Press Releases

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Nevada, Carson City DO

BLM requesting public comment for Truckee Meadows Water Authority proposal

Carson City, Nev – The BLM, Carson City District, Sierra Front Field Office, is seeking input that will be used to prepare an Environmental Assessment to analyze the direct, indirect  and cumu

High Desert DO

Wildland Firefighters working the Richards Fire located South of Rock Springs

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - Wildland Firefighters from the BLM Rock Springs Field Office, BLM Utah, Sweetwater County along with available air resources responded to a fire at approximate

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Pine Hollow Fire Update, August 4, 2020

Arizona, Colorado River DO

The Bureau of Land Management issues decision approving Black Mountain Herd Management Area wild burro gather and population control plan

The Kingman Field Office will begin gathering and removing approximately 1,000 wild burros in September 2020 to address overpopulation and damage to the range in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area.
Nevada

Virtual meetings on the Thacker Pass Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be held August 19 and 20

Winnemucca, Nev. — Two virtual public meetings will be held for the Thacker Pass Draft Environmental Impact Statement project on August 19 at 1:00 pm and August 20 at 6:3

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Pine Hollow Fire Update, August 3, 2020

Montana-Dakotas

BLM releases sale notice for September 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

BILLINGS, Mont.

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Pine Hollow Fire Update, August 2, 2020

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Pine Hollow Fire Update, August 1, 2020

California, Northern California DO

BLM announces fire restrictions for NE California, NW Nevada public lands

Lush field with cattle grazing. SUSANVILLE, Calif.

Arizona, Colorado River DO

BLM seeks public input on abandoned mine remediation project near Chloride

KINGMAN, Ariz.

Nevada, Ely DO

Air tanker collision near Caliente

Updated as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug.

Arizona, Phoenix DO, Hassayampa FO, Lower Sonoran FO

BLM eases fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 for Phoenix District

PHOENIX – Effective Friday, July 31 at 12:01 a.m., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has lowered fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 for public lands administered by the Ph

Arizona, Colorado River DO, Kingman FO, Lake Havasu FO, Yuma FO

BLM lowers fire restrictions for Colorado River District managed lands

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.

Oregon-Washington, Coos Bay DO

Campfires prohibited on Bureau of Land Management lands along southern Oregon Coast

NORTH BEND, Ore.

Eastern States

The Bureau of Land Management seeks to gauge interest for holding wild horses and burros in the East

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — In support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) mission to sustainably manage wild horses and burros, the agency posted a Request for Information (RFI) today seeking

California, California Desert DO

BLM approves El Dorado-Lugo-Mojave Capacitor Project

Electrical Substation

Montana-Dakotas

BLM releases Resource Management Plans for Lewistown, Missoula

BILLINGS, Mont.

Nevada, Elko DO

The Bureau of Land Management concluded the Antelope Valley HMA emergency wild horse gather

On July 28, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, Wells Field Office concluded the 2020 Antelope Valley Herd Management Area (HMA) emergency wild horse gather.

New Mexico, Pecos DO

Prescribed burn planned in Lincoln County

Roswell, N.M. - Beginning in August, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burn operations about 10 miles northeast of Ruidoso and 6 miles southeas

Arizona, Gila DO, Safford FO, Tucson FO

Arrival of Monsoon Signals Easing of Fire Restrictions in Southeast Arizona

Tucson, Ariz.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM releases Resource Management Plans for Lewistown, Missoula

BILLINGS, Mont.

Arizona, Colorado River DO

Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on proposed Golden Valley Transmission Line Project near Kingman

KINGMAN, Ariz.— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Kingman Field Office is seeking public input on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating impacts from the propose