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.
Clickable map BLM's regions overlayed on map of U.S. Links to the BLM's regional offices overlayed to a map of the continental US and Alaska. Original svg provided by https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_US_Map_(states_only).svg OR WA MT ND SD Eastern States NM TX OK KS AK AZ CA CO ID NV UT WY NE

Subscribe to Press Releases

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
Wy_christmas_tree

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.

Arizona
AZ_KingmanOffice_Web

BLM prescribed burning planned in the Hualapai Mountains

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District, in cooperation with Pinion Pine Fire District, Pine Lake Fire District, Mohave County P

Arizona
Yuma Field Office

BLM prescribed burning planned at Senator Wash North Shore

YUMA, Ariz.

New Mexico
Photo of an Oil Rig in New Mexico

La BLM solicita comentarios públicos sobre la subasta de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas en Nuevo México y Kansas

New Mexico
Photo of an Oil Rig in New Mexico

BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Kansas

California
River with trees on the edge.

BLM announces winter campground closures in northern California

Nevada
Harvesting a Christmas Tree

Christmas tree permits available in the Elko District

Nevada, Ely DO
A member of the public looks at display boards during a public meeting.

BLM issues Decision on Garnet Hill Recreation Area Management Plan

ELY, Nev.

Nevada
burning brush in snow

BLM Elko District plans prescribed fire on Spruce Mountain

New Mexico, Albuquerque DO, Rio Puerco FO, Socorro FO, Farmington DO, Farmington FO, Taos FO
New Mexico Winter Landscape

BLM selling Christmas trees in New Mexico

SANTA FE,

New Mexico, Albuquerque DO, Socorro FO
Photo of Horses on the Bordo Atravesado Herd Management Area

Bureau of Land Management plans wild horse gather in Socorro

Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO
A person dragging a cut tree across snow with a forest in the background.

Klamath Falls Field Office Announces Online-Only Sale of Christmas Tree Permits for 2023

LAKEVIEW, Ore. — ‘Tis the season! Looking for an outdoor experience to celebrate the holidays? How about cutting down your own Christmas tree?

Moab FO
Moab FO CCYD bldg photo_web_cropped

The BLM seeks public comment on analysis of a proposal for exploratory drilling northwest of Moab

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office seeks public input during a 30-day comment period on the

California, California Desert DO
Yucca in the foreground with tall mountains in the background

BLM California Desert District to host Advisory Council meeting in December

Montana-Dakotas
Oil and gas rig in front of a sunset.

BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input

Alaska, Anchorage DO, Anchorage FO
Graphic of e-bike

BLM announces protest period on proposed Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan amendment for Campbell Tract

The BLM developed this proposed amendment and environmental assessment with public input through a listening session, a 30-day public scoping period, and public comment period on the preliminary environmental assessment.
Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO
To remove the leftover fuels after thinning treatments, wood is gathered into piles and then burned during parts of the year when accidental spread is least likely.

BLM plans annual pile burns

Canon City, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burns in six locations this winter.

Colorado
Map of prescribed burn

BLM plans prescribed pile burns

BLM plans prescribed pile burns
New Mexico, Pecos DO, Carlsbad FO
Photo of Land Around the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

BLM announces the extension of withdrawal for Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Idaho
Owyhee Mountains

BLM and partners finalize second travel management plan in southwestern Idaho

BOISE, Idaho—After extensive work with local partners, the Bureau of Land Management today finalized the second of five plans that taken together will define a comprehensive system