Press Releases

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Nevada

BLM Battle Mountain District Urges Safe Driving With Current Road Conditions

Battle Mountain, Nev. – Snow removal, abruptly changing temperatures and fast moving water from snow melt damage roads within the BLM Battle Mountain District every year.

Wyoming

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Announces Opening reception for Minerva Teichert art exhibition "I Must Paint"

In recognition of  Women’s History Month, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) is proud to announce an evening reception to kick off the March temporary exhibit featuring o

Nevada

Road construction on Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive Begins February 26

Las Vegas – Crews will begin pulverization and paving on the 13-mile scenic drive in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on February 26.

California

BLM Reopens its Desert Discovery Center

A group of Americorps interns and volunteers stand in from the of the Desert Discovery Center sign.

Nevada

California Trail Interpretive Center Celebrates Women's History Month with Fiber Arts

California Trail Interpretive Center Celebrates Women's History Month with Fiber Arts
Idaho

BLM Seeks Three Volunteer Campground Hosts

POCATELLO, ID - If you're an outdoor enthusiast looking for some adventure this summer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) might have just what you're looking for.  The BLM Pocatello Field Of

Idaho

4-H Club Members to Pick Up Their Wild Horse Weanling Project

BOISE, ID. – On Saturday, Feb.

Colorado

BLM approves Tri-State's transmission line upgrade in southwest Colorado

MONTROSE, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management Southwest District approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.’s proposal to upgrade 80 m

Alaska

BLM Campbell Tract Hosts Iditarod Ceremonial Start Activities

ANCHORAGE – On Saturday, March 4, the Bureau of Land Management will, once again, host the finish of the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the Campbel

Nevada

Ken Collum new Carson City BLM Stillwater Field Manager

Ken Collum
Ken Collum
Idaho

Partnerships Key to Fire Rehabilitation Efforts in Shoshone Field Office

Through a partnership agreement between Pheasants Forever and the Twin Falls District Bureau of Land Management, 75,000 sagebrush seedlings were planted on 3,400 acres within the Shoshone Field Office, Craters of the Moon National Monument last fall.
California

Alabama Hills Volunteer Day Planned

Rounded, weathered granite rock formations in the Alabama Hills form a sharp contrast wit

Oregon-Washington

BLM Closes Vehicle Access to Hog Canyon Lake

Spokane, WA -- In the interest of public health and safety, the gate at Jack Brown Road and Lake Valley Loop Road has been locked.

Idaho

BLM Idaho Boise District Announces Appointments to Council to Advise Agency on Balanced Management of Nation's Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management recently announced new appointments and re-appointments of members to Idaho’s Boise District citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the agency on

Idaho

BLM Plans Challis Wild Horse Bait Trap Gather

CHALLIS, ID –  The Bureau of Land Management Challis Field Office announced today plans to conduct a bait trap gather of wild horses within the Challis Wild Horse Herd Management Area (CHMA) b

Colorado

Temporary road closures possible in the San Luis Valley

MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management may initiate several short-term road closures in the San Luis Valley.

Utah

Celebration of New Chance to Travel the Old Spanish Trail

PAROWAN, Utah – In celebration of Iron County’s legacy as a reservoir of the treasured Old Spanish Trail history, a ceremony marking the installation of the last of 85 new signs along 80 miles of t

New Mexico

Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Event in Abilene, Texas

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Abilene, Texas, March 3-4, 2017.

Colorado

BLM's Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets March 2 in Glenwood

SILT, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, March 2 at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, 100 Wulfsohn Road.  

Idaho

BLM Seeks Public Input on Travel Plan Analyses in Southwest Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is announcing it is beginning preparation of two Environmental Assessments for travel management plans on public lands in Owyhee County.

Alaska

Public Meetings for the Central Yukon Land Use Plan Scheduled

FAIRBANKS – To better prepare for developing the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan (RMP), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a series of public meetings scheduled from mid-January

Utah

Volunteers Needed for Raptor Nest Surveys

SALT LAKE CITY—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Salt Lake Field Office is seeking volunteers to help conduct the annual Raptor Inventory Nest Survey (RINS). The survey