Press Releases

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Alaska

BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council Subcommittee to meet

ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska will host a Resource Advisory Council (RAC) Placer Mining Subcommittee briefing and tour, July 26-27 in Eastern Interior

Colorado

BLM Seeks Comments on Special Recreation Permits

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office is seeking public comments on five new commercial Special Recreation Permit applications.

Idaho

BLM Idaho State Office to hold oil and gas lease sale

BOISE – The Bureau of Land Management Idaho will offer leasing rights on eight parcels of land totaling 9,243 acres near Payette, Idaho, within the Four Rivers Field Office, in a competitive oil an

Wyoming

Wyoming Native Installed as New BLM State Director

Today, Mary Jo Rugwell was sworn in as Wyoming state director of the Bureau of Land Management. Deputy Director of Operations Steve Ellis traveled to Cheyenne from Washington D.C.

Utah

Interior Releases Blueprint for Responsible Development in Moab

MOAB, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyon Country District today released a proposed plan designed to guide mineral development in and around Moab, Utah while also pro

Nevada

Winnemucca District BLM welcomes back Robert Towne as Acting District Manager

Winnemucca, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, welcomes back Robert Towne to the Acting District Manager position.

Colorado

Fire restriction in place on BLM and unincorporated lands in Grand County

KREMMLING, Colo. – Stage 1 fire restrictions are now in effect on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands and unincorporated private lands in Grand County.  

Utah

Bidding begins for BLM commercial pine nut gathering permits

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Sealed contract bids for commercial pine nut gathering permits must be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management’s Cedar City Field Office by 2 p.m. Aug. 5.

Alaska

BLM to Adopt Online Reservation System for White Mountains Cabin Reservations

FAIRBANKS, AK – Visitors to the popular public use cabins in the White Mountains National Recreation Area will be able to view cabin availability and make reservations online starting July 20, 2016

Utah

BLM Utah Resource Advisory Council to Hold Meeting

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will hold a field tour and meeting July 27-28, 2016. 
 

New Mexico

BLM to Hold Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale on September 1, 2016

The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management's Oil and Gas Lease Sale originally scheduled for July 20, 2016, has been rescheduled to September 1, 2016, in order to ensure adequate public notice.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM oil and gas lease auction brings in nearly $28,000

Bids on three oil and gas leases brought in nearly $28,000 at an auction the Bureau of Land Management held Tuesday in Billings.

Nevada

Agencies Seek Public Comment on Proposed SNPLMA Round 16 Expenditures

Las Vegas – Beginning today, the public will have the opportunity to review and comment on the preliminary recommendations for the Southern Nevada Public Land Manage

Utah

BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Withdrawal of Public Land in Tooele County

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office has filed a Petition/Application with the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw 747.10 acres

Colorado

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Council to Meet

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

California

BLM Schedules Additional Public Meeting on Palen Solar Project in Eastern Riverside County

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled a second public meeting to solicit public input for the Palen Solar project technology conversion.
 

California

Visit Camp Smokey at the California State Fair

Every year the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, Bureau of Land Management, U.S.

Nevada

Bids to Open on Phase 2 of 13-Mile Scenic Drive Improvements at Red Rock

Las Vegas – Federal Highway Administration will soon open bids for proposed improvements to the 13-Mile Scenic Drive in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.  The b

Nevada

Two Bureau of Land Management firefighters killed on duty, one injured

Two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) firefighters died and one was injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday on Nevada Route 140, north of Winnemucca.

Colorado

BLM approves GCC coal exploration license in La Plata County

DURANGO, Colo.

Nevada

BLM Firefighters Jacob M. O'Malley and Will P. Hawkins Killed in Fire Engine Rollover Yesterday

Two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) firefighters died and one was injured in a single-vehicle crash yesterday on Nevada State Route 140.

Montana-Dakotas

Stage 1 fire restrictions for South Central Montana

Long, hot summer days and continuing drought are causing grasses, shrubs and trees to dry out across South Central Montana.

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon Calling Artists for Fall Residencies

Las Vegas – With summer in full swing, it’s time for artists to warm up their creativity and shed some sunlight on one of Southern Nevada's icons by applying for fall residencies a

Colorado

BLM releases the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Bull Mountain Unit Master Development Plan

MONTROSE, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office released its preferred plan for environmentally responsible oil and gas development in th