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Colorado

Colorado River permits go on sale

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo – Reservations for summer camping will be available online beginning today for the popular Ruby-Horsethief section of the Colorado River.  

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Ryan Zinke Sworn In as 52nd Secretary of the Interior

Today, Ryan Zinke (pronounced Zink-EE) was confirmed and sworn in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior.

Colorado

Greg Larson selected to serve as BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Manager

MONTROSE, Colo. – Greg Larson, was selected as the Uncompahgre Field Manager in Montrose, Colorado.  Larson is responsible for overseeing about one million acres of BLM l

Colorado

BLM approves Tri-State's transmission line upgrade in southwest Colorado

MONTROSE, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management Southwest District approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.’s proposal to upgrade 80 m

Colorado

Temporary road closures possible in the San Luis Valley

MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management may initiate several short-term road closures in the San Luis Valley.

Colorado

BLM's Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets March 2 in Glenwood

SILT, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, March 2 at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, 100 Wulfsohn Road.  

Colorado

BLM reschedules oil and gas lease sale to June

MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management has rescheduled the competitive oil and gas lease sale originally planned for May 2017 to June 8, 2017. 

Colorado

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to Meet

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council will meet on Feb.

Colorado

BLM seeks public input for September 2017 oil and gas lease sale

CANON CITY, Colo.--The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on offering thirteen parcels totaling about 2,089 acres of federal minerals within the Royal Gorge Field Office in easter

Colorado

BLM acquires Dotsero Landing Recreation Site

SILT, Colo.

Colorado

BLM seeks public input for September oil and gas lease sale

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on offering thirteen parcels totaling about 2,089 acres of federal minerals within the Royal Gorge

Colorado

BLM reminds antler hunters to reduce impacts to big game

CRAIG, Colo.

Colorado

BLM to complete Sutey Ranch land exchange

SILT, Colo.

Colorado

BLM evaluating oil and gas leasing proposals in Garfield and Mesa counties

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Colorado

Swearing in ceremony for new San Luis Valley BLM manager

MONTE VISTA, Colo.

Colorado

BLM Colorado Announces Appointments to Southwest Resource Advisory Council

MONTROSE, Colo.

Colorado

Dotsero Landing project secures additional funding through Land and Water Conservation Fund

SILT, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management today announced it is reprogramming $76,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to acquire a key public access point to the Colorado River.

Colorado

BLM and Forest Service seek public comments on natural gas development proposal north of Paonia

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management and the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are seeking public comment on a natural gas development proposal

Colorado

BLM to recognize contributions of local volunteer

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Colorado

BLM Sets the Course for Managing the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management finalized the plan for the 210,000-acre Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, including the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, by

Colorado

BLM releases strategy for solar energy development on Colorado public lands

As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and spur renewable ener

Colorado

BLM hosting open house in Craig to discuss roads and trails

CRAIG, Colo - The Bureau of Land Management is hosting an open house Jan.