MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management proposes a rule to protect vital wildlife habitat from increasing encroachment of recreational uses by limiting roped and aerial activiti