Press Releases

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Wyoming

BLM Seeks Public Comments on May 2017 Oil and Gas Lease Parcels

News Release
BLM Wyoming High Desert District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2016
Contact: Tony Brown, 307-352-0215

Colorado

BLM evaluating oil and gas leasing proposals in Royal Gorge Field Office

CANON CITY, Colo.

Colorado

BLM to host update on South Park Master Leasing Plan in Fairplay

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office will be hosting a public meeting on Nov.

Nevada

BLM Christmas Tree Permits available starting November 14

Carson City, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, will begin selling Christmas tree cutting permits on Monday, November 14.

Nevada

Gallery Receptions to be held for Black Rock Artists in Residence

Winnemucca, Nev.

Colorado

BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Accepts Comments for the 2017 Special Recreation Permit Applications

MONTROSE, Colorado. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on 26 Special Recreation Permit applications including five new ap

Utah

BLM Utah Initiates Planning Process for Recreation Management Plan

PRICE, Utah –The Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office (BLM), Utah State Parks, and Emery County are proposing to create a cooperative management agreement for the management of recreation r

Nevada

BLM Ely District Office has Christmas tree-cutting Permits on Sale

Ely, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Ely District Office has begun selling permits for Christmas trees and has extended a program to give free Christmas tree permits to fourth graders.

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Fee Free on Veterans Day

Las Vegas – Whether you drive, bike, run or walk, you may visit the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for free on Veterans Day.

Idaho

BLM Invites You to an Open House for Public Lands Appreciation

IDAHO FALLS, ID – This year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites members of the public to an open house celebrating two significant milestones:  the 70th anniversary of the creati

National Office

BLM Updates Oil and Gas Leasing Process To Add Online Land Nominations

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today launched its third initiative this year to modernize its oil and gas program by automating the way members of the public and industry nominate

New Mexico

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Holiday Closures and Fall/Winter Hours

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (Monument), including the Slot Canyon, Cave Loop, and Veterans’ Memorial Loop Trail and the Veterans’ Memorial Scenic

Nevada

All aboard! California Trail Interpretive Center Seeks Volunteers to Create a Model Train Exhibit

All aboard! California Trail Interpretive Center Seeks Volunteers to Create a Model Train Exhibit
New Mexico

BLM Offers Guided Hikes in Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District is hosting two guided hikes in the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Monument) on November 19 and December 17, 2016.

New Mexico

Public Invited to Attend Focus Group Meetings in Las Cruces

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District is hosting two focus group meetings to discuss recreation use and management in the 496,330-acre Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monume

California

BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Fort Ord Supplementary Rules

MARINA, Calif.

Colorado

BLM to begin bait-trapping Sand Wash wild horses

CRAIG, Colo.

Arizona, Utah

Arizona Strip: Christmas Tree Permits Available Beginning Second Week of November

For Immediate Release                           

Nevada

BLM Seeks Comment on Las Vegas Valley Environmental Assessment

Las Vegas - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is inviting review and comment on the Las Vegas In-Valley Area Multi-Action Analysis Environmental Assessment

Utah

High on Life Defendant Agrees to Pay Fines for Bonneville Salt Flats Violations and is Banned from Public Lands

SALT LAKE CITY – Members of the Canadian lifestyle company High on Life appeared before US Magistrate Judge Mark Carman on Nov.

Montana-Dakotas

Docks removed for season at Holter, Hauser lake sites

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The boat docks at the Bureau of Land Management campgrounds at Holter and Hauser lakes are moving to dry land for the season.

Utah

BLM Offers Holiday Tree Permits for Non-commercial Uses in Utah

Salt Lake City – The holiday season is coming and thousands of people will be finding their trees on public lands this year.  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah will begin selling non-co