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New Mexico, Pecos DO, Oklahoma FO
Pump jack at sunset.

BLM oil and gas lease sale in Oklahoma and New Mexico nets $22,530,735

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
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Bureau of Land Management addresses dying Douglas fir across southwestern Oregon

Medford, Ore. — More Douglas fir have died in southern Oregon in the last four years than the last four decades, according to an article in the Journal of Forestry.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
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As winter weather approaches, gate on Bear Camp Road closed November 30

Medford OR – The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Medford District is closing the gate on Bear Camp Road, located near Galice, OR, on Thursday, November 30.

California, Central California DO
A large valley with a mountain range in the background

BLM Bakersfield Field Office lifts fire restrictions December 1

Oregon-Washington, Burns DO
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Skull Creek and Horton Mill area roads temporarily closed for winter

Hines, Ore.

National Office, California
A transmission line at sunset in southern New Mexico.

BLM to Analyze Potential Changes to West-wide Energy Corridors as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

Oregon-Washington, Spokane DO
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San Juan Islands Monument Advisory Committee to meet virtually Dec. 7

SPOKANE, Wash. – Bureau of Land Management officials are scheduled to hold a meeting of the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee via Zoom from 9:00 a.m.

Eastern States
Silhouette of a pumping oil rig at sunset.

BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Mississippi

FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Colorado
Elk bugling in Wyoming

BLM Public Meetings in Colorado for the Big Game Habitat Conservation Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Wyoming
Oil and gas rig in front of a sunset.

BLM oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming nets $3,405,179

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering 37 parcels covering 35,353.86 acres in Wyoming.

Pinedale FO
Bald Eagle

BLM Pinedale seeks volunteers for bald eagle survey

PINEDALE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office is seeking volunteers to assist with a national mid-winter bald eagle survey on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.

California, Central California DO
Towering sequoias stretch far into the sky

BLM to reduce wildland fire risk for Case Mountain giant sequoias

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO
Kanab Creek Wilderness offers some of the finest canyon hiking anywhere. Kanab Creek has etched out a spectacular gorge among soaring red rock cliffs. This is a view of Hack Canyon from the Willow Spring Trailhead. This is a historic trail used to move cattle in and out of the canyon. A great experience for those who want a rough and rustic hiking experience.

BLM to conduct prescribed fire 30 miles south of Fredonia, Arizona

The Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona Strip District is planning prescribed burning operations as part of an ongoing riparian restoration project in the Kanab Creek drainage, located 30 miles south of Fredonia, Ariz.
Utah
Photo of tamarisk pile burn

Slash pile burning scheduled in Iron and Beaver Counties to reduce wildfire risk

Nevada
Nevada State Office

BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Nevada

Arizona
Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)

BLM prescribed burning planned near Parker

Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District will conduct prescribed burning near Parker, Ariz., between December 2023 and March 2024 as weather and fuel conditions allow.
Rawlins FO
BLM fire crews conduct controlled burns to help reduce the potential for large-scale wildfires on Colorado ranges.

BLM High Desert District plans to conduct prescribed burns

RAWLINS. Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct prescribed burns on multiple lands managed by the Rawlins Field Office this Fall and Winter.

Idaho
Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine project area is southeastern Idaho.

BLM seeks input on revised Caldwell Canyon mine plan in Idaho

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO
A dirt trails curves along the side of a brushy slope with a view of rolling hills in the background.

New hiking, horseback trail complete at Johnny Behind the Rocks

LANDER, Wyo. — Construction is complete on a new trail at the Bureau of Land Management-administered Johnny Behind the Rocks (JBR) Trail System southeast of Lander.

Utah
Special recreation permit out on public lands.

Moab Field Office adjusts special recreation permit application and review process

MOAB, Utah – To improve the management of permitted activities and events, the Moab Field Office is streamlining its application and review process for special recreation permits.

Southwest DO
Cutting a Christmas tree on public lands in the BLM Southwest District.

BLM Southwest District offering permits to cut your own Christmas tree

MONTROSE, Colo.

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO
Small boulders mark the border of a gravel parking area.

BLM approves Outlaw Trails plan

CODY, Wyo.—A plan for an official trail system at the Outlaw Trails area north of Cody has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office.

Wyoming
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BLM Christmas tree permits available

National Office
Photo of Amboy Crater Area of Critical Environmental Concern

BLM rule update would improve emergency response on public lands

Arizona
Yuma Field Office

BLM prescribed burning planned at Mittry Lake Wildlife Area and near Walter’s Camp

YUMA, Ariz.