Press Releases

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Idaho

BLM Seeking Grants for Recreation Improvements at Ross Point

Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Bureau of Land Management Coeur d’Alene Field Office will be applying for state recreation grants for trail, recreation and waterway improvements for the Ross

Idaho

Egin-Hamer Closure Goes Into Effect January 1

IDAHO FALLS - What started out as an idea by local county commissioners to reopen a popular farm to market road nineteen years ago continues to be a success not just for humans, bu

Wyoming

BLM Pinedale Big Game Winter Ranges Closed

The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office is notifying the public that BLM-administered big game winter ranges in the Ryegrass, Bench Corral, Deer Hills, Calpet, Miller Mountain and

Montana-Dakotas

Over 10k Sagebrush planted for Sage-grouse in Petroleum County

LEWISTOWN, Mont. – A double rainbow signaled the start of their day and a cloud was placed above them as a covering to soften the Sun’s bright beaming.

Nevada

BLM to Gather Wild Horses from U.S. Hwy 93/State Route 322

ELY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District is scheduled on Tuesday, Dec.

Wyoming

BLM Seeks Input on Proposed Wild Horse Gather in North Lander Complex

The Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office is requesting public input prior to analyzing a proposed wild horse gather in the North Lander Wild Horse Complex.

Idaho

Scoping Period Extended for the Hemingway-Boulders and White Clouds Wilderness Management Plan

Ketchum, ID – The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are announcing the extension of the scoping period for the proposed wilderness management plan for the Hemingway

Alaska

BLM To Dramatically Speed Up Completion of Alaska Statehood Land Transfer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management today took the first steps toward dramatically accelerating the rate at which it transfers Federal lands to the State of Alaska.

Idaho

Annual Eagle Watch Week-long Event to Begin Dec. 27

COEUR D’ALENE, ID – The annual migration of bald eagles to Lake Coeur d’Alene is on!  The eagles take advantage of the abundant kokanee spawn on Lake Coeur d’Alene en route from British Columb

New Mexico

BLM Receives Withdrawal of Piñon Gathering System Right-of-Way Application

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office has received a withdrawal letter regarding a right-of-way (ROW) application for the proposed Piñon Gathering System project (known as the

Wyoming

New Trail Trek Exhibit at the NHTIC

Come view the new temporary exhibit at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, “Escape from the Present into the Past,” to view how teens related to an escape from their normal summer rou

Idaho

BLM Extends Comment Period for Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat (BOSH) Project

Boise, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the public comment period for the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) of the proposed Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat Proje

Idaho

BLM Holds Public Meetings and Extends Comment Period for Tri-State Fuels Break Project

Boise, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the public comment period for the proposed Tri-state Fuels Break Project through Feb. 3, 2017.

National Office

BLM Releases Guidance for Improving and Sustaining Tribal Relationships

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced the release of the new BLM 1780 Tribal Relations Manual and Handbook.

Colorado

BLM fire restrictions lifted in El Paso, Jefferson, Park and Teller counties

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management will lift Stage 1 fire restrictions at 5 p.m.

Utah

BLM Approves ATV Trail in San Juan County Indian Creek Area

MONTICELLO, UtahThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Monticello Field Office has approved an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail in the Indian Creek area northwest of Montice

Nevada

BLM Accepts Conservation Easement Protecting City Sculpture

Ely, Nev.—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today accepted the donation of a 1,316-acre conservation easement on private lands located in southeastern Nevada’s BLM-managed Basin and Range Nationa

Utah

BLM Approves First Master Leasing Plan in Utah

MOAB, UtahThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released the final decision approving a plan that will guide responsible mineral development in and around Moab while also prot

Montana-Dakotas

Billings Field Office to burn slash piles in Central Montana

(Billings, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management Billings Field Office is slated to burn several slash piles on BLM-managed land in Yellowstone, Mussleshell and Carbon counties and Big Horn C

Utah

BLM Releases Proposed Plan for Eastern Lake Mountains

SALT LAKE CITY—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO) today released a proposed plan that would ensure public safety and protect cultural resources by restricting target

California

BLM Names Alan Bittner New Northern California District Manager

alan bittnerREDDING, Calif.

Eastern States

Obama Administration Takes Steps to Protect Watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S.

Eastern States

Eastern States Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $1 Million

The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM-ES) generated $1,717,312 for leasing rights on parcels offered at the second online oil and gas lease sale under new authority provided by Congress