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New Mexico
Photo of an Oil Rig in New Mexico

BLM announces June 2024 oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Kansas

National Office
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BLM extends comment period for mine permitting metrics

The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period on its recently proposed

Nevada
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BLM considers proposed Greenlink North Transmission Project in Nevada

Utah, Canyon Country DO, Monticello FO
Bears Ears National Monument Sign approaching from Blanding, UT. The monument is co-stewarded by the BLM, USDA Forest Service, and Bears Ears Commission.

BLM, USDA Forest Service invite input on Bears Ears National Monument draft plan

MONTICELLO, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management and U.S.

New Mexico, Amarillo FO
federal helium reserve

BLM accepts bids for the sale of Federal Helium System

Nevada
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BLM to hold virtual public information forum for Rooster’s Comb Solar Variance Project

Two virtual information forums will be held to gather public input for the proposed Rooster’s Comb solar variance project.

Nevada
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BLM issues Decision for Pine Nut Mountain Herbicide and Seeding Project

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, has issued the Decision for the Pine Nut Mountain Herbicide and Seedi

Wyoming
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BLM holds March 2024 sale for Wyoming oil and gas leases

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office held a competitive oil and gas lease sale, offering 28 parcels covering 12,974.71 acres in Wyoming.

Idaho
Resource Advisory Council members received briefing. Photo Credit: BLM

Advise on Federal land management issues by serving on the Idaho Resource Advisory Council

 

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO
A firefighter in red helmet and yellow shirt carries a drip torch used to light brush on fire.

BLM to conduct spring prescribed fire projects in the Bighorn Basin

WORLAND, Wyo.

Utah, Canyon Country DO
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The BLM announces annual spring avoidance areas to protect raptors in Indian Creek

MONTICELLO, Utah – Each spring, raptors return to the Indian Creek area for nesting.

California
OHVs ride in front of a large rock in the high desert.

Motorcycle races coming to Fort Sage area; some trail access will be limited

California
Three brown horses

BLM to offer horses, burros for adoption in Ceres

Utah, Cedar City FO
Photo of grassy flat desert land in Beaver County, Utah with blue sky and mountains in the background.

Public Invited to Comment on Star Range Solar Development Project

The BLM Cedar City Field Office today initiates a 30-day scoping comment period to gather public input on the Star Range Solar Development Project Environmental Assessment.
Arizona
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed exploratory drilling project east of Bullhead City

KINGMAN, Ariz.

Utah
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Monument begins preparation for improvements at Calf Creek Recreation Area

KANAB, Utah

Colorado
A semi at the Sand Gulch campground

Sand Gulch campground reopens after successful expansion

California, Northern California DO
A dense forest covered with moss

BLM, partners celebrate 25th anniversary of Headwaters Forest Reserve

California, California Desert DO
Wind turbines in the desert

BLM approves Alta Wind Battery Energy Storage project in California

Oregon-Washington
Bureau of Land Management employees transferring a water tender to the Wheeler County Rangeland Fire Protection Association

Bureau of Land Management offers partners wildland fire equipment

The Bureau of Land Management’s Rural Fire Readiness program is dedicated to enhancing the firefighting capabilities of wildland firefighting partners.
Wyoming
An abandoned well with vegetation growing through it

BLM invests in restoring abandoned wells in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Idaho, Boise DO
Off-highway vehicle users on BLM-managed public lands in Owyhee County, Idaho. (BLM)

BLM seeks input on fifth Owyhee County travel management plan to reduce user conflicts and protect natural resources

BOISE, Idaho

Alaska, Anchorage DO, Glennallen FO
Image of a skier coming down a snowy steep mountain slope.

BLM seeks input on heliskiing on lands near Valdez and Thompson Pass

Glennallen, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input through a scoping period t

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
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BLM reschedules conifer mortality field trip to March 15

Medford, Ore. — Due to the forecasted storm, the Bureau of Land Management has re-scheduled a public field trip to see ongoing conifer mortality in southwest Oregon.

California
Four brown and black horses in the high desert

BLM to offer inmate-trained horses for adoption