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New Mexico, Pecos DO, Roswell FO
Photo of the Rio Bonito

BLM plans public meeting on proposed Rio Bonito improvements

Nevada, Carson City DO
Harvesting a Christmas Tree

BLM Christmas Tree permits available online and in-person, starting November 14

CARSON CITY, Nev.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
It's time to kick off your "fun old fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols" Clark Griswold

Christmas Tree Permits Available November 9th

Medford, Oregon – For many families, venturing out onto public lands to cut a Christmas tree is an annual holiday tradition!

California, California Desert DO
Solar project

BLM announces Oberon Solar Project in Riverside County is fully operational

Pinedale FO
Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)

BLM High Desert District plans to conduct prescribed burns

PINEDALE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District (HDD) plans to conduct slash pile prescribed burns on lands managed by the Pin

National Office, Alaska, Arctic DO
A small white fox blends in with the windswept white snow of the tundra in winter

BLM further extends comment period for proposed NPR-A rule

Idaho
Proposed quarry area looking northeast. (Photo courtesy of Catena 2020)

BLM seeks input on southeast Idaho proposed Burnstone Quarry

POCATELLO, Idaho—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office seeks input during a roughly 30-day public comment period on an environmental assessment analyzing the p

National Office
Girl leads horse with halter

More than 8,000 wild horses and burros found new homes in Fiscal Year 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO
person with short dark hair and green shirt posing in a mountainous landscape

BLM Lakeview Field Office Hires Three New Employees

LAKEVIEW, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District has hired three new employees, Mary Goodin, Erick Wahlman, and Steven Van-Si.

Wyoming
Christmas tree in foreground with a covered wagon behind it.

Trails Center announces annual 'Holiday on the Homestead' celebration

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO
Several wild horses of various colors stand in an open sagebrush landscape.

Bait trap gather to begin in McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Herd Management Area

CODY, Wyo.

Arizona, Phoenix DO
Bureau of Land Management office. Front side of office has many windows and sign on top says Bureau of Land Management Managing Your Public Lands.

BLM approves renewable energy generation tie line construction in Maricopa County

PHOENIX — The Bureau of Land Management has approved construction of a 500-kilovolt generation tie line (gen-tie) about 60 miles west of Phoenix in Maricopa County.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
blm logo with black and white trees next to it

Upper Table Rock trailhead and trail re-open November 10

Medford, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management Butte Falls Field Office will re-open the Upper Table Rock trailhead and trail on November 10, 2023.

Alaska, Arctic DO
Aerial photo of the tundra and rivers of the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

BLM Alaska Invites Public Comment on NPR-A Seismic Survey

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Office today posted a draft environmental assessmen

California, California Desert DO
Solar Panels.

Clean energy project on BLM-managed public lands in California goes operational

National Office
Wild horses

National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in Phoenix in December

The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet Dec. 12-14, 2023, at the Bureau of Land Management’s National Training Center located at 9828 N 31st Ave in Phoenix, Arizona.

Idaho, Shoshone FO
Silver Lining Trail marker

BLM and partners complete trail construction in Wood River Valley

SHOSHONE, Idaho–The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office, in partnership with the International Mountain Biking Association and the Blaine County Recreation Distric

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO
map that shows temporary closure area for 2023 Rage at the River race

BLM issues temporary closure for 2023 SNORE Laughlin Rage at the River OHV race

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of certain public lands under its administration Dec. 9-10, 2023.

Oregon-Washington, Vale DO
blm logo with black and white trees next to it

Vale District Bureau of Land Management implementing seasonal prescribed burns

VALE, Ore.

Colorado
BLM lands provide important sagebrush habitat for the Gunnison sage-grouse. Photo: Kathy Broadhead

BLM seeks public input for plan supporting Gunnison sage-grouse recovery

LAKEWOOD, Colo.

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

BLM Wyoming High Desert District to conduct prescribed burns

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.

Utah
Transmission lines on land managed by Bureau of Land Management.

BLM invites public input on 214-mile transmission line proposal in Utah and Nevada

The BLM is seeking public input on the proposed Cross-Tie 500-kV Transmission Project that would connect the Clover Substation in central Utah with the Robinson Summit Substation in east-central Nevada.
Colorado
A photo of a mule deer doe with some snow on her head.

BLM welcomes comments on draft plan for big game habitat conservation in Colorado

LAKEWOOD,

National Office
An American flag blows in the wind with blue skies in the background

BLM waives day-use fees to celebrate Veterans Day 2023

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is waiving recreation day-use fees for visitors on November 11, 2023, in honor of Veterans Day. BLM invites visitors to explore the unique and diverse natural landscapes and visitor facilities located within America’s public lands.
California, Central California DO
An evergreen on a hill side in the great basin.

The BLM Bishop Field Office offers online Christmas tree cutting permits