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Nevada
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BLM to hold virtual public information forum for Rooster’s Comb Solar Variance Project

Two virtual information forums will be held to gather public input for the proposed Rooster’s Comb solar variance project.

Nevada
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BLM issues Decision for Pine Nut Mountain Herbicide and Seeding Project

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, has issued the Decision for the Pine Nut Mountain Herbicide and Seedi

Wyoming
Image of two oil and gas pumps.

BLM holds March 2024 sale for Wyoming oil and gas leases

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office held a competitive oil and gas lease sale, offering 28 parcels covering 12,974.71 acres in Wyoming.

Idaho
Resource Advisory Council members received briefing. Photo Credit: BLM

Advise on Federal land management issues by serving on the Idaho Resource Advisory Council

 

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO
A firefighter in red helmet and yellow shirt carries a drip torch used to light brush on fire.

BLM to conduct spring prescribed fire projects in the Bighorn Basin

WORLAND, Wyo.

Utah, Canyon Country DO
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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.

California
OHVs ride in front of a large rock in the high desert.

Motorcycle races coming to Fort Sage area; some trail access will be limited

California
Three brown horses

BLM to offer horses, burros for adoption in Ceres

Utah, Cedar City FO
Photo of grassy flat desert land in Beaver County, Utah with blue sky and mountains in the background.

Public Invited to Comment on Star Range Solar Development Project

The BLM Cedar City Field Office today initiates a 30-day scoping comment period to gather public input on the Star Range Solar Development Project Environmental Assessment.
Arizona
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed exploratory drilling project east of Bullhead City

KINGMAN, Ariz.

Utah
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Monument begins preparation for improvements at Calf Creek Recreation Area

KANAB, Utah

Colorado
A semi at the Sand Gulch campground

Sand Gulch campground reopens after successful expansion

California, Northern California DO
A dense forest covered with moss

BLM, partners celebrate 25th anniversary of Headwaters Forest Reserve

California, California Desert DO
Wind turbines in the desert

BLM approves Alta Wind Battery Energy Storage project in California

Oregon-Washington
Bureau of Land Management employees transferring a water tender to the Wheeler County Rangeland Fire Protection Association

Bureau of Land Management offers partners wildland fire equipment

The Bureau of Land Management’s Rural Fire Readiness program is dedicated to enhancing the firefighting capabilities of wildland firefighting partners.
Wyoming
An abandoned well with vegetation growing through it

BLM invests in restoring abandoned wells in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Idaho, Boise DO
Off-highway vehicle users on BLM-managed public lands in Owyhee County, Idaho. (BLM)

BLM seeks input on fifth Owyhee County travel management plan to reduce user conflicts and protect natural resources

BOISE, Idaho

Alaska, Anchorage DO, Glennallen FO
Image of a skier coming down a snowy steep mountain slope.

BLM seeks input on heliskiing on lands near Valdez and Thompson Pass

Glennallen, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input through a scoping period t

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
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BLM reschedules conifer mortality field trip to March 15

Medford, Ore. — Due to the forecasted storm, the Bureau of Land Management has re-scheduled a public field trip to see ongoing conifer mortality in southwest Oregon.

California
Four brown and black horses in the high desert

BLM to offer inmate-trained horses for adoption

New Mexico, Albuquerque DO, Socorro FO
Photo of Sacaton Prescribed Burn

February 29-March 2: BLM initiates prescribed burns in Socorro County

Socorro, N.M. - Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with private landowners, are schedule to burn draws of sacaton grass Feb.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO
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Landslide on Little Elk Mountain Road

Eugene, Ore. — Bureau of Land Management officials are notifying the public of a landslide affecting a portion of Little Elk Mountain Road.

Montana-Dakotas
Photo. Foreground: a yellow-colored “Entering Public Land” sign mounted on a grey-colored, metal post is positioned near the gate opening in a fence line comprised of round wooden posts and metal wire. Background: a scenic view of the Bullwhacker area of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument; a dirt road curves slightly uphill through yellow and green grasses dotted with sagebrush; conifer trees and bushes grow in scattered clumps on the hills; overcast, grey-colored sky.

BLM seeks public comments on Left Coulee Access EA

SOUTH BLAINE COUNTY, Mont.

Southwest DO
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BLM seeks public comments on proposed rule for Tres Rios and Gunnison field offices

MONTROSE, Colo. – The BLM is seeking public comments on a proposed supplementary rule pertaining to recreational activities on public lands in the Tres Rios Field Office and the Silverton area of Gunnison Field Office.
California, Northern California DO
A brown, fuzzy burro

BLM to offer horses, burros for adoption in Ferndale