Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on three oil and gas parcels totaling 5,230 acres that may be included in a March 2027 lease sale in Nevada.

Last week the Bureau of Land Management Caliente Field Office approved three right‑of‑way grants in Lincoln County, Nevada to support public safety, improve access, and enhance essential communications services.

The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 60 oil and gas parcels totaling 18,565 acres that may be included in a January 2027 lease sale in Montana/Dakotas.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for October 27, 2026, to offer 20 oil and gas parcels totaling 3,388 acres in the Montana/Dakotas.

In a season of big numbers and bigger harvests, the BLM's Pumpkin Pi Timber Sale roasted modern records. The 400-acre sale brought in nearly $10.6 million and will produce 23.5 million board feet of timber.

The BLM is providing ranchers greater flexibility in how they manage their operations and extending the grazing season to better support long-term rangeland health by issuing three proposed grazing decisions.

The BLM today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 43 oil and gas parcels totaling 74,550 acres in Utah in a December 2026 sale. The comment period ends September 21, 2026.

The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 44 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 36,000 acres in Kern, Kings, San Luis Obispo, and Fresno counties in California in a December 2026 oil and gas lease sale. The comment period ends September 20, 2026.

The Department of the Interior has finalized two categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act to expedite Bureau of Land Management timber salvage and forest thinning projects.

The BLM leased 25 parcels totaling 20,334 acres in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas for $139,021,741 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

The BLM accepted winning bids on two parcels in Oregon totaling more than 9,500 acres for $1,155,706 in total receipts for a geothermal lease sale. The parcels are located on the Mount Hood National Forest.

The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather and remove about 40 wild horses from the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range in fall 2026 using low-stress bait trap methods.

The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive input on plans to include 113 oil and gas parcels totaling 126,445 acres in Colorado in a December 2026 sale. The comment period ends September 11, 2026.

BLM today opened a 30-day public scoping period on 328 oil and gas parcels totaling 427,701 acres that may be included in a March 2027 lease sale in Wyoming. The scoping period ends September 10, 2026.

The Bureau of Land Management has approved a plan to address significant wild horse overpopulation and protect rangeland health within the Red Desert Complex Herd Management Area.

BLM Invites Public Feedback for December 2026 and February 2027 Sales of Oil and Gas Leases in Northern Arizona

The Department of the Interior is advancing American Energy Dominance by transferring a 3‑acre parcel in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to support development of a new liquefied natural gas hub along the Gulf Coast.

Idaho BLM will offer two timber sales on August 10.

The BLM today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 15 oil and gas parcels totaling 4,054 acres that may be included in a February 2027 lease sale in New Mexico and Oklahoma.

New Incident: Quail Springs Fire in Lincoln County, NV on Nevada Test and Training Range withdrawn lands.

The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office has closed Muddy Creek Road, about 15 miles southwest of La Barge, Wyoming, for public safety effective immediately.

The BLM today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for September 22, 2026, to offer 35 oil and gas parcels totaling 34,596 acres in Utah.

The BLM today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive input on seven existing oil and gas leases—totaling 2,508 acres—that may be included in a January 2027 lease sale in Wyoming.

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing plans to guide resource management on public lands in northeast Wyoming and throughout Nebraska.

The BLM today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 30 oil and gas parcels totaling 8,071 acres in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas in a November 2026 sale. The comment period ends August 17, 2026.