Press Releases

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Colorado

White River Field Office Proposed Management Plan Amendment Released

Proposed Plan Advances Dinosaur Trail Master Leasing Plan, Offers Incentives to Minimize Oil and Gas Surface Disturbance, Disruption to Wildlife

Utah

BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale Parcels in the Fillmore Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the BLM's proposal to offer nine parcels covering 12,944 acres in th

Colorado

BLM Plans Several Prescribed Burns in Southwest Colorado

DOLORES, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as Monday, Mar. 30, or as conditions allow.
 

Colorado

New BLM office opens to the public

MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The new Bureau of Land Management building for the San Luis Valley Field Office is now officially open to the public. The new building is at 1313 E.

Colorado

BLM announces new appointments to Front Range Resource Advisory Council to help advise agency on balanced management of nation's public lands

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

National Office

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for April 22-23 in Columbus, Ohio

The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on April 22-23 in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses a

Colorado

BLM to conduct Dry Gulch prescribed burn in Rio Blanco County

Rio Blanco County, Colo.

Colorado

Firefighters Plan Spring Prescribed Burns

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Nevada

Public Comment Sought on Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Proposed Funding

Las Vegas – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will accept public comment on the Special Account Request (SAR) for funding from the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) for Tule Springs

Nevada

BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption center extends hours, now open Saturdays

The Bureau of Land Management announced today that, beginning April 4, the National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Palomino Valley (PVC) in Reno, Nevada, will be open to the public every Saturday f

Alaska

BLM Selects Deb Horner as 2015 White Mountains Artist in Residence

FAIRBANKS — The Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Interior Field

Colorado

BLM accepting public comment on soda plant expansion

MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public comments on a proposed sodium bicarbonate plant expansion 37 miles southwest of Meeker.
 

Colorado

Local Wildfire Mitigation Leaders Receive National Awards

DOLORES, Colo. – Firewise of Southwest Colorado and Judy Winzell (Falls Creek Ranch) have received national recognition for their outstanding impacts in wildfire preparedness and mitigation.

Colorado

BLM planning Tee Pee prescribed fire west of Maybell

Craig, CO – The Bureau of Land Management Little Snake Field Office is planning a prescribed fire 30 miles west of Maybell in the Douglas Mountain area on 124 acres of BLM land.  Burning is an

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon to Host Second Season of Artist Residencies

Las Vegas – Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area will become an even more beautiful place on March 20 when the Artist-in-Residency program will debut its first artist this ye

Alaska

BLM Realigns District and Field Office Boundaries

ANCHORAGE – Working collaboratively with Alaskan communities, the B

Colorado

Crews complete new campsites at North Fruita Desert

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The Bureau of Land Management today announces the completion of new campsites in the North Fruita Desert.
 

Alaska

New Oil and Gas Leases in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A)

The Bureau of Land Management is announcing seven new oil and gas leases within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
Colorado

BLM seeks comment on proposed fuels reduction project near Uncle Bob Mountain Road

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to reduce hazardous fuels for wildfires south of the Town of Silt near Uncle Bob Mountain Road and Clear Creek.

California

Public Input Drives Next Steps for Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S.

Nevada

BLM announces results of Elko District oil and gas lease sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated $55,383 during its quarterly oil and gas competitive lease sale held in Reno on March 10, 2015 selling 13 parcels that comprised 15,243.97 acres in Elk

Colorado

BLM accepts comments for 2015 special recreation permit applications

MONTROSE, Colo.– The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on 17 Special Recreation Permit applications, including two new applications and 15 applications f

Nevada

Sand and Gravel Sale Generates More Than $10.7 Million

Las Vegas --The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today sold contracts for the extraction of 9.6 million tons of sand and gravel from the Lone Mountain Community pit.