Press Releases

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California

Wild horses available for adoption at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center near Elk Grove

ELK GROVE, Calif. – Wild horses trained by inmates to accept a saddle and rider will be up for public adoption on Saturday, Oct.

Idaho

BLM Advisory Council to meet in Coeur d’Alene

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management today announced it will hold a meeting of the Coeur d’Alene Resource Advisory Council (RAC), demonstrating that partnerships and inclu

New Mexico

BLM issues travel advisory for Quebradas Backcountry Byway

SOCORRO, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is advising travelers that recent heavy rains have damaged the Quebradas Backcountry Byway.

Wyoming

Cody Field Office hosts public meeting for Leavitt Reservoir expansion project

SHELL, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office will hold a public meeting from 6-8 p.m. on Oct.

California

BLM working to determine cause of wild horse deaths

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Wyoming

Fire restrictions lifted in Newcastle Field Office

NEWCASTLE, Wyo. - Partial fire restrictions were lifted for BLM-administered public land in Crook, Weston and Niobrara Counties, as of Oct.

Wyoming

Public invited to participate in Cody Field Office cave and karst plan

CODY, Wyo. –The Bureau of Land Management will hold public meetings on Oct. 24 and 25 in Cody and Lovell to gather input on cave and karst management in the Cody Field Office area.

Arizona

BLM announces pruning of ailing cottonwood trees at San Pedro House

TUCSON, Ariz.  – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is temporarily closing the San Pedro House recreation site, located in the San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area

Wyoming

Public invited to provide input on Alkali Creek reservoir project

HYATTVILLE, Wyo.

Montana-Dakotas

Butte BLM plans to burn slash piles

(BUTTE, Mont.) – Residents in Beaverhead, Silver Bow and Jefferson counties could see some smoke in the air in the coming months as the Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office burns slash pi

Arizona

Prescribed burning planned in Parker, Ariz., area

Parker, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lake Havasu Field Office is planning to conduct prescribed burning on the Parker Strip, October 9 through April 1, 2018, a

National Office

BLM third quarter oil and gas lease sales hit combined $170.7 million

WASHINGTON – In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting America’s energy dominance, seven Bureau of Land Management state offices generated $170.7 million in bonus bids during their qu

Nevada

BLM selling firewood permits in three locations for Battle Mountain District

The Battle Mountain District Bureau of Land Management is selling firewood cutting permits, for personal use, at two different locations.  These locations are the BLM’s Battle Mountain Distric

Arizona

Public invited to open houses for development of Kingman Travel Management Plan

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office - invites the public’s participation in the development of the KFO Travel Management Plan and Environmental Ass

Montana-Dakotas

Memory of Buff honored in Little Rockies

 (ZORTMAN, Mont.) – Each generation is blessed with a few great men who impact the world around them so profoundly that, after they return to dust, plaques are forged in bronze to carry the to

Montana-Dakotas

BLM seeks comments on pipeline environmental assessment

(DICKINSON, N.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management North Dakota Field Office is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment for the proposed BOE II crude oil pipeline project in McKenzie

National Office

BLM invites public to comment on Sage-grouse conservation plans, furthering state collaboration

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Nevada

BLM Nevada's Tonopah Field Office to Host Public Tours of Historic Rhyolite

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – On Saturday October 14th, the Bureau of Land Management, Tonopah Field Office, will be hosting public walking tours of Rhyolite, Nevada.

Oregon-Washington

Prineville: John Day - Snake Resource Advisory Committee to meet in Bend

BEND, Ore.

National Office

BLM cancels 10 million acre Sagebrush Focal Area Withdrawal Proposal

Based on a recent analysis and review of data available that showed that future mining is not a significant threat to sage grouse habitat, the Bureau of Land Management has canceled its Sagebrush F

Colorado

BLM plans pile burns near Mt. Harvard

CANON CITY, Colo - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burning near Mt. Harvard Estates this winter.