Press Releases

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Nevada

BLM Seeks Public Input on Perry Pit Amendment

ELKO, Nev.

California

Annual Fall Colors Ride set for Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail

SUSANVILLE, Calif. –A special fall colors bike ride and bike shuttle will be offered Saturday, Oct.

California

BLM Hosts Anniversary Celebration of Founding Legislation

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – The public is invited to attend a celebration hosted by the Bureau of Management, California Desert District, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the

California

BLM Announces Availability of Environmental Assessment for the Eagle Crest Energy Gen-Tie and Water Pipeline Project in Riverside County

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced the availability of an environmental assessment for the Eagle Crest Energy Gen-Tie and Water Pipeli

Colorado

BLM hosts public meetings and extends comment period on draft Gunnison Sage-Grouse rangewide plan amendment

LAKEWOOD—The Bureau of Land Management is hosting public meetings and extending the public comment period on the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Rangewide Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft En

Colorado

BLM issues emergency closure for CR40 in wake of Hayden Pass Fire

CANON CITY, Colo – The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office is issuing an emergency closure for Cottonwood Creek (Fremont County Road 40) as a result of potentia

California

BLM to Lift Fire Restrictions on Northern California Public Lands

REDDING, Calif. – With cooler fall temperatures, the Bureau of Land Management will lift fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Redding, Eagle Lake and Applegate fie

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO

Red Rock Canyon Phase 2 Road Improvement Begins October 12

Las Vegas – Crews will begin construction on Phase 2 of improvements to the 13-mile scenic loop in Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area on October 12.

Idaho

Fuels Reduction Work Prompts Temporary Closure at BLM's Mineral Ridge Trail

Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene Field Office will be finalizing hazardous fuels treatments on the popular Mineral Ridge Trail east of Coeur d’Alene the week of

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Phase 2 Road Improvement Begins October 12

Las Vegas – Crews will begin construction on Phase 2 of improvements to the 13-mile scenic loop in Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area on October 12.

Colorado

BLM meeting features Montrose area recreation projects

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office invites the public to a recreation coordination meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, at the Holiday Inn Expre

Idaho

BLM Challis Field Office Resumes Business

CHALLIS, ID – Following a Tuesday morning fire at their office on Blue Mountain Road, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employees from the Challis Field Office are making strides to resume business.&

Colorado

BLM temporarily closes Penitente Canyon for 12 Hours of Penitence race

MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office is temporarily closing the campground at Penitente Canyon Oct.

Colorado

BLM Little Snake Field Office Travel Route Inventory Available for Public Review

CRAIG, Colo - The Bureau of Land Management seeks the public’s help in reviewing its road and trail inventory for an area managed by the Little Snake Field Office in northwestern Colorado. 

New Mexico

BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed Verde Transmission Project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking the public to help identify potential issues associated with a proposed high-voltage, overhead, power transmission line in Santa Fe and Rio Arriba coun

Nevada

BLM teams up with the Northern Nevada Correctional Center to offer 15 saddle-trained Wild Horses for Adoption

RENO, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries are hosting a saddle-trained wild horse adoption event.

California

California Desert District welcomes new national monument managers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced the selection of Kyle Sullivan as the new Mojave Trails National Monument Manager and Ashley Adams as th

Idaho

BLM Unveils Routes for Final Segments of Gateway West Transmission Line: BLM's Preferred Alternative avoids private land and sage grouse habitat, and minimizes impacts to the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area

BOISE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the final two sections of the Gateway West Transmission Project that

Colorado

BLM Colorado proposes statewide supplementary rules

LAKEWOOD, Colo.

Wyoming

Caution Advised on Fifteenmile and Other Public Roads

The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office advises travelers on roads crossing public land to use caution as heavy precipitation has caused road damage and washouts.
 

Idaho

Construction Activity Underway at Lud Drexler Park Campground

TWIN FALLS, ID – Visitors can expect construction activity and temporary closures of certain campsites at Lud Drexler Park near Salmon Falls Dam for the next month.

Idaho

BLM Begins Work on the Paradigm Fuel Breaks Project

Boise - Starting in early October, crews from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Boise District will begin work on the Paradigm Fuel Breaks project, a system of fuel breaks built along both side

Idaho

BLM Challis Field Office Destroyed by Fire

IDAHO FALLS, ID – In the early morning hours of Tues., Oct.