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Wyoming

Volunteers needed for Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey

As part of a national survey effort, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office (BFO) is seeking volunteers to assist with the 2017 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey on Saturday, Janua

Wyoming

BLM Pinedale Big Game Winter Ranges Closed

The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office is notifying the public that BLM-administered big game winter ranges in the Ryegrass, Bench Corral, Deer Hills, Calpet, Miller Mountain and

Wyoming

BLM Seeks Input on Proposed Wild Horse Gather in North Lander Complex

The Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office is requesting public input prior to analyzing a proposed wild horse gather in the North Lander Wild Horse Complex.

Wyoming

New Trail Trek Exhibit at the NHTIC

Come view the new temporary exhibit at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, “Escape from the Present into the Past,” to view how teens related to an escape from their normal summer rou

Wyoming

BLM High Desert District continues Utah Juniper Treatment on Lousy George

The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District plans to burn slash piles in the Lousy George Juniper project located 10 miles to the south of the Currant Creek Ranch, and approximately

Wyoming

BLM to Burn Slash Piles in Newcastle Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management will be burning slash piles on BLM lands in Weston (Stateline area) and Crook County (New Haven area).

Wyoming

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Announces Holiday on the Homestead: A Homespun Christmas

Operate model railroad trains, learn about a Homespun Christmas with active demonstrations, enjoy yummy treats at the Prairie Sweet Shop, view gingerbread houses, watch a blacksmith operate and so

Wyoming

BLM Worland Issues Decision for Hot Springs County Bentonite Project

The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office has issued a decision authorizing the expansion of a bentonite mining project in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.

Wyoming

BLM Lander Begins Trail Planning at Johnny Behind the Rocks

The BLM Lander Field Office requests public input as it conducts master trails planning in the Johnny Behind the Rocks (JBR) non-motorized trail area to implement decisions made in the Lander Resou

Wyoming

Muddy Mountain Road Closes for Winter

The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office announced today that Muddy Mountain Road will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 1 for the winter.

Wyoming

BLM Issues Decision on Proposed Trail System

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing a decision on a proposed trail system right of way that will create new non-motorized recreation opportunities on the Red Grade parcel 30 minutes sout

Wyoming

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Presents Annual Railroad Exhibit: “Wyoming's Ghost Trains"

The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NTHIC) is hosting its annual model railroad exhibition this December.

Wyoming

Proposed Parcels for February 2017 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Posted

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office has posted its proposed list of parcels for the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

Wyoming

BLM Offers Christmas Tree Permits for Sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is now offering Christmas tree permits for sale.

Wyoming

BLM Rawlins to Host Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Review Team Meeting

The Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office will host a meeting of the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Review Team at 10 a.m., December 6, at 1300 N. Third St., Rawlins, Wyoming.

Wyoming

BLM Partners with the University of Wyoming to Study Wild Horse Movement in the Adobe Town Herd Management Area

BLM released its decision to gather and collar up to 30 wild mares within the Adobe Town Herd Management Area (ATHMA) as part of collaboration with the University of Wyoming to study wild horses.

Wyoming

BLM Seeks Public Comments on May 2017 Oil and Gas Lease Parcels

News Release
BLM Wyoming High Desert District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2016
Contact: Tony Brown, 307-352-0215

Wyoming

BLM to Conduct Hadsell Watershed Prescribed Burn

The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District will conduct a prescribed burn along the foothills of the south side of Green Mountain in an area known as the Hadsell Pasture, north

Wyoming

BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $9.4 Million

The Bureau of Land Management generated $9.4 million for leasing rights on parcels offered at the BLM's quarterly federal oil and gas lease auction on November 1, in Cheyenne.

Wyoming

BLM Worland Hosts Informational Meeting for Hot Springs County Bentonite Project

The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will host a public informational meeting on November 10 in Thermopolis to discuss a proposed expansion to a bentonite mining project in Hot Spring

Wyoming

Fortification Creek RMPA Monitoring Meeting Scheduled

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office (BFO) will host a Fortification Creek Planning Area (FCPA) Monitoring meeting on Nov.

Wyoming

BLM to Burn Slash Piles in Casper Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management will be burning slash piles on Muddy Mountain, Casper Mountain and in the Esterbrook area.

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming Celebrates the Federal Land Policy and Management Act's 40th Anniversary

Everyone is invited to help Bureau of Land Management Wyoming celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), Friday, Oct.

Wyoming

Caution Advised on Fifteenmile and Other Public Roads

The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office advises travelers on roads crossing public land to use caution as heavy precipitation has caused road damage and washouts.
 

Wyoming

Celebrating “the lands that give us so much" on National Public Lands Day

A beautiful October day coupled with a great group of area residents and BLM Worland Field Office staff resulted in a fun and successful National Public Lands Day event at the Castle Gardens Recrea