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Nevada, Elko DO, Ely DO, Wells FO, Bristlecone FO

Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2021 Antelope Complex Emergency Wild Horse Gather

ELY, Nev.

Nevada

Elbow Fire in Northeast Nevada

ELKO, Nev. — Firefighters responded to the Elbow fire, five miles north of the Shafter Exit of Interstate 80 between Wells and Wendover, Nevada.

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO

Drivers asked to closely watch for wild horses and burros on Highway 160 between Pahrump and Johnnie

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District Office asks motorists to be careful of wild horses and burros along State Route 160 be

Nevada, Ely DO

White Pine CTC tours eastern Nevada fire operations

ELY, Nev. – White Pine Community Training Center clients and staff got more than an inside look at the world of wildland firefighting during last week’s fire o

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Black Rock Field Office issues Decision Record on Calico Complex Wild Horse and Burro Gather Environmental Assessment

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Black Rock Field Office published an Environmental Assessment (EA) and issued a Decision Record (DR) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on analysis provi

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

The Black Rock Field Office to conduct repairs on Route 2054

WINNEMUCCA, Nev.

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM land sale raises $67,500

ELY, Nev.

Nevada, Ely DO

Lincoln County School District receives BLM computers

ELY, Nev. – In late June, the Bureau of Land Management Ely District provided 86 desktop and 48 laptop computers, and related equipment to the Lincoln County S

Nevada, Elko DO

The California Trail Interpretive Center Reopens

ELKO, Nev.— The California Trail Interpretive Center (CTIC) is reopening July 22. Operating hours will initially be Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Nevada, Ely DO

Coyotes Motorcycle Club to conduct BLM-permitted night race

ELY, Nev. – Starting 6 p.m.

Nevada, Elko DO

Public Scoping Open for Proposed Southwest Energy LLC Access Road

ELKO, Nev.

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM Caliente Field Office accepting SRP applications for 2022

ELY, Nev.

Nevada

Bureau of Land Management accepting comments on parcels for October geothermal lease sale

RENO, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management Nevada is asking the public to review and provide comment on an environmental assessments and unsigned find

Nevada

NextEra Energy Resources To Host Virtual Public Meeting For Mason Valley and Pine Nut Solar Projects

Carson City, Nev – A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC will be hosting two virtual public meetings to discuss their proposed Mason Valley and Pine Nut solar and energy st

Nevada, Ely DO

Basin and Range National Monument BioBlitz to assist future planning activities

For three days in early June, 93 volunteers and agency and organization representatives fanned out across eastern Nevada’s 704,000-acre monument to observe and record the plant

Nevada

Bureau of Land Management Proposes Online Summer Land Sale in Las Vegas Valley

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office proposes to hold a summer online sale of public land and is seeking public comments.

Battle Mountain DO

Battle Mountain District Fire Restrictions Notice

Nevada, Elko DO

Fire restrictions to begin June 30 on Elko District

ELKO, Nev. — Due to increasingly high temperatures, expected high winds and rapidly drying vegetation the Elko District will implement fire restrictions beginning June 30 to promot

Nevada, Carson City DO

Fire Restrictions in Western Nevada to Begin June 30

Due to drying vegetation, increasing daytime temperatures and several human-caused fires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carson City District Office, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Western

Nevada

BLM issues fire prevention order, urges public to help prevent human-caused wildfires

RENO, Nevada – BLM Nevada is asking for your help to prevent human-caused fires.

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM Ely and Caliente public rooms resume limited in-person services

ELY, Nev.

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO

Bureau of Land Management to hold public information forums on Draft Management Plan for the Piute-Eldorado Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern

LAS VEGAS – Recognizing the need to balance critical habitat for the threatened desert tortoise with high-quality visitor experience, the Bureau of Land Mana