Press Releases

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Nevada, Elko DO

Volunteers needed for National Public Lands Day event September 28

ELKO, Nev.

Montana-Dakotas

White Sandy Recreation Site to close for boat dock repair

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will temporarily close White Sandy Recreation Site on Hauser Lake for the season in order to remove a troublesome piling at the e

Montana-Dakotas

BLM plans local prescribed burn projects

(BELLE FOURCHE, S.D.)  --- The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct prescribed burns on both the Fort Meade Recreation Area near Sturgis and near Englewood as soon as conditions permit.&

Colorado, Northwest DO, Little Snake FO

BLM partners with Routt County Riders on National Public Lands Day event near Steamboat Springs

Craig, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management and Routt County Riders invite volunteers to a National Public Lands Day event on Saturday, Sept.

Oregon-Washington

BLM announces National Environmental Policy Act workshop

Burns, Ore. -- On October 9, 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is sponsoring a free National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) workshop at the Harney County Community Center.

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Salmon FO

BLM to begin tire removal project along Salmon River

Salmon, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salmon Field Office plans to remove tires, car parts, and woven wire cable used to create an armored riverbank revetment on the Salmon River

Idaho, Coeur d Alene DO, Coeur d Alene FO, Cottonwood FO, Boise DO, Bruneau FO, Four Rivers FO, Owyhee FO, Idaho Falls DO, Pocatello FO, Challis FO, Upper Snake FO, Salmon FO, Twin Falls DO, Burley FO, Jarbidge FO, Shoshone FO

Bureau of Land Management Idaho to Host National Public Lands Day on Sept. 28

On Sept.

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Pocatello FO

BLM transfers wildland fire engine to Inkom Fire Department

POCATELLO, Idaho— The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District transferred a surplus wildland fire engine to the Inkom Fire Department today as part of BLM’s effort to respond to rural wildla

National Office

BLM secures site for Western Leadership Office

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – In July, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced it was moving ahead with a carefully developed plan that will place the Bureau of Land Management’s

New Mexico, Pecos DO

Volunteers sought for National Public Lands Day event

ROSWELL, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office is seeking volunteers for its upcoming National Public Lands Day event on Sept. 28.

New Mexico, Las Cruces DO

Local ranchers bid on McGregor Range grazing units

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management successfully auctioned 8 grazing units within the McGregor Range in southern New Mexico.

Oregon-Washington, Vale DO

National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center adjusts fees

The Bureau of Land Management’s National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is adjusting admission fees for the first time in more than a decade and adding one full month of free admission to its calendar.
Nevada, Carson City DO

BLM seeks public input for the hazardous fuels treatment

CARSON CITY, Nev.

Idaho

BLM Challis Field Office to begin seal coating at Joe T. Fallini recreation site

Challis, Idaho— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office will conduct asphalt seal coating at the Joe T. Fallini recreation site from Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2019.

New Mexico, Oklahoma FO

Volunteers sought for National Public Lands Day event

AMARILLO, T.X. – The Bureau of Land Management Oklahoma Field Office is seeking volunteers for its upcoming National Public Lands Day event on Sept. 28.

Colorado, Southwest DO, Tres Rios FO

BLM seeks input on roads, trails, access on public land in Archuleta, La Plata and Montezuma counties

DOLORES, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office announced today that it is releasing an analysis of a proposed plan to designate and manage roads and trails o

New Mexico, Las Cruces DO

Volunteers sought for National Public Lands Day event

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District is seeking volunteers for its upcoming National Public Lands Day event on Sept. 21, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Nevada, Carson City DO

Volunteers needed for National Public Lands Day event at Pyramid Lake on September 28

CARSON CITY, Nev.

Utah, Green River DO

John Jarvie Historic Ranch, RV pump station close for season

VERNAL, Utah – The John Jarvie Historic Ranch and the RV pump station will close for the season Sept. 23, 2019.

Nevada, Carson City DO

BLM, BIA, NDF, and USFWS lifting Western Nevada Fire Restrictions on Friday, September 20

CARSON CITY, Nev.

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming leases 175 oil and gas parcels in September sale, nets $8.3 million

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming raised $8.3 million  in its Sept.

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

37 wild horses and burros find homes at Honor Farm adoption

RIVERTON, Wyo. – Thirty-seven wild horses and burros gentled by inmate trainers found new homes during the Bureau of Land Management/Wyoming Honor Farm fall adoption in Riverton.

Nevada, Battle Mountain DO

BLM concludes the Fish Creek HMA wild horse gather

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Mount Lewis Field Office concluded the Fish Creek Herd Management Area (HMA) wild horse gather near Eureka, Nev., on September 15, 2019.

Spokane DO

Washington: BLM Monument Advisory Committee to meet on Lopez Island

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Bureau of Land Management today announced it will hold a meeting of the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC).