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Nevada, Ely DO
generic solar panel photograph

BLM to conduct public information forum for Pantheon Solar Project

Montana-Dakotas

BLM announces oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO
blm logo with black and white trees next to it

BLM to begin ignitions on 627-acre fuels reduction project near Crooked River Ranch

Prineville, Ore. — The BLM plans to begin burning 627 acres of hand piles the week of January 8th if conditions are favorable.

California
Jeremiah Karuzas

BLM California selects Jeremiah Karuzas as new Deputy State Director, Energy and Minerals

California, Northern California DO
A pile burn in snow.

BLM plans pile burns in NE California to reduce wildfire risk

Southwest DO
Attend a public scoping meeting to learn more about the Uncompahgre RMP Amendment.

BLM seeks public input on Uncompahgre Field Office plan amendment

MONTROSE, Colo.

Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO
ALT-TEXT – 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.

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument solicits public input on Left Coulee Access

SOUTH BLAINE COUNTY, Mont.

Arizona, Phoenix DO
an office building with an American flag flying outside. The building sign reads Bureau of Land Management, Managing your public lands

Public lands in Arizona closing for two years to construct Goldfield Recreation Area

PHOENIX – Beginning Feb.

Nevada, Carson City DO
Sand Hills map

Seasonal motorized vehicle closure at Sand Hills Critical Wildlife Habitat Area

CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Front Field Office seasonal motorized vehicle closure of the Sand Hills Critical Wildlife Area we

Carson City DO
Solar project

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Parker Butte Solar Project

Carson City, Nev –Avantus Clean Energy, LLC will be hosting two virtual public meetings to discuss their proposed Parker Butte solar generation and energy storage project on

Montana-Dakotas
Oil Rig

BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Montana and North Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 26 oil and gas

California, Northern California DO
three cyclists in a line on the Bizz Johnson trail

BLM Resource Advisory Council meets Jan. 31 – Feb. 1 in Redding

California, California Desert DO
Transmission lines stretch across a brush covered hills.

BLM seeks comment on proposed transmission line improvements in Inyo and Mono counties

Idaho
mule deer in snow in Wood River Valley_photo courtesy Idaho Department Fish & Game

BLM temporarily restricting off-highway vehicle use in the Wood River Valley

HAILEY, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office is implementing off-highway-vehicle and conditional seasonal restrictions in the Wood River Valley to reduce impacts to win

California, California Desert DO
On OHV speeds over a dune

BLM schedules DUI checkpoints on public land within Imperial County

Wyoming, Casper FO
Snow covered Muddy Mountain access road, Dec. 15, 2020.

Muddy Mountain Road closing for the season

CASPER, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will close Muddy Mountain Road for the winter on Sunday, December 31.

National Office
A group of people treating invasive weeds.

BLM to publish analysis on herbicides for noxious and invasive weed control

Nevada
Wild Horses on public lands.

Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 East Pershing Complex Wild Horse Gather

California Desert DO
A off road, rock crawler careens down a desert road.

The BLM plans public safety measures for 2024 King of the Hammers race

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Challis FO
Salmon Bluffs viewed from a raft on the Upper Salmon River, Challis Field Office. Photo courtesy of David Lingle.

Challis Field Office seeks comment on Special Recreation Permit study

Colorado, Colorado River Valley FO
map

BLM to offer small parcel for direct sale in Eagle County

SILT, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to sell a 7.55-acre parcel in Eagle County to Sweetwater Rydev LLC, operator of Anderson Summer Camp.

Eastern States
Side view of two horses heads at a BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption event.

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Gainesville, Georgia

*** UPDATE: Due to inclement weather the Gainesville Wild Horse and Burro event is delayed one day and will now take place Jan. 19-20. *** 

 

Arizona, Kingman FO
group of wild burros

BLM to gather wild burros in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area

The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild burro gather on Jan. 8, 2024, in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area, located west of Kingman, in Mohave County.
New Mexico, Rio Puerco FO, Farmington FO
A pump jack in Farmington, New Mexico.

BLM provides public comment period for supplemental analysis of February 2020 oil & gas lease sales

SANTA FE, N.M.

National Office
Wind turbines lined across a landscape with scattered vegetation and mountains in the background.

BLM invests $4.9 million for wildlife data to inform clean energy growth