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New Mexico

Repairs in BLM Soledad Canyon Day Use Area is Extended

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the timeframe to repair the road and parking lot in the Soledad Canyon Day Use Area east of Las Cruces, until February 10, 2017.

Wyoming

BLM Pinedale Holds Combined Pinedale Anticline Annual Planning Meetings

The Bureau of Land Management will hold combined Pinedale Anticline Project Area wildlife, air, water and operator planning meetings on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the BLM Pinedale Field Office, 1625 W.

Wyoming

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Announces "Images of Black Wyoming" Temporary Exhibit

In celebration of Black History Month, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) has announced that a temporary exhibit will be on display during the month of February.  The exh

Wyoming

WLCI Local Project Development Teams Hold February Meetings

The Local Project Development Teams (LPDTs) for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) will meet at various locations in southwest Wyoming during February.

Wyoming

Join BLM Recreation Planner for Coffee and Johnny Behind the Rocks Discussion

Bureau of Land Management Outdoor Recreation Planner Jared Oakleaf will be at the Lander Bake Shop February 9-11 to gather input from the public about trail planning in the Johnny Behind the Rocks

National Office

BLM and Forest Service Announce 2017 Grazing Fee

The Federal grazing fee for 2017 will be $1.87 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.87 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the U.S.

Oregon-Washington

Seasonal Wildlife Closures in Prineville Area

Central Ore.—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District has started implementing a series of annual wildlife closures to protect several species of birds of p

Wyoming

BLM and the University of Wyoming to begin Wild Horse Movement Study in the Adobe Town Herd Management Area

The BLM and the University of Wyoming are beginning a study to learn more about wild horse seasonal use and movements in the Adobe Town Herd Management Area.

Nevada

BLM to burn piles in Pine Nut Mountains

Carson City, Nev. – Over the next few months, the Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, will be burning piles of tree limbs in the Pine Nut Mountains left over from thinning of trees.

Colorado

Swearing in ceremony for new San Luis Valley BLM manager

MONTE VISTA, Colo.

Idaho

Stressed Elk and Deer Herds in Blaine County Require Extra Precautions this Winter

SHOSHONE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office has teamed up with Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to work alongside Blaine County and the cities of Bellevue and H

New Mexico

BLM New Mexico Quarterly Oil and Gas Lease Sale Results

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico received bids of $2, 935,450 for four Federal leases totaling 843 acres during the January 25, 2017 oil and gas lease sale.

Nevada

Favorable weather may allow BLM prescribed fire near Moapa on January 30

Las Vegas - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fire managers are anticipating favorable weather conditions for pile burning on BLM-administered lands along the Muddy Ri

New Mexico

BLM Plans Prescribed Burns in Socorro and Catron Counties

The Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office will burn up to 50 acres in Catron County between February 1 and April 15, 2017, weather permitting.

Utah

Please Pardon Our Dust

PRICE, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office is undergoing remodeling this spring.  To ensure public safety while construction is occurring, some improvements to the fron

Colorado

BLM Colorado Announces Appointments to Southwest Resource Advisory Council

MONTROSE, Colo.

Idaho

BLM Continuing Fire Rehabilitation with Aerial Seeding

Boise, ID – The Bureau of Land Management is planning to conduct aerial seeding of several fire scars in the region beginning this week through the end of January, contingent on weather conditions.

New Mexico

Prescribed Burns Planned in Chaves County

Beginning in late January 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burning operations in Chaves County.

Wyoming

BLM Hosts South Pass Area Public Planning Meeting

LANDER, Wyo.

Nevada

BLM and NDOW to Seed Fire-Damaged Public Lands in Eastern Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management and Nevada Department of Wildlife this week will begin seeding thousands of acres in eastern Nevada to stabilize and rehabilitate public lands burned by wildfire.&nbsp

Alaska

BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council to meet in Fairbanks February 2-3, 2017

ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet at the BLM Alaska Fairbanks District Office (FDO) located at 222 University Avenue,