Press Releases

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National Office

BLM Rescinds Rule on Hydraulic Fracturing

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Alaska

BLM to Host First Dalton Highway Artist in Residence

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host its first Artist in Residence for the Dalton Highway next summer.
Nevada

BLM Mojave-Southern Great Basin Advisory Council to meet in January

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management today announced meetings of the Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Subcommittees on Recreation and Planning, demonstrating that par

New Mexico

Prescribed Fire Planned for McKinley and Sandoval Counties

The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct an approximately 300 acre prescribed fire within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas from January to March,

Oregon-Washington

Pacific Northwest Recreation Maps Costs Increase

PORTLAND, Ore.

California

BLM Ukiah Field Office offering guided bald eagle hikes

Two birds near a nest in a tree.

Utah

BLM seeks comments on parcels offered in June oil and gas lease sale

CEDAR CITY, Utah — In keeping with the Administration’s America First Energy Plan, the Bureau of Land Management today began a 30-day public comment on an Environmental Assess

Idaho

A good neighbor partnership between Shoshone BLM and the Idaho Transportation Department

SHOSHONE, Idaho – Working alongside the Shoshone BLM, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) recently implemented a fuels reduction project that would potentially reduce the risk of wildfire spr

Utah

BLM examining fuel projects to improve firefighting capabilities, protect rangelands in Great Basin

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is initiating environmental analyses of fuel breaks, fuels reduction and habitat restoration projects on sagebrush steppe rangelan

Idaho

BLM examining fuel projects to improve firefighting capabilities, protect rangelands in Great Basin

BOISE, ID — The Bureau of Land Management is initiating environmental analyses of fuel breaks, fuels reduction and habitat restoration projects on sagebrush steppe rangelands in Idaho, Nevada,

Utah

BLM and NPS release Comprehensive Administrative Strategy for Old Spanish Trail

SALT LAKE CITY— The Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service today released the final Comprehensive Administrative Strategy for the Old Spanish National Historic Tr

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area open limited hours on Christmas Day

LAS VEGAS – Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area will have reduced hours on Christmas Day, December 25.

Nevada

BLM seeks public comment on wild horse gather plan

ELY, Nev.

Colorado

BLM issues final supplementary rules for Guffey Gorge

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office will begin implementing supplementary rules for public lands at Guffey Gorge Jan.

New Mexico

BLM seeks comments on analysis of oil and gas lease sale in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas

NORMAN, OK - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on the analysis of 25 parcels across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas for the June 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sale.

Oregon-Washington

It’s all about the numbers

Portland, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and Washington is proud to announce the latest BLM Facts, our annual illustrated almanac answering the diver

Idaho

BLM set to host annual “Eagle Watch” event Dec. 27-31

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The BLM is set to kick off the 26th annual Eagle Watch Week at recreation sites along the east end of Lake Coeur d’Alene beginning Dec.

Nevada

BLM Land Sale Raises $145,000

ELY, Nev.

Nevada

Experience the Meadows by Moonlight

ELKO, Nev. – The first community snowshoe hike of 2018 will be at the meadows area of South Fork State Park, 6:00p.m., Saturday, January 6.

Arizona

BLM to conduct vegetation treatments for wildfire prevention

SKULL VALLEY, Ariz.— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct vegetation treatments on public lands approximately 3 miles southeast of Skull Valley, Arizona.  The purpose of the

Nevada

BLM Issues Decision on North American Land Speed Recreation Permit

BATTLE MOUNTAIN – The Bureau of Land Management, Mount Lewis Field Office, has completed its analysis of a Special Recreation Permit, submitted by North American Eagle, Inc., to conduct land speed

Nevada

The California Trail Interpretive Center Announces Temporary Exhibit: "Whose Land is This?"

ELKO, Nev. – The California Trail Interpretive Center is presenting a temporary exhibit titled, “Whose Land is This?”

Nevada

BLM Issues Decision on North American Land Speed Recreation Permit

BATTLE MOUNTAIN – The Bureau of Land Management, Mount Lewis Field Office, has completed its analysis of a Special Recreation Permit, submitted by North American Eagle, Inc., to conduct land speed