Press Releases

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Idaho

BLM to Release Wild Horses to Sands Basin Herd Management Area

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management Owyhee Field Office will release 26 wild horses to the Sands Basin Herd Management Area (HMA) southwest of Homedale on June 1

Wyoming

Repairs to BLM John Blue Road to begin June 11

LOVELL, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office will repair a portion of the John Blue Canyon Road (BLM Road 1122) east of Lovell beginning June 11.

Colorado

BLM seeks public comments on Little Bookcliffs Herd Management Area

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

New Mexico

BLM announces fire restrictions in southern New Mexico

The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District is implementing fire restrictions in order to reduce the risk of wildfire on public land in Doña Ana, Otero, Luna, Sierra, Grant and Hidalgo counti

Alaska

BLM retains public scoping period for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program environmental impact statement

The BLM is announcing that it will retain the current public scoping period for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program environmental impact statement (EIS), scheduled to close on June 19, 2018.
Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area fee free June 9

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management will waive amenity-related fees at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for National Get Outdoors Day on June 9.

Oregon-Washington

See and learn about wild horses at National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

BAKER CITY, Ore.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is connecting visitors to public lands and America’s natural an

Montana-Dakotas

BLM MCFO to conduct road and trail inventories in multiple counties

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The BLM Miles City Field Office will be conducting inventories of roads and trails on BLM-administered lands in eight counties this year to improve its database of existing ro

New Mexico

BLM Outdoor Events for June

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On June 9, 16 and 23, the Bureau of Land Management is sponsoring three free outdoor events in the Dripping Springs Natural Area and Prehistoric Trackways Nation

Montana-Dakotas

Check before planning group events at BLM Recreation Areas

(MILES CITY, Mont.) –The river is up, the temperatures are up and so are the crowds at the Matthews Recreation Area.

Wyoming

Historic Trails Center Returns to Summer Hours

With summer fast approaching, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will resume summer hours from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

National Office

Deerwood Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary offers free public day

Cheyenne, Wyoming – The Deerwood Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, will host a free public day and wild horse adoption on June 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

National Office

Interior Collaborates with Idaho Partners to Improve Vital Habitat for Wildlife

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management today signed the Record of Decision for the Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat Project.
Nevada

BLM seeks comments on Yellow Pine Solar Project near Pahrump

LAS VEGAS—The Bureau of Land Management’s Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a proposed energy project.

New Mexico

BLM to offer 24 parcels in June oil and gas lease sale

SANTA FE, N.M.

Oregon-Washington

Fireworks and Exploding Targets Ban 2018

Portland, Ore.

Arizona

BLM seeks public input on Bouse and Cactus Plain Travel Management Plan

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.