Press Releases

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Wyoming

BLM Posts National Historic Trails Monitoring Report

The Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office has posted the National Historic Trails annual monitoring report online at http://bit.ly/Handcart-SRP.&nbs

New Mexico

BLM and BIA Add Two Additional Scoping Meetings for Mineral Leasing and Development Effort in Northwest New Mexico

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Navajo Regional Office have added two additional scoping meetings for an expanded resource managem

Nevada

Collaboration the key to Sage Grouse success

RENO, Nev.

Oregon-Washington

Shotgun Creek Recreation Site Offers Year Round Access

Springfield, Ore. – Beginning January 1, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Shotgun Creek Recreation Site will offer year round access.

Eastern States

BLM Announces Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale Scheduled March 23

The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM-ES) is preparing for an online oil and gas lease sale on March 23, 2017.  The online auction will begin at 8 a.m.

Eastern States

BLM and Forest Service Propose Major Step to Protect, Study Superior National Forest

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern States today submitted to the Federal Register for publication a notice of the U.S.

Montana-Dakotas

Missoula BLM invites public to be part of planning process for major project

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office wants to hear from one of the most valuable members on its team—the public—as work continues on the  landmark Resour
National Office

BLM Announces Selections for Key Leadership Positions

The Bureau of Land Management today announced two key leadership positions.

Idaho

Records of Decision Issued for the Rasmussen Valley Mine Phosphate Project

POCATELLO, ID: Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office and U.S.

Utah

BLM, OHV advocates and conservation groups to settle longstanding litigation

SALT LAKE CITY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) together with off-highway vehicle (OHV) advocates and a number of conservation groups today filed in U.S.

Idaho

BLM Seeks Public Input on Grant to Improve Recreational Trails

POCATELLO, ID – The Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office (PFO) is looking to enhance outdoor opportunities by improving trail systems in the Pocatello area and is submitting a

Colorado

BLM Sets the Course for Managing the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management finalized the plan for the 210,000-acre Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, including the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, by

Alaska

Fireside Chat Jan. 18 at Campbell Creek Science Center Arrows, Atlatls, and Gopher Sticks — Windows to Our Northern Past

Well-preserved artifacts recovered from snow patches in the high country of Alaska and the Yukon coupled with Native oral histories are providing a fascinating picture o

Nevada

BLM Winnemucca District announces results of 2016 Burning Man Post Event Inspection

The Bureau of Land Management, (BLM) Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office, is pleased to announce the results of the Burning Man Post Event Inspection (PEI) for the 2016 event.

National Office

Secretary Jewell Applauds President's Designation of the National Monuments to Preserve Pivotal Civil Rights Sites and the First National Monument to Civil War Reconstruction

WASHINGTON – As the country prepares to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Acting Director Michael T.

Alaska

BLM to Host Public Meetings for Central Yukon Land Use Plan

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

Oregon-Washington

Public Meetings Scheduled on Recreation Management Plan for Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (YHONA) has initiated the planning process for YHONA.
Oregon-Washington

BLM Announces Southwest Oregon Withdrawal

Joint News Release, Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region & Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington

Portland, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM

New Mexico

BLM Offers January Outdoor Events

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

Arizona

New BLM Gila District Manager honored with Presidential Award for Customer Service

The Bureau of Land Management’s new Gila District Manager, Scott Feldhausen was part of a BLM Recreation Mapping Project Team recently honored with a Presidential award for improving customer service.
Wyoming

BLM Rock Springs Holds Public Open House on Sweetwater Solar Energy Project

The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO) will hold a public open house on the Sweetwater Solar Energy Project.

Colorado

BLM releases strategy for solar energy development on Colorado public lands

As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and spur renewable ener

Nevada

BLM Seeks Comments for Rain Mine Environmental Assessment

ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District, Tuscarora Field Office is in the process of preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate impacts of the Rain Mine Closure.

National Office

Interior Department Releases Comprehensive Roadmap to Reform Federal Coal Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S.

New Mexico

Prescribed Burn Planned for Wild Horse Subdivision Area

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be burning slash piles in two different locations near  the Wild Horse Subdivision, which is located about 40 miles south of Grants, New Mexico, and 30