Press Releases

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Oregon-Washington

BLM Honors Volunteers with Lifetime Achievement Award

Portland, Ore. – Rich and Linda Crooks, volunteer interpretive hosts at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM), Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) on the central O

Wyoming

BLM Firewood Permits Now Available

(ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.) - The Bureau of Land Management is now offering Firewood permits at the Kemmerer, Pinedale, Rawlins and Rock Springs field offices.

New Mexico

Tortugas "A" Mountain Sunset Recreation Area Improvements Scheduled

Starting on May 23, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District will begin a two-week improvement project at the Sunset Recreation Area on the west side of Tortugas “A” Mountain.

New Mexico

BLM Grassland Restoration Treatments to Begin in Southern New Mexico

Starting the second week of June 2017 and continuing for approximately two weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District Office and other partners will begin herbicide treatments

Nevada

Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station hours change June 1

LAS VEGAS – The Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station hours of operation will change to Friday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting June 1.

Wyoming

Celebrate National Trails Day with Hike at Sheep Mountain

CODY, Wyo.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Northwest Oregon: International Migratory Bird Day on the Oregon Coast!

Newport, Ore.

Oregon-Washington

Northwest Oregon: Fish Improvements at Lake Creek Falls Recreation Site

Springfield, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be repairing the fish ladders at Lake Creek Falls.

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Campground to Close Until Labor Day Weekend

LAS VEGAS – Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s developed campground – Red Rock Canyon Campground – is scheduled to temporarily close from May 30 to September 1, 2017, dur

Arizona

BLM invites public to discuss Buckeye Hills Travel Management Plan

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lower Sonoran Field Office invites the public’s participation in the development of the Buckeye Hills Tra

Oregon-Washington

Fireworks and Exploding Targets Ban 2017

Portland, Ore. – Effective May 26, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prohibits the use of fireworks, target shooting with exploding targets, and the firing of a tr

Utah

BLM Seeks Input for Travel Management Planning near Vernal, Utah

VERNAL, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to participate in the development of the Book Cliffs Travel Management Area Plan and Environmental Assessment (TMP/E

Idaho

Longtime BLM Volunteer to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Boise, ID –   Norm Jensen, a long time volunteer for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office, will be honored for his contributions during a national c

New Mexico

BLM to Hold Public Meetings on Firewood Collection

Albuquerque, N.M.

Wyoming

BLM Cody Releases Analysis of Bentonite Mining Expansion

CODY, Wyo. – The BLM Cody Field Office requests input on the analysis of a proposed bentonite mining project located near Lovell, Wyoming, in Big Horn County.

Idaho

Annual spring clean up planned for Snake River Canyon's North Rim

TWIN FALLS, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District staff will join the Southern Idaho Off-Road Association, Magic Valley ATV Club and Jerome County on Saturday, May

Wyoming

Trails Center Talk to Focus on Public Lands

Explore the past, present and future of public lands at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) at 1 p.m.

Idaho

Ribbon cutting ceremony at Bruneau Canyon Overlook June 1, 2017

Ribbon cutting ceremony at Bruneau Canyon Overlook

Wyoming

Pinedale Anticline Project Office Proposes Snow Removal Equipment Upgrade

(Pinedale, Wyo.) –The Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) proposes to upgrade snow removal equipment in Sublette County to meet higher emission standards and is seeking public comment regardin

Colorado

BLM announces decision for Fourmile-Barbara Whipple trail system

CANON CITY, Colo. – On May 15, the Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office authorized two new, non-motorized trails totaling 1.6 miles in the Fourmile-Barbara Whipple

Colorado

BLM evaluating land sale proposal in Gilpin County

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office seeks public comment on a proposal to sell four public land parcels totaling 6.72 acres to the Ci