Press Releases

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Alaska, Anchorage DO

BLM Signs Decision for management of public lands near Haines, Alaska

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management announces the availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Haines Amendment to the Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan.

Colorado

BLM evaluates mineral materials sale proposal in Fremont County

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM: Fort Meade grazing allotments up for bid

(BELLE FOURCHE, SD.) – The Bureau of Land Management is accepting sealed bids on two Fort Meade Recreation Area grazing allotments during the 2020-2022 grazing season.

Wyoming, High Plains DO

Volunteers Count 464 Eagles During 2020 Midwinter Eagle Survey

BUFFALO, Wyo. – Ninety-one volunteers spent the morning of Jan.

Utah, Color Country DO

BLM Color Country helps equip local firefighters

Letting others make use of what you don’t need is a long-standing Utah tradition, one that the Bureau of Land Management’s Color Country District kept alive by handing off 11 handheld radios and on

Utah

BLM restores access with a blueprint for managing national monuments and public lands in Utah

BLM restores access with a blueprint for managing national monuments and public lands in Utah
New Mexico

BLM New Mexico quarterly oil and gas lease sale nets $20,425,939

SANTA FE, N.M. —The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico raised $20,425,939 in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale held February 6, 2020.

California, California Desert DO

BLM schedules DUI checkpoints on public lands throughout Imperial County

Two atvs ride dunes into the horizon.

Idaho, Twin Falls DO

Magic Valley BLM firefighter first in area to return from Australia

Twin Falls, Idaho— BLM Twin Falls District Fire Management Safety and Training Officer Clay Stephens hailed back to his roots when he accepted a 30-day fire assignment in Australia.

Oregon-Washington, Coos Bay DO

BLM Coos Bay District sells 2.3 million board feet of timber

NORTH BEND, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District sold 2.34 million board feet of timber at an oral auction on Friday, January 31.

New Mexico, Oklahoma FO

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Kerrville, Texas

NORMAN, Okla. — The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Kerrville, Texas, Feb. 21-22 at the Hill Country Youth Event Center.

California, Central California DO

BLM Mother Lode Field Office temporarily closes Magnolia Ranch

A lush, green hill covered in purple flowers.

Anchorage DO

BLM Alaska seeks comments on proposed sale of beetle-killed spruce trees near Richardson Highway

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The BLM today opened a 15-day public scoping period seeking input on the proposed sale of beetle-killed white spruce trees on 500 acres of BLM-managed lands be

Montana-Dakotas

BLM releases sale notice for March 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Montana/Dakotas State Office today released the March 2020 Notice of Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale List, which includes 8 parcels tota

Eastern States

BLM Eastern States State Office to hold online oil and gas lease sale March 19, 2020

WASHINGTON – In keeping with the Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence, the Eastern States State Office announces a quarterly online oil and gas lease sale to be held

California, California Desert DO

BLM authorizes Eland Gen-Tie Project generation interconnection line in Kern County

a solar array on a desert valley floor.

California, Central California DO

Sequoia National Forest to hold OHV Grant Application Open House in Porterville

An ATV rider in a snow covered high desert.

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Challis FO

54 Challis wild horses adopted over weekend

Challis, Idaho— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office placed 54 wild horses into private care over the past weekend.

National Office

BLM seeks bids for off-range pastures for excess wild horses

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is seeking bids for off-range pastures to provide a free-roaming environment and quality care for excess wild horses removed from Western

California, Central California DO

BLM to oversee pile burning in Pine Hill Preserve

Piles of brush burning . Photo by Monte Kawahara/BLM.

Utah, West Desert DO

The BLM seeks public comment on sand and gravel quarry in Utah County

The Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for a 15-day public comment period from Jan. 30 to Feb. 14., 2020.
Winnemucca DO

BLM conducts aerial seeding on 90,000 acres of the Martin Fire

WINNEMUCCA, Nev.