Press Releases

To help prevent human-caused wildfires on public lands, Vale District Bureau of Land Management will be implementing additional fire restrictions beginning Friday, July 12.

The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is proposing to restore and reconnect fragmented habitat in the northern Ivanpah Valley for the threatened desert tortoise.

Fire closure order rescinded. Public access restored to popular trails and cabins near Wickersham Dome .

REDDING, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management is issuing fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Redding Field Office in Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Siskiyou and Trinity counties beginning Wednesday, July 10. These seasonal fire restrictions listed in the fire order will be in place to help prevent wildfire and will remain in effect until further notice. These restrictions are in addition to the BLM year-round statewide fire prevention order.

KANAB, Utah — Crews on the Deer Springs Fire are continuing fire line construction to the south and containing any smaller fires that migrated off the rim. For more information, see attached fact sheet.

The BLM’s Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council will meet virtually on Monday, August 12, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon Pacific Daylight Time (PT). The public is welcome to attend the virtual meeting.

KANAB, Utah — Today’s suppression tactics focused on the north side of fire to keep away from community of Deer Springs. For more information, see attached fact sheet.

On July 8th, fire restrictions will go into effect for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout the Northwest Oregon District.

With the record-breaking heat and increasingly dry conditions, officials with the BLM Medford District are prohibiting campfire use on the Wild section of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River.

Due to recent high temperatures and increasing fire danger, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are implementing additional public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon.

Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is placing Stage 1 fire restrictions on BLM-administered public lands in Campbell and Sheridan counties beginning July 9.

KANAB, Utah — Operationally, firefighters are taking advantage of today's prevailing winds to secure the north flank of the Deer Springs Fire. For more information, see attached fact sheet.

The BLM and Village of Tequesta will open a connectivity trail following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 17 at 5:30 pm.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet on July 11, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) at the BLM Idaho State Office and virtually via Zoom. The public is invited.

The BLM is seeking public comment on a proposal from the City of Buckeye to lease approximately 640 acres of public land through the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to expand Skyline Regional Park.

KANAB, Utah — A local Color Country Interagency Incident Management Type-3 Team is responding to a 1,200-acre wildfire initially discovered at 1:02 PM today. For more information, see attached fact sheet.

The Bureau of Land Management is taking public input on a proposal to transfer approximately 173 acres to the Walker River Paiute Tribe, to be held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The Bureau of Land Management has received an application for the proposed Samantha Solar Development Project west of Ely in White Pine County and is initiating the environmental review of the project.

The BLM is seeking public comment on the proposed Murdock Mountain Phosphate Exploration Project in Elko County.

The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild horse gather on or after Aug. 15, 2024, in southwest Wyoming’s White Mountain HMA. Approximately 586 wild horses will be gathered to bring the HMA down to low AML.

The Bureau of Land Management is excited to announce Doug Mayes as the new head of its Royal Gorge Field Office.

The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close Fishermen's Bend Recreation Site, located in Mill City, Oregon, for hazard tree removal from July 8–10, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to expand the Colado Mine Project in Pershing County.

The BLM has released the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS analyzing habitat management for eight Gunnison sage-grouse populations on BLM public lands across southwest Colorado and southeast Utah.

The BLM Monticello Field Office and USDA Manti-La Sal National Forest will host a field tour of the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee.