Press Releases

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Nevada

BLM cautions against burning in windy conditions

WINNEMUCCA, Nev.

Montana-Dakotas

Oil and gas lease auction brings in over $190,000

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – Bids on oil and gas leases in Montana brought in $193,341.50 in an online auction held March 12-13 by the Bureau of Land Management.

Idaho

BLM temporarily closes Discovery Hill Bluffs Road

SALMON, Idaho - Effective today, the BLM Salmon Field Office is temporarily closing the Discovery Hill Bluffs Road due to highly erosive soil conditions.

Utah

BLM invites public to discuss travel management plan

VERNAL, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to participate in development of the Dinosaur Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (TMP/EA).

Colorado

BLM and partners seek comments on proposed Palisade Plunge Trail

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The “Palisade Plunge” is a proposed 30-mile single-track trail that would feature a unique, long distance descent for mountain bikes and other non-moto

Alaska

BLM Artist in Residence to Give March 24 Presentation in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Bureau of Land Management Artist in Residence Christof Teuscher will share his White Mountains experiences and art at a public presentati

California

BLM California Desert District reduces fire restrictions

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - Effective immediately, all Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands within the California Desert District shall be under Stage I restrictions and year

Nevada

BLM Nevada oil and gas lease sale takes in $152,061

RENO, Nev.

Nevada

Indian Creek Campground now taking reservations online

CARSON CITY, Nev.

National Office

BLM renews 21 advisory council charters

The Bureau of Land Management is pleased to announce that the charters for 21 Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) have been renewed, and BLM RACs will be scheduling and holding mee

Montana-Dakotas

Comments sought for Bears Paw to Breaks permit renewals

(HAVRE, Mont.) – Livestock grazing is at the heart of the Bureau of Land Management and its multiple use mission, all the way back to the origins of the bureau, which was founded from the combinati

New Mexico

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

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro sale event in Buffalo, Texas, on March 23-24.

New Mexico

BLM Taos Field Office plans prescribed burn near Tres Piedras

TAOS, N.M.

Nevada

BLM to host wildland fire vendor workshop March 23

LAS VEGAS -  In preparation for this year’s wildland fire season, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District will host a workshop for vendors who are inte

Oregon-Washington

Northwest Oregon: Hult Dam Environmental Impact Statement

Salem, Ore.

National Office

National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board to Meet in Salt Lake City, Utah

The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet March 27-28 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to discuss

Utah

BLM opens public comment period for Greater Chapita Wells Oil and Gas Infill Project

VERNAL, Utah — In keeping with the Administration's goal of Making America Safe through Energy Independence, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office is seeking public comment on the

Utah

BLM to host public scoping meetings for new monument plans

SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host four public scoping meetings as part of the ongoing land use planning for Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) and Grand Staircase-Esca

Idaho

Shifting sands expose the dangers of illegal pallet burning

REXBURG, Idaho—As BLM Recreation Planner Ben Cisna headed out to begin seasonal preparations for the St.