Press Releases

Find out what's happening in your local community. Use the map or the search and filter below to read BLM Press Releases by region.
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Nevada

BLM Concludes Pancake Emergency Water Trap Gather

Ely, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District has concluded the Pancake Emergency Gather.

Nevada

BLM Concludes Pancake Emergency Water Trap Gather

Ely, Nev.

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

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.

California

Construction Work Planned at Rice Canyon OHV Area

SUSANVILLE, Calif. – A project to improve off-highway vehicle recreation opportunities is set to begin Wednesday, Oct. 19 and continue through Nov.

Colorado

Browns Canyon National Monument hosts listening sessions

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management and U.S.

Colorado

BLM proposes supplemental rules for the Cache Creek Placer Area

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office is proposing supplementary rules for public lands at Cache Creek, located in Chaffee County, Colorado.

Colorado

BLM plans prescribed burn at Blanca Wetlands

MONTE VISTA, Colo. - The San Luis Valley Field Office in conjunction with the Interagency Fire Management Unit will conduct prescribed burns at Blanca Wetlands this fall.

Colorado

BLM to offer 31 parcels in December oil and gas lease sale

DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management will offer 31 parcels totaling 20,135 acres in the Royal Gorge, Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley field offices at its Dec.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM seeks public comment on state indemnity selection project

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input on a proposal to transfer certain lands to the State of Montana to satisfy the obligation made by Congress to the Sta

National Office

BLM Completes Comprehensive Update of Its Oil and Gas Measurement Rules

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management announced the finalization of three rules today designed to ensure the accurate measurement, proper reporting, and accurate recordk

Eastern States

BLM Posts Sale Notice for December 2016 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern States Office has posted the proposed list of parcels for the upcoming quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale, scheduled for December 13, 2016.

Nevada

Prison program wild horse adoption a success

RENO, Nev.

Idaho

Idaho Sage-Grouse Collaborative Wins National Award

[Boise]  The Idaho Sage-Grouse Action Team has been named the winner of the Public Lands Foundation’s Landscape Stewardship Award for 2016.

Utah

BLM Seeks Public Comment on Natural Gas Pipeline near Green River, Utah

MOAB, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah, Moab Field Office is seeking comments on an environmental assessment (EA) that analyzes a proposal from Gray Canyon Energy for a 10 inch buried

Utah

BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposal to Drill Two Oil and Gas Wells East of Bluff, Utah

MONTICELLO, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Monticello Field Office is seeking input from the public on a proposal from EOG Resources, Inc.

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming Celebrates the Federal Land Policy and Management Act's 40th Anniversary

Everyone is invited to help Bureau of Land Management Wyoming celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), Friday, Oct.

New Mexico

BLM Advisory Council to Meet in Carlsbad

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pecos District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the Carlsbad BLM field Office, 620 East Greene Street, Carlsbad, New M

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon wildfire fuel reduction project begins October 20

Las Vegas – Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will begin a wildfire fuels reduction project October 20 in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon wildfire fuel reduction project begins October 20

Las Vegas – Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will begin a wildfire fuels reduction project October 20 in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Utah

BLM Posts Proposed Parcel List for December 2016 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

BLM, UTAH —The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Office has posted the proposed list of parcels for the upcoming quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale, schedul

Alaska

BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council and Subcommittee to meet in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Oct. 24-25, beginning at 1 p.m. on the first day and at 9 a.m.

Idaho

BLM Seeks Feedback on Plans to Improve Ross Point Site

Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed a draft environmental analysis (EA) for recreation improvements at the Ross Point Recreation Site along the Spokane River near