Press Releases

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Arizona, Gila DO

BLM starts Middle Gila South Transportation Plan

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office is starting an access and transportation management planning process that will designate roads and trails on

West Desert DO

BLM announces 765-acre prescribed burn near Highway 6 in Utah County

SALT LAKE CITY— The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District plans to conduct a prescribed burn of 765 acres in the Kyune Creek area between late-September and mid-October 20

New Mexico

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Clovis, New Mexico

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Clovis, New Mexico, October 14-15 at the Curry County Events Center, where 120 wild

Northern California DO, Redding FO

BLM hazardous fuels work at Cloverdale Trails temporarily limits access

REDDING, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will increase public safety, wildfire resilience and landscape health by conducting hazardous fuels work on sections of the Clo

Utah

Adé Nelson named as permanent Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Manager

SALT LAKE CITY – Bureau of Land Management Utah State Director Greg Sheehan announced today that Adé Nelson has been selected as the new monument manager for the Grand Staircase-Es

Oregon-Washington, Burns DO

Public land use restrictions reduced across Harney County

Hines, Ore.

New Mexico, Farmington DO

BLM hosts public meetings for the development of shooting ranges in Santa Fe County

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office invites the public to attend upcoming public meetings for the proposed recreational target shootings ranges on public lands located within Santa Fe County.
Colorado, Northwest DO

BLM seeks volunteers for National Public Lands Day event near Craig

CRAIG, Colo.

Kemmerer FO

BLM Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices plan campground winterization

The Bureau of Land Management, Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices will winterize the water systems at the Fontenelle Creek Campground in Lincoln County, and Scab Creek Campground and Warren Bridge

Utah, Green River DO

The Bureau of Land Management to transfer land for Emery County airport and Emery City Recreation Area in Utah

PRICE, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office announces the signing of the final two Emery County land conveyances directed by the John D. Dingell, Jr.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Campfires allowed again on Wild Portion of Lower Rogue River

Joint News Release
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District
USDA Forest Service, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest

Eastern States

Public invited to participate in National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022

FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Bureau of Land Management to temporarily prohibit recreational target shooting at Anderson Butte

Medford, Oregon — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved a plan to increase safety at the Anderson Butte area by temporarily prohibiting recreational target shooting in c

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Be Fire Aware: Fire Restrictions in Effect on Bureau of Land Management Public Lands in Medford District

MEDFORD, Ore. – Thanks to widespread rain, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are reducing public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon.

Alaska, Anchorage DO, Anchorage FO

National Public Lands Day returns to Campbell Tract

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is excited to celebrate National Public Lands Day with a volunteer event at the Campbell Tract on Saturd

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Lower Rogue River Boating Permits Available by Phone

Galice, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Bureau of Land Management Medford District revises public land closures as Rum Creek Fire activity decreases

Medford, Oregon – Thanks to progress made by firefighters on the Rum Creek Fire, the Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office is reopening some areas of public lands near

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Restrictions Still In Effect on Public Lands in Medford District

Medford, Ore. – Thanks to recent moisture, the Bureau of Land Management has reduced fire danger from Extreme to High on BLM-managed public lands in the Medford Di