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Wyoming, High Desert DO, Rawlins FO
Teton Reservoir Dam and water pump

BLM to Conduct Controlled Release of Teton Reservoir

After thorough review of structural concerns at the Teton Reservoir Dam, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office has decided to conduct a controlled release of excess water on Tuesday, May 30.
Wyoming
Side view of two horses heads at a BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption event.

June wild horse and burro adoption events in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management kicks-off the summer with four wild horse adoptions in Wyoming in June.

Wyoming
Women looking upward

Trails Center to hold first Trail Trek of the summer on Saturday

CASPER, Wyo. – Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center on May 27 for the first trail trek of the summer.

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

Atlantic City–area campgrounds open May 26

LANDER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office will open two campgrounds near Atlantic City in time for the Memorial Day weekend.

Wyoming
Heritage Heroes

Nebraska couple named BLM’s 2022 “Heritage Heroes”

BUFFALO, Wyo.

Wyoming

Trails Center welcomes special guest, Yufna Soldier Wolf, on May 27

Wyoming
Photo of a line of working oil rigs with the sun shining behind them.

Bureau of Land Management Wyoming seeks public comment for proposed December 2023 oil and gas lease sale

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Wyoming, High Desert DO
Mule deer move along ridge, snowy peaks are visible in the distance.

BLM Offers Pinedale Anticline Annual Planning Documents Online

In lieu of an in-person meeting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office has made Pinedale Anticline Project Area planning updates available online.
Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm partnership going strong after 35 years

RIVERTON, Wyo.

Wyoming, High Desert DO
Wild horses eating hay

Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility Closes for Construction

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.

Wyoming, High Desert DO, Pinedale FO
A deep gully cuts across a road

BLM Temporarily Closes Section of Reardon Draw Road

PINEDALE, Wyo.

Wyoming

Wheatland Corral to offer wild horses, burros for adoption May 26

W

Wyoming, High Desert DO
flooding water envelops fencing and approaches road

Emergency Closure of Teton Reservoir Road

RAWLINS, Wyo.

Wyoming

What’s happening at the Trails Center: May 20-21

Wyoming, High Desert DO
Two firefighters monitor a prescribed burn on a ridge. An ATV stands between them.

BLM to Conduct Prescribed Fires in Sublette and Lincoln Counties

PINEDALE, Wyo. – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fire crews will conduct prescribed fire operations west of La Barge, Wyoming between June and July as part of a multi-year project.

Wyoming

BLM to hold public meetings for upcoming Newcastle and Nebraska plan revision

Wyoming
Wild horses on public lands in the Calico Complex

Bureau of Land Management updates wild horse management in southern Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

Steer clear of muddy trails and roads this spring

CODY, Wyo.

Wyoming

BLM Buffalo Field Office releases draft supplemental analysis for review

BUFFALO, Wyo.

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

BLM announces change to Paint Rock Canyon access

WORLAND, Wyo.

Wyoming

Trails Center presents “America’s Newest National Historic Trail” Sunday

Wyoming

BLM to temporarily close Weston Hills Road for construction

Pinedale FO
Pinedale Mountains

Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Directors to hold in-person meeting May 31

PINEDALE, Wyo. - The Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) Board of Directors will meet in-person on May 31, 2023.

High Desert DO
A dirt road leading into Japanese Valley within the Valley Mountains, west of Fayette, Utah, in Sanpete County.

BLM Rock Springs Temporarily Closes Steamboat Mountain Area to Motorized Vehicles

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office is temporarily closing the Steamboat Mountain area northeast of Rock Springs, Wyoming to motorized vehicles.

High Desert DO
Three interns can be seen in the far distance on a grassy plain with mountains in the background.

BLM seeks public input on carbon dioxide sequestration proposal in Southwest Wyoming

Kemmerer, Wyo.