Press Releases

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Nevada

Collaboration the key to Sage Grouse success

RENO, Nev.

New Mexico

BLM and BIA Add Two Additional Scoping Meetings for Mineral Leasing and Development Effort in Northwest New Mexico

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Navajo Regional Office have added two additional scoping meetings for an expanded resource managem

Montana-Dakotas

Missoula BLM invites public to be part of planning process for major project

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office wants to hear from one of the most valuable members on its team—the public—as work continues on the  landmark Resour
National Office

BLM Announces Selections for Key Leadership Positions

The Bureau of Land Management today announced two key leadership positions.

Colorado

BLM releases strategy for solar energy development on Colorado public lands

As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and spur renewable ener

Nevada

BLM Winnemucca District announces results of 2016 Burning Man Post Event Inspection

The Bureau of Land Management, (BLM) Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office, is pleased to announce the results of the Burning Man Post Event Inspection (PEI) for the 2016 event.

Alaska

Fireside Chat Jan. 18 at Campbell Creek Science Center Arrows, Atlatls, and Gopher Sticks — Windows to Our Northern Past

Well-preserved artifacts recovered from snow patches in the high country of Alaska and the Yukon coupled with Native oral histories are providing a fascinating picture o

Oregon-Washington

BLM Announces Southwest Oregon Withdrawal

Joint News Release, Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region & Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington

Portland, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM

Oregon-Washington

Public Meetings Scheduled on Recreation Management Plan for Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (YHONA) has initiated the planning process for YHONA.
Alaska

BLM to Host Public Meetings for Central Yukon Land Use Plan

FAIRBANKS – To better prepare for developing the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan (RMP), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a series of public meetings from mid-January through mid

National Office

Secretary Jewell Applauds President's Designation of the National Monuments to Preserve Pivotal Civil Rights Sites and the First National Monument to Civil War Reconstruction

WASHINGTON – As the country prepares to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Acting Director Michael T.

Wyoming

BLM Rock Springs Holds Public Open House on Sweetwater Solar Energy Project

The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO) will hold a public open house on the Sweetwater Solar Energy Project.

Arizona

New BLM Gila District Manager honored with Presidential Award for Customer Service

The Bureau of Land Management’s new Gila District Manager, Scott Feldhausen was part of a BLM Recreation Mapping Project Team recently honored with a Presidential award for improving customer service.
New Mexico

BLM Offers January Outdoor Events

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering three outdoor events in January that will take advantage of southern New Mexico’s weather and natural resources.

Colorado

BLM Sets the Course for Managing the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management finalized the plan for the 210,000-acre Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, including the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, by

New Mexico

Prescribed Burn Planned for Wild Horse Subdivision Area

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be burning slash piles in two different locations near  the Wild Horse Subdivision, which is located about 40 miles south of Grants, New Mexico, and 30

Idaho

BLM reschedules public meeting for Jordan Valley due to weather issues

BOISE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management is rescheduling their Tri-State Fuel Break Project public scoping meeting in Jordan Valley, Ore. that was set for Thursday, Jan. 12.

Arizona, Utah

Enjoy the outdoors while watching colorful bird species at the Fourteenth Annual Winter Bird Festival in St. George, Utah

ST. GEORGE, Utah—Every January, hundreds of wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts flock to St. George, Utah, to escape the cold and shake post-holiday blues.

California

BLM lifts fire closures in California Desert District southern fire zone

MORENO VALLEY, Calif.

Idaho

2017 South Hills Seasonal Road Closure About to Begin

BURLEY, ID -- The Burley Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office will implement a seasonal road closure Jan.

Nevada

BLM Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council to meet January 26

Carson City, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will meet with the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) on Thursday, January 26, in Carson City, Nevada.

Eastern States

The BLM Invites the Public to Learn about Lichen

Jupiter, FL – Looking for something new to do?

New Mexico

BLM New Mexico to Hold First Online Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale January 25, 2017

On January 25, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office will hold its quarterly oil and gas lease sale using the internet-based auction system EnergyNet.

Idaho

Ice Jams Force Temporary Closure of Two BLM Recreation Sites

SALMON, ID – Erratic winter behavior has resulted in several major ice jams along the Salmon and Lemhi Rivers. As of Wednesday, Jan.