Press Releases

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Idaho

BLM and Forest Service permits and maps now available at Idaho Falls District Office

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – To better serve the public, the Bureau of Land Management’s Upper Snake Field Office and Caribou-Targhee National Forest are now selling permits and maps at the Idaho Falls Dis

Montana-Dakotas

BLM lifts shooting restrictions in North Hills near Helena

(BUTTE, Mont.) – As fire restrictions go to Stage 1 in Broadwater, Jefferson, and Lewis & Clark counties, the Bureau of Land Management is also re-opening the North Hills area to shooting.

Nevada

National Public Lands Day at Ferris Creek, Battle Mountain

Battle Mountain, Nev. – On September 29 from 9:45 a.m.

New Mexico

BLM seeks comments on analysis of northern New Mexico oil and gas lease parcels

SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on the analysis of 26 parcels in northern New Mexico for the March 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sale.

Idaho

BLM Kelly Island Campground closes for the season on Sept. 26

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office will be closing the Kelly Island Campground for the season beginning 

Wyoming

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by collecting seeds for wildfire rehabilitation

WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will partner with the community on Saturday, Sept.

Oregon-Washington

Washington: BLM and USFS Seek volunteers for National Public Lands Day event

Wenatchee, Wash.

Wyoming

Historic Trails Center trek connects sights, past and present

CASPER, Wyo. - History buffs get ready! Envision the pioneer life on Saturday, Sept.

New Mexico

BLM and Partners Sponsor National Public Lands Day Events

LAS CRUCES, NM – On Sept.

Idaho

BLM to conduct prescribed burning in southwest Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is planning to carry out a prescribed burn in Owyhee County, Idaho, during the last week of September, depending on weather, fuel and ground c

Nevada

BLM Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Schedules September 27 Meeting

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and its Planning and Recreation subcommittees have scheduled meetings.

Utah

BLM seeks volunteers for National Public Lands Day Event near Moab, Utah

MOAB, Utah—The Moab Field Office seeks volunteers to complete a short trail reroute at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite on Sept. 29 as part of National Public Lands Day.

Idaho

Unhealthy smoke and large wildfires call for increased safety awareness

BOISE, Idaho – Following a few passing storms over the weekend, some of the smoke in the Treasure Valley has cleared and blue skies have begun to return.

New Mexico

Local Ranchers Bid on McGregor Range Grazing Units

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management successfully auctioned nine grazing units within the McGregor Range in southern New Mexico.

Utah

Public Archaeology in the Nine Mile Canyon

PRICE, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office and Arizona State University Center for Sustainable Tourism invite the public to attend Nine Mile Canyon Steward

Nevada

White Pine County Commission Proclaims September 30 NPLD 2017

ELY, Nev.

California

Join BLM Bakersfield for Kern Valley Pride Day and National Public Lands Day

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.

New Mexico

Temporary limited access to the BLM New Mexico public room

SANTA FE, N.M. – The public room of the Bureau of Land Management’s New Mexico State Office, located at 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, N.M., will have limited access Sept.

Wyoming

BLM Cody, Lander and Worland lift fire restrictions

Effective Friday, Sept.

Colorado

Small parking area to be constructed on Sutey Ranch

SILT, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management plans to begin construction of a small parking area on the east side of the Sutey Ranch parcel the week of Sept. 18.

Nevada

National Public Lands Day at Soldier Meadows

WINNEMUCCA, NV.

Oregon-Washington

Northwest Oregon: Celebrate National Public Lands Day at the West Eugene Wetlands

Eugene, Ore.  Volunteers are invited to join the Bureau of Land Management and Wetlands Resources and Educational Network (WREN) for a National Public Lands Day eve

Arizona

BLM invites public to discuss Travel Management Plan for Graham, Greenlee, and Cochise counties

SAFFORD, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Safford Field Office invites the public to participate in the development of a Travel Management Plan (TMP).