Press Releases

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Oregon-Washington, Burns DO

Steens Mountain Advisory Council Schedules June 2022 Videoconference

Hines, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management announced today the Steens Mountain Advisory Council has scheduled a spring virtual meeting.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Portion of Nestucca Back Country Byway Road Closure Begins May 31

Update as of October 1, 2022: Bible Creek Access road and the Nestucca Back Country Byway are now open.

Oregon-Washington, Coos Bay DO

Coos Bay District Campgrounds Open for Summer

North Bend, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management will open its campgrounds on the southern Oregon Coast for the summer starting Memorial Day weekend.

Oregon-Washington, Coos Bay DO

Loon Lake Recreation Area Opening Targeted for July

North Bend, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO

Annual campfire restrictions to start on BLM rivers in Central Oregon

Prineville, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO

BLM Klamath Falls Field Office Opening Two Campgrounds in Time for Memorial Day Weekend

Klamath Falls, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District is announcing the opening of the Gerber and Topsy campgrounds in time for the Memorial Day weekend.

Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO

Volunteer Event at Wood River Wetlands

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — On Saturday, June 4, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management’s Klamath Falls Field Office is hosting a Volunteer Event at Wood River Wetlands from 10 a.

Oregon-Washington

Bureau of Land Management announces Pacific Northwest fire restrictions to protect local communities

Portland, Ore. – Fire restrictions will go into effect on May 27 for all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands throughout Oregon and Washington.

Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO

BLM Encourages Fire Awareness on Memorial Day Weekend and Beyond

LAKEVIEW, Ore. —  With Memorial Day weekend approaching, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District asks the public to recreate responsibly and be mi

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Artist in Residence Selected for Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Medford, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management is pleased to announce that the 2022 Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Artist in Residence (AiR) is Anna Marie Pavlik.

Oregon-Washington, Spokane DO

Monument Advisory Committee to meet virtually next week

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), today, announced it will hold a meeting of the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC).
Oregon-Washington

Bureau of Land Management Distributes $29 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds to 18 Oregon Counties

The Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington is announcing $29.4 million in payments to 18 western Oregon counties under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.
Oregon-Washington, Spokane DO

BLM Selects San Juan Islands National Monument Manager

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District Manager Kurt Pindel announces the selection of Brie Chartier as the San Juan Islands National Monument Manager.
Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on Late Mungers Integrated Vegetation Management Project

Grants Pass, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO

Illegal Woodcutting Lost Forest RNA

LAKEVIEW, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Bureau of Land Management Rescinds Temporary Closures for 2020 Holiday Farm Fire

Friday, April 22, the Bureau of Land Management will lift the temporary closure that has been in place for public lands in and near the Holiday Farm Fire.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on Hult Dam safety

Springfield, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Hult Dam enters summer operations

Horton, Ore. — Bureau of Land Management engineers visited Hult Dam April 4 to conduct a regular safety inspection and shift from winter to summer operations.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Bureau of Land Management Announces Recreation Fee Changes in Northwest Oregon

SALEM, Ore. – Visitors to Bureau of Land Management recreation sites in northwest Oregon will see new and increased fees this season.

Oregon-Washington, Roseburg DO

Bureau of Land Management Campground Opening Dates

Roseburg, Ore. – Public lands in Oregon and Washington offer a wide variety of recreational activities.

Oregon-Washington

Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council Public Meeting March 30 to 31

The Bureau of Land Management's Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council is planning to meet March 30 to 31.

Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO

Comment period open for fiber optic line project

LAKEVIEW, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Spokane DO

BLM seeks applicants for Teacher on Public Lands summer internship

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wenatchee Field Office is seeking a K-12 teacher from a local community for the Teachers on Public Lands (TPL) summer internship program.