Press Releases

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New Mexico

25th annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo in Ardmore, Okla.

NORMAN, Okla.—The Bureau of Land Management will hold the 25th annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo in Ardmore, Okla., on November 15-16, at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum.&

Farmington DO

BLM to hold fuelwood lottery for Gorham Scout Ranch near Chimayo, NM

TAOS, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it will hold a lottery sale for dead and down fuelwood in the Gorham Scout Ranch near Chimayo, NM.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM plans burns in Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Lewis & Clark, Jefferson counties

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will burn slash piles during the coming months in Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties.

New Mexico, Farmington DO

BLM Announces Brush Thinning Treatments in San Juan, Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties

FARMINGTON, N.M.

Arizona, Colorado River DO, Lake Havasu FO

Public invited to participate in the Nation’s largest volunteer effort

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu Field Office invites the public to celebrate the 26th annual National Public Lands Day on October 26.

Colorado, Southwest DO, Tres Rios FO

BLM announces decision for coal proposal in La Plata County

Dolores, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tres Rios Field Office released the final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Decision Record (DR) for a Lease-by-App

Arizona

BLM Arizona Advisory Council to meet November 13-14 in Phoenix

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet to discuss public land management topics at a meeting planned for November 13-14, 2019, in Phoenix.

Colorado, Southwest DO, Uncompahgre FO

BLM Uncompahgre Field Office seeks comments for Spring 2020 Special Recreation Permit applications

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on six Special Recreation Permit (SRP) applications for Spring 2020.

Idaho, Boise DO, Owyhee FO

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project

VALE, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Vale DO

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project

VALE, Ore.

New Mexico

BLM New Mexico accepting comments for February oil and gas lease sale

SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico is announcing a two-week public comment period on the environmental analysis for its Feb. 6, 2020 oil and gas lease sale.

Oregon-Washington

BLM releases Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act Environmental Assessment

Portland, Ore.

Montana-Dakotas

Rangeland Stewardship Award presented to Garfield County Conservation District

MILES CITY, Mont.

Colorado, Southwest DO, Uncompahgre FO

Prescribed burning planned in Delta and Montrose Counties

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office plans to conduct prescribed burning of slash piles at several different locations this winter.

Nevada

Former BLM wildland fire engine boosts local firefighting capabilities

Rye Patch, Nev. – On September 27, the Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District, transferred a type 4 wildland fire engine to the Rye Patch Volunteer Fire Protection District.

National Office

BLM updates mineral cost recovery fee schedule

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a final rule, effective October 1, 2019, which updates the cost recovery fees that the BLM charges for processing certai

National Office

BLM Announces Annual Adjustment to Drilling Permit Fee

WASHINGTON ­– As directed by Congress, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will adjust the fee it charges to process oil and gas drilling permits on public and Indian lands for inf

National Office

Interior Proposes Streamlined Regulations for Mineral Development, Helping the U.S. Compete Globally and Supporting American jobs

WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule to streamline the royalty rate reductio

California

BLM names veteran land manager to lead California State Office

SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Land Management today announced that Karen Mouritsen has been named the new California State Director—a key leadership positio

California, California Desert DO

The BLM to celebrate National Bat Week in the Coachella Valley

A small bat eats a grass hopper.

New Mexico, Las Cruces DO

Every Kid Outdoors Annual Passes available

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District invites families and friends to get outdoors and enjoy public land throughout the year.

National Office

BLM offers public tour of wild horse corral in Fallon

RENO, Nev. —The Bureau of Land Management will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, October 25.

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM concludes gather of excess wild horses near Caliente

ELY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District, Caliente Field Office concluded the Caliente Complex Nuisance Wild Horse Gather near Caliente, Nev., on Oct.