Press Releases

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Oregon-Washington

Fees Free During Veterans Day Weekend!

Portland, OR – The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are waiving fees at most day-use recreation sites over Veterans Day weekend in honor of U.S.

Oregon-Washington

A Dam Important Find!

PORTLAND, Ore. – A new fossil find represents the earliest record of living beavers (Castor) in North America.

Oregon-Washington

Let's Move Outside! On National Public Lands Day

As part of the Let's Move! campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama has launched the Let’s Move Outside!

Oregon-Washington

It's All About the Numbers: BLM Releases 2011 Annual Almanac

It's almost the end of summer -- and that means it's time for a brand new edition of BLM Facts!

Oregon-Washington

Eastern Washington Council Still Needs Advisors

PORTLAND – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has vacant positions on the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC).

Oregon-Washington

BLM Updates Challenges and Opportunities Map

PORTLAND – The Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land management (BLM) has updated their “Challenges & Opportunities” map and Website to include even more information than before.

Oregon-Washington

Applicants Sought for Recreation Resource Advisory Committee

PORTLAND – The U.S.

Oregon-Washington

Secretarial Forestry Pilot Project Meetings

In December 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar set in motion a plan to experimentally test the principles of ecological restoration, as developed by Drs.

Oregon-Washington

Eastern Washington Council Asks for Nominations

PORTLAND – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has vacant positions on the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC).

Oregon-Washington

Oregon Councils Still Have Vacancies

PORTLAND – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has vacant positions on Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) in central and eastern Oregon.

Oregon-Washington

Advisors Still Needed for County Payment Committees

The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Oregon State Office continues to seek nominations for vacant positions on the five Resource Advisory Committees (RACs) in the Districts of western Oregon.

Oregon-Washington

Renewable Energy and Landscape Conservation Symposium

Portland, Ore. -- The Renewable Energy & Eastern Oregon Landscape Conservation Partnership will be holding a day-long discussion about renewable energy opportunities and conservation issues.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Distributes Payments to Counties 2011

Portland, Ore.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Releases Decision for Vegetation Treatments

Portland, Ore.

Oregon-Washington

National Public Lands Day 2010

As part of the Let's Move! campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama recently launched a new Let's Move Outside!

Oregon-Washington

County Payment Advisors Needed

The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Oregon State Office continues to seek nominations for 64 positions on the five Resource Advisory Committees (RACs) in the Districts of western Oregon.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Releases Final Plan for Vegetation Treatments

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office today announced the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on BLM Lands in

Oregon-Washington

BLM Meets Web 2.0

Portland, Ore.

Oregon-Washington

Badlands Wilderness Celebration

The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Area was designated on March 30, 2009 when President Obama signed into law the bill that enhanced protection for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Manag

Oregon-Washington

BLM Renews Call for Advisory Group Members

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received an insufficient number of applicants for positions on Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) in central and eastern Oregon during their earlier call for nomin

Oregon-Washington

BLM Renews Call for Eastern Washington Advisory Group Members

Portland, Ore.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Wild Horse Population Survey in Nevada and Oregon

BLM and the U.S.

Oregon-Washington

Public Listening Session Announced for the America's Great Outdoors Initiative

A scheduled July 1st public listening session and discussion will provide an opportunity for leaders of the America's Great Outdoors Initiative to hear from people in the Northwest about solutions

Oregon-Washington

Fireworks Banned on BLM-Managed Lands in Oregon and Washington 2010

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prohibits the use of fireworks on all BLM-managed public lands throughout Oregon and Washington.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Prepares for June 17, 2010 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office announced that it will offer two parcels totaling approximately 2,722 acres, in Washington State, at its June 17, 2010 Oil and Gas Lease Comp