Press Releases

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Alaska

BLM Hosts Iditarod Ceremonial Start Activities

ANCHORAGE – On Saturday, March 7, the Bureau of Land Management’s Campbell Tract

Colorado

BLM Tres Rios Field Office Releases Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan

DOLORES, Colo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management released the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan for the Tres Rios Field Office.

Colorado

BLM seeking comments on 15 commercial recreation permit applications in Eagle, Grand and Summit counties

The Bureau of Land Management Kremmling Field Office is seeking public comment regarding ten new commercial special recreation permit applications and five SRP modifications for the Upper Colorado

Utah

BLM Adopts Forest Service Oil and Gas Leasing Analysis for Fishlake National Forest

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah has decided to adopt the final environmental impact statement (EIS) and record of decision prepared by the U. S.

Colorado

BLM seeks public comment on off-highway vehicle trail connection

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

National Office

BLM Seeks Bids for New Off-Range Pastures to Care for Wild Horses

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking proposals for new off-range pasture facilities that can provide a free-roaming environment for wild horses removed from Western public lands.

National Office

BLM Requests Nominations for the 2015 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards Program

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking nominations for the 2015 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards. The deadline to submit nominations is April 22, 2015.

Colorado

BLM seeks public comments on proposed carbon dioxide wells

CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office is seeking public comments on two proposed carbon dioxide wells near Gardner. 

California

BLM Seeks Comments on 2015 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Proposals

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to comment on proposals it has submitted for the 2015 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Proposal.

Alaska

BLM Hosts Public Meetings & Online Open House for Bering Sea-Western Interior RMP

ANCHORAGE -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a Prelim

Nevada

BLM Nevada Advisory Councils to Meet in Reno February 26 and 27

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Nevada will hold a joint meeting of its three Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) at The Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, NV on February 26

National Office

Secretary Jewell, Secretary Vilsack Applaud President Obama's Designation of Browns Canyon National Monument

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today joined members of Congress, local elected officials, and community members from the Upper Arkansas River Valley

Colorado

BLM planning to burn slash piles today in Mule Creek Area in Grand County

Grand County, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Kremmling Field Office is planning to burn slash piles of lodgepole pine Thursday, Feb.

Colorado

BLM seeks public comment on fees at campsite near Crested Butte

GUNNISON, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Gunnison Field Office is proposing an overnight use fee at Oh Be Joyful Campground near Crested Butte, Colorado.

Nevada

BLM to Auction 9.6 Million Tons of Sand and Gravel

Las Vegas -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will auction 9,588,000 tons of sand and gravel from a community pit in the northwest portion of Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday, March

Utah

BLM-Utah Quarterly Oil and Gas Lease Sale Results--2/17/2015

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah received bonus bids totaling $342,277 for 17 parcels covering 12,834 acres at the quarterly oil and gas lease sale held today at the BLM-Utah State Office i

Arizona

BLM AZ Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Councils

The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on its 31 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), which advise the BLM on public land issues.

Alaska

BLM Approves Greater Mooses Tooth Unit Oil and Gas Development Project in Alaska

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Greater Mooses Tooth Unit project (GMT1), opening the way for the fir

Colorado

BLM Colorado State Office posts sale notice

DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management in Colorado will offer 42 parcels totaling 10,980 acres within the Royal Gorge Field Office and 44 United States Forest Service parcels totaling 25,215 acres

Colorado

BLM Colorado State Office posts sale notice

The Bureau of Land Management in Colorado will offer 42 parcels totaling 10,980 acres within the Royal Gorge Field Office and 44 United States Forest Service parcels totaling 25,215 acres within t

Utah

BLM Posts Proposed Parcel List for May 2015 Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah today posted the list of parcels proposed for auction at the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for May 19, 2015 in Salt Lake City.

Utah

BLM Utah to Offer 12,834 Acres at Oil and Gas Lease Sale

On Feb. 17, 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah will offer 17 parcels covering 12,834 acres in the Moab and Monticello Field Offices at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

Colorado

BLM Colorado oil and gas lease sale nets $318,455

Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold 22 parcels totaling 15,424 acres for $318,455 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

Colorado

Southwest Resource Advisory Council to meet Feb. 20

MONTROSE, Colo.—The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Friday, Feb. 20, at the Montrose Public Lands Center (2465 S. Townsend Ave.).