Press Releases
BLM reopens public comment, announces new date for oil and gas lease sale
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has reopened the public comment period and changed the date for this summer’s proposed oil and gas lease sale due to the inclusion of additional parcels in the E
BLM sets hearing on use of helicopters, motorized vehicles for wild horse management
BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting its annual public hearing to discuss the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the monitoring and management of
BLM to host free mining claim workshop
ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada, will be holding a free workshop to provide guidance and tips on public mining claims, May 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BLM announces public meetings to provide input on the proposed Burning Man Special Recreation 10-year permit renewal
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management invites interested members of the public to two meetings next week regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to analy
BLM seeks public comment on proposed White Pine County Silver State Trail
ELY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office is asking the public to review and provide comments on a preliminary environmental assessment (EA)
Four thousand sagebrush seedlings planted on the Sheep Creek Fire
ELKO, Nev. – Forty-five volunteers from kids to adults planted 4,000 sagebrush seedlings on a portion of the Sheep Creek Fire near Battle Mountain, Nevada, Saturday March 30.
BLM supplies wildland fire engine to local Rangeland Fire Protection Association
Boise, Idaho – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) transferred a surplus wildland fire engine to the Owyhee Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA) in Jordan Valley, Oregon.
BLM plans prescribed burn near Cordes Junction
PHOENIX — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District will conduct a prescribed burn of cut and piled juniper within 120-acres of the Agua Fria National Monument, in the S
BLM Authorizes a Coal Lease Sale within the Wayne National Forest
WASHINGTON – In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting energy security and economic growth, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) authorized a competitive coal lease sa
BLM to host public meeting on Continental Divide-Creston Natural Gas Development Project
Rawlins, Wyo. – Being a good neighbor by supporting working public lands is one of The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) highest priorities.
BLM Colorado evaluating oil and gas leasing proposals
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public scoping comments on approximately 78,692 acres of public lands proposed for the upcoming September 2019
BLM to conduct audit of Special Recreation Permit Program
Boise, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho will be conducting an audit of its Special Recreation Permit Program during 2019. Special Recreation
BLM Nevada and Northern Nevada Correctional Center saddle-trained wild horse adoption a success
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-trained wild horse adoption event on March 30 at the Northern Nevada Correc
BLM seeks public comment on Klondike Bluffs camping proposal
MOAB, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing a proposal to provide sustainable camping opportunities and improvement
BLM Quarterly Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets $15,390,258
SANTA FE, N.M. —The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico raised $15,390,258 in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale held March 28, 2019.
BLM Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Designation
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) celebrates the ten-year anniversary of the designation of the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation
Prescribed burns planned to reduce hazardous fuels and improve wildlife habitat
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.
Temporary Closure of Hyatt Lake Campground
Ashland, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing temporary closures, starting in late May 2019, to the Hyatt Lake Campground.