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Montana-Dakotas

BLM Matthews Recreation Area to close temporarily May 9

Matthews Recreation Area
Photo by Mark Jacobsen
Wyoming

BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm celebrate 30 years of training and adopting wild horses and burros

RIVERTON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Honor Farm will celebrate three decades of training and adopting wild horses and burros for the Bureau of Land Management on May 19 in Riverton.

Colorado

BLM to expand Fourmile Trail System

CANON CITY, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office approved a plan for ten new motorized and non-motorized trails totaling about 18 miles in the Fourmi

Montana-Dakotas

BLM responds to public by extending time to submit comments on APR bison proposal​

(LEWISTOWN, Mont.) – Approximately 400 people attended the scoping meetings about the American Prairie Reserve’s grazing permit change proposal.

Wyoming

BLM listens to Wyoming State partners

Comments sought on draft proposal to coordinate state and federal conservation efforts

Oregon-Washington

BLM listens to Oregon State partners

PORTLAND, Oregon – The Bureau of Land Management marked a milestone today in the Administration’s effort to better align plans for managing Greater Sage-Grouse habitat on federal l

Idaho

BLM Listens to Idaho State Partners

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management marked a milestone today in the Administration’s effort to better align plans for managing greater sage-grouse habitat on federal lands by publishing a

Colorado

BLM listens to Colorado State partners

DENVER, Colorado – The Bureau of Land Management marked a milestone today in the Administration’s effort to better align plans for managing Greater Sage-Grouse habitat on federal lands by publishin

California, Nevada

BLM listens to Nevada and California State partners

RENO, Nevada – The Bureau of Land Management marked a milestone today in the Administration’s effort to better align plans for managing Greater Sage-Grouse habitat on federal lands by publishing a

Arizona

Electric distribution line, fiber optic line and road expansion proposed on public lands east of Bullhead City

KINGMAN, Ariz. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office (KFO) invites the public to review and comment on the Environmental Assessment (EA), which has been comple

Nevada

BLM to host free mining claim workshop June 28

RENO, Nev.

Wyoming

Statewide hearing scheduled on helicopter and motorized vehicle use in BLM wild horse management

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming invites the public to its annual statewide hearing on the use of helicopters and motorized vehicles in wild horse management operations.

New Mexico

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Pauls Valley

NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold an open house event at the Pauls Valley Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Facility, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, from May 18 – 19.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Seeks Nominations to Northwest Oregon Resource Advisory Council

Salem, Ore.

Nevada

Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management Applies to BLM to Withdraw Additional Lands at Central Nevada Test Area

TONOPAH, NV – The Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management Office (DOE), has applied to the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw approximately 361 acres of land surrounding part of its Ce

Alaska

BLM Alaska brings dinosaurs alive with DinoChat Live

ANCHORAGE – Dinosaurs in Alaska?  Tweet this Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. and learn from the experts about the dinosaurs that roamed Alaska during the Age of Dinosaurs. 

Utah

BLM to host “Media Day” for Fire Engine Workshop at Camp Williams

What:             Annual Fire Engine Training Workshop

Idaho

May is Wildfire Awareness Month

Statewide, Idaho – Ten western governors, including Idaho Governor C.L.

Nevada

Public invited to tour Fallon wild horse corral

RENO, Nev. —The Bureau of Land Management will host a public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, May 11.

New Mexico

BLM to conduct routine special recreation permit program audit

SANTA FE, NM. – The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office is preparing to conduct a routine audit of its Special Recreation Permit Program for the 2015 through 2017 use seasons.

Idaho

Notice of temporary motorized closures on public lands in Blaine County

SHOSHONE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is issuing a temporary emergency motorized closure on public lands in Blaine County, effective May 1, 2018.