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Montana-Dakotas

Notice of public comment period for Environmental Assessment for 322 parcels to be offered in the March oil and gas lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – In keeping with the Administration’s goal of promoting American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 322 parcels, totaling nearly 18

Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO

Butte BLM plans to burn slash piles near Wise River and Clancy

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will burn slash piles during the upcoming months on public lands near Wise River and Clancy.

Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO

BLM prepares Holter, Hauser lakes recreation sites for winter

(BUTTE, Mont.) – As the first flakes of winter drift through the sky and area lakes start to form lacy crusts of ice along the shore, the Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office is preparing

Montana-Dakotas

BLM seeks comments on Rosebud Mine Lease Modification

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period for an environmental assessment with an unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact for a Rosebud Mine Lease Mod

Montana-Dakotas

BLM and OSMRE seek comments on Coyote Creek coal lease application

(DICKINSON, N.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) are seeking public scoping comments regarding the preparation of an envi

Montana-Dakotas

BLM opens public scoping period for March lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a 15-day public scoping period for nominated oil and gas lease parcels located in Montana and South Dakota.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM to burn slash piles in Lawrence County

(BELLE FOURCHE, S.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management will burn slash piles in Lawrence County this winter as weather conditions allow.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM turns off Kipp water for winter

First frost at Kipp Rec Area
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Montana-Dakotas

Dillon BLM reviewing plan to remove mine waste dump in Beaverhead County

(DILLON, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office is reviewing a plan of operations to remove a mine waste dump for further processing in Madison County.

Montana-Dakotas

Partnering produces results: new ramp ready for public

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The BLM Glendive Short Pine OHV Area is the recent recipient of a new concrete loading ramp thanks to local and national organizations willing to partner with the bureau to in

Montana-Dakotas

BLM to conduct burn on Fort Meade Rec Area

Prescribed Burn
BLM photo by Mark Jacobsen
Montana-Dakotas

BLM sets Yellow Creek Shooting Range meeting for Oct. 4

South Dakota Field Office
BLM South Dakota
Montana-Dakotas

Oil and gas lease auction brings in over $227,000

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – Bids on oil and gas leases in Montana brought in $227,022.50 in an online auction held September 11, 2018, by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Montana-Dakotas

Fall prescribed fire projects scheduled for Musselshell County

Prescribed Burn
Photo of prescribed burn by Mark Jaco
Montana-Dakotas

Missoula BLM plans controlled burns for Blackfoot Valley

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – Smoke may be visible periodically during the next two months in the mountains east of Missoula as the Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office prepares for five control

Montana-Dakotas

Know before you go: Off-road travel on Public Lands

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The BLM Miles City Field Office would like to remind Off-Highway Vehicle operators to respect landowners, wildlife and the landscape and be mindful of travel restrictions on B

Montana-Dakotas

Boy Scout Troop 649 achieves Dark Butte project

Boy Scouts work on Dark Butte Project
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Montana-Dakotas

Road to BLM’s Toston Dam Recreation Site re-opens

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The road to the Bureau of Land Management’s Toston Dam Recreation Site is once again open after a landslide damaged the route in early July. 

Montana-Dakotas

BLM opens 15-day public comment period for December lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a 15-day comment period for oil and gas lease parcels located in Montana and western North Dakota. The comment period ru

Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO

BLM accepting comments on Bynum Reservoir Recreation Area conveyance to Montana FWP

FWP Photo
The BLM Lewistown Field Off
Montana-Dakotas

BLM seeks comments on Little Missouri River bridge Right-of-way application

(DICKINSON, N.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management North Dakota Field Office is seeking public comments regarding an application to authorize an existing single-lane ranch bridge over the Little Mis

Montana-Dakotas

BLM closes Toston Dam campground after landslide damages road

(BUTTE, Mont.) – A slope failure along the route to the Bureau of Land Management’s Toston Dam campground has caused the agency to temporarily close its recreation site until the road can be rebuil

Montana-Dakotas

BLM opens public scoping period for December lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a 15-day public scoping period for nominated oil and gas lease parcels located in Montana and western North Dakota. The

Montana-Dakotas

High waters on the Missouri River close campgrounds

(LEWISTOWN, Mont.) – The rising water of the Missouri River has caused the closure of two campgrounds in the Upper Missouri River Breaks area.