Press Releases

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New Mexico

BLM Signs Decision Record on the Southern Road Improvement Project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District announced today that it signed the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision Record for the proposed Southern Road Improvement Pr

Nevada

Snow Shoe Hike in Lamoille Canyon

ELKO, Nev. – The first community snow shoe hike will be in Lamoille Canyon near the vicinity of Power House Picnic Area located in the Ruby Mountains at 6:00p.m., Saturday, February 25th.

Idaho

Roads Across the Twin Falls District - Hazardous to Impassable

TWIN FALLS, ID – Several of the major Bureau of Land Management (BLM) access roads within the Twin Falls District have experienced severe erosion due to the recent flooding.

Colorado

BLM reschedules oil and gas lease sale to June

MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management has rescheduled the competitive oil and gas lease sale originally planned for May 2017 to June 8, 2017. 

Colorado

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to Meet

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council will meet on Feb.

Utah

Red Cliffs Recreation Area Campground Reopens in Time for President's Day Weekend

ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management’s Red Cliffs Recreation Area Campground will reopen Feb.

Utah

Red Cliffs Recreation Area Campground Reopens in Time for President's Day Weekend

ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management’s Red Cliffs Recreation Area Campground will reopen Feb. 17 in anticipation of a busy President's Day weekend.

Nevada

BLM Approves the Virginia Mountains Vegetation Treatments Project

Carson City, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Sierra Front Field Office has approved the Virginia Mountains Vegetation Treatments Project.

Wyoming

BLM Hosts Cody Interface Public Meeting

CODY, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office will roll out the Cody Interface draft plan at a public meeting on March 1 at the Park County Public Library.

Nevada

BLM and NDOW Complete Seeding of Eastern Nevada's Fire-Scarred Public Lands

ELY – An effort by the Bureau of Land Management and Nevada Department of Wildlife to stabilize and rehabilitate thousands of acres of eastern Nevada’s fire-damaged public lands concluded successfu

Nevada

BLM Approves the Virginia Mountains Vegetation Treatments Project

Carson City, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Sierra Front Field Office has approved the Virginia Mountains Vegetation Treatments Project.

Wyoming

Caution Urged on Public Roads

The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District advises travelers on roads crossing public land to use caution as heavy precipitation and snowmelt have caused road damage and washou

New Mexico

BLM Offers February Outdoor Events

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering three outdoor events in February that will take advantage of southern New Mexico’s weather and natural resources.

Nevada

2017 Black Rock Artist in Residence Call for Artists

Winnemucca, Nev.

Nevada

Employment Opportunity for Wildland Firefighters for New Interagency Handcrew

Las Vegas – Southern Nevada wildland fire agencies (Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S.

National Office

Fee Free Days for Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Set for 2017

The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with other agencies within the Department of the Interior, will waive recreation-related fees for visitors to public lands on four occasions in 2017— &

Arizona

Prescribed fire planned for Southern Galiuro Mountains

Galiuro MountainsSAFFORD, Ariz. - The Bureau of L

Wyoming

Volunteers Count 314 Eagles During 2017 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey

Eighty-two volunteers counted 314 eagles across the Powder River Basin as part of the nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey on the morning of January 14, 2017.

California

The Bureau of Land Management Releases a Record of Decision on Tortoise Relocation onto Public Lands

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released a Record of Decision for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement authorizing the translocation of m

Colorado

BLM seeks public input for September 2017 oil and gas lease sale

CANON CITY, Colo.--The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on offering thirteen parcels totaling about 2,089 acres of federal minerals within the Royal Gorge Field Office in easter

Idaho

BLM Idaho Falls 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 or re-appointments of members to Idaho’s Idaho Falls District citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the

National Office

BLM Postpones Enactment of Permit Processing Rule

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is delaying for 60 days the effective date of a rule that will require online filing of permits for oil and gas drilling.  The delay responds t

New Mexico

Prescribed Burn Continues in McKinley County

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a 300 acre burn within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas (Mesa Chivato) during the month of February.