Press Releases

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Wyoming

BLM Wyoming releases sale notice for June 2019 oil and gas lease sale

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming State Office today released the sale notice for the June 2019 oil and gas lease sale, which includes 160 parcels totaling a

Nevada, Elko DO

Folk medicine, fiber arts and California Trail Days: California Trail Interpretive Center announces May programs

ELKO, Nev. – Learn about folk medicine, create a felted cell phone purse, and enjoy history brought to life at the California Trail Interpretive Center.

California, California Desert DO, Barstow FO

BLM releases final environmental analysis for the West Mojave Route Network Project

Image of a jeep driving through rocky, yellow hills.

California, Central California DO

BLM Bakersfield seeks public comments on draft hydraulic fracturing impacts analysis

Image of a field of oil derricks.

Wyoming, High Desert DO

BLM Pinedale to host May JIO and PAPO Boards of Directors Meetings

Pinedale, Wyo. - The Jonah Interagency Office (JIO) and Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) Boards of Directors will meet at the BLM Pinedale Field Office, May 9.

Wyoming, High Desert DO

BLM to host Pinedale Anticline annual planning meetings

PINEDALE, Wyo. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) believes partnerships and inclusion are vital to managing sustainable, working public lands.

California, Northern California DO, Applegate FO

BLM will offer horses for adoption in Oakdale; incentive payments available

Image of three brown horses in a row.

Nevada, Elko DO

BLM seeks public comment on Big Ledge Environmental Assessment

ELKO, Nev.

Idaho, Boise DO

BLM to conduct pile burning in Southwest Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management will be conducting the Trout Springs Jackpot Prescribed Burn, located 36 miles southeast of Jordan Valley, OR, on Juniper Mountain, sometime in late Apr

Colorado, Southwest DO, Uncompahgre FO

Prescribed burns planned south of Montrose

MONOTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office plans to conduct prescribed fires on public lands along Government Springs Road south of Montrose thi

Colorado, Southwest DO, Tres Rios FO

BLM evaluates roads and trails in Archuleta, La Plata and Montezuma counties

DOLORES, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office announced a 30-day public scoping period to initiate travel management planning efforts across app

California, Central California DO

BLM to host South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area fire recovery volunteer event

An image of damage from the Mendocino Complex fire at the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area (Ashley Poggio/BLM).

Idaho

BLM, Lemhi Regional Land Trust and Salmon School Garden hosting Firewise program

SALMON, Idaho— The community of Salmon is invited to attend a Firewise presentation on Sunday, April 28 at the Salmon Grange building from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

California, California Desert DO

BLM seeks public comment for Castle Mountain Mine proposal

Image of brown mountain rising above scrub desert with pinionin the foreground.

National Office

Science Framework Coordinates Conservation and Restoration of the Sagebrush Biome

WASHINGTON – An inter-agency group of federal researchers has published a guide designed to help resource managers and practitioners prioritize, locate and apply management actions

Utah

The BLM welcomes visitors to Little Sahara over Easter Weekend

FILLMORE, Utah Every Easter weekend, the Bureau of Land Management welcomes over 20,000 visitors to the Little Sahara Recreation Area (LSRA) for off-highway

Utah, Canyon Country DO

BLM completes first phase of nesting surveys in the Indian Creek area

MONTICELLO, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) appreciates the public’s help in avoiding potential raptor nesting areas in the Indian Creek climbing area.

West Desert DO

The BLM welcomes visitors to Little Sahara over Easter Weekend

FILLMORE, Utah Every Easter weekend, the Bureau of Land Management welcomes over 20,000 visitors to the Little Sahara Recreation Area (LSRA) for off-highway

Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

BLM releases draft analysis of Moneta Divide oil and gas project

LANDER, Wyo.

Colorado, Southwest DO

BLM evaluating camping opportunities in Rabbit Valley

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Colorado

U.S. Attorney’s Office Resolves Mineral Trespass Investigation Against Colorado Oil and Gas Company

DENVER – SRC Energy, Inc., a Colorado-based oil and gas company, has agreed to pay $723,236 to resolve mineral trespass allegations regarding two oil and gas wells unlawfully drilled in Weld County