Press Releases

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BLM Leases 41,000 Acres for Geothermal Energy Development

SACRAMENTO, Calif. –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held a successful competitive geothermal lease sale in Sacramento on Oct.

New Mexico

BLM and BIA Update Scoping Meeting Schedule for Mineral Leasing and Development Effort in Northwest New Mexico

On October 21, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Navajo Regional Office announced the start of an expanded resource managem

Colorado

BLM initiates Stage One fire restrictions in four Central Colorado Counties

CANON CITY, Colo. – On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the Bureau of Land Management will begin Stage One fire restrictions within El Paso, Jefferson, Park and Teller counties.

Utah

BLM Prescribed Burn Planned for Tooele County

West Valley City, Utah – Fire crews in the Bureau of Land Management’s West Desert District are planning to conduct two prescribed burns of juniper slash in Tooele County begi

Nevada

BLM to conduct wild horse gather on Owyhee Comple 2016 Owyhee Wild Horse Gather website.

Elko, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), will begin a wild horse helicopter gather on the Owyhee Complex in Northern Nevada on Tuesday, November 1st.

Idaho

BLM Conducting Timber Pile Burning Near Silver City, Idaho

Boise, ID - This fall the Boise District BLM will be prescribed burning timber piles from a 2015 hazardous fuels reduction project in the Owyhee Field Office near Silver City, Idaho.

Eastern States

Bureau of Land Management Seeks Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Oil and Gas Leasing on Wayne National Forest

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northeastern States District (NSD) is seeking public comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of potential oil and gas leasing in the Wayne National For

Idaho

BLM's Cottonwood Office to Hold Open House

Cottonwood, ID – The Bureau of Land Management’s Cottonwood Field Office will hold an open house at their newly constructed office building on 

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Scenic Loop hours change November 1

Las Vegas – The 13-mile Scenic Loop at Red Rock Canyon will be open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting November 1.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Announces Its Preferred Alternative for the Vantage to Pomona

Spokane, Wash. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vantage to Pomona Heights T

Montana-Dakotas

BLM Announces Partial Closure of Big Pines Recreation Site

Ellensburg, Wash. -- Effective Oct. 31, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Big Pines recreation site within the Yakima River Canyon will be partially closed to camping.

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Scenic Loop hours change November 1

Las Vegas – The 13-mile Scenic Loop at Red Rock Canyon will be open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting November 1.

Nevada

BLM Proposes Public Land Sale near Hiko and Alamo, Nevada

ELY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District is proposing to offer through a competitive sale three parcels of public land totaling 165.92 acres located adjacent to Hiko and Alamo, Nevada

Nevada

BLM Proposes Public Land Sale near Hiko and Alamo, Nevada

ELY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District is proposing to offer through a competitive sale three parcels of public land totaling 165.92 acres located adjacent to Hiko and Alamo, Nevada

Nevada

BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Action for Sagebrush Ecosystem Management Project

Battle Mountain, NV – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input regarding potential issues that may be analyzed in the proposed Sagebrush Ecosystem Management Project.

Utah

BLM Celebrates Grand Opening of the Kane Gulch Ranger Station Rock Art Exhibit

MONTICELLO, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Monticello Field Office invites the public to an open house at the Kane Gulch Ranger Station on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Colorado

BLM plans prescribed burns at Deer Haven and Trail Gulch

CANON CITY, Colo - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct two prescribed burns at Deer Haven and Trail Gulch this fall.

Nevada

California Trail Interpretive Center Benefits from Eagle Scout Project

ELKO, Nev.— The California Trail Interpretive Center recently benefited from a local Eagle Scout project led by Life Scout, Mitchell Martin of Troop 261, Carlin, NV.  Martin (16) began working

California

BLM Hosts Geothermal Lease Sale in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive geothermal lease sale on October 26, at 1 p.m. at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J St., Sacramento. 

Nevada

BLM plans public tours of Fallon wild horse and burro corral

RENO, Nev. —The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host two free public tours of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, October 28.

Nevada

BLM Concludes Pancake Emergency Water Trap Gather

Ely, Nev.

New Mexico

BLM is on the Move

If you are looking for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Oklahoma Field Office after October 24, 2016, you will find it on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

Alaska

BLM Extends OHV Travel Restrictions in Tangle Lakes Archaeological District

Due to the lack of adequate snow cover, Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) travel will continue to be restricted to designated trails within the federally managed Tangle Lakes Archaeological District (TLAD)

New Mexico

Special BLM Outdoor Presentation Features "The Hermit" and La Cueva

The public is invited to join the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a free evening presentation highlighting one of the most famous and mysterious characters from the history of the Mesilla Valle

New Mexico

BLM Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Las Cruces

On October 25 and 26, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet for a field trip and meeting.  On October 25, the field trip wil