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Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
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Bureau of Land Management Medford District lifts fire restrictions

Medford, Oregon – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District will lift fire restrictions on public lands administered by the BLM at midnight on October 19, 2023.

Northwest DO
Fire fighter tending to a prescribed burn

Bureau of Land Management plans pile burns near Douglas Mountain and Juniper Mountain

Craig, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is planning two pile burns this winter within the Little

Wyoming
Sign showing "National Historic Trails Interpretive Center"

Trails Center hosting 'Native American History' demonstrations, youth program on Saturday

Wyoming
large green valley with tall grass

BLM extends public participation period for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Proposal in Laramie County

National Office
Headshot of Assistant Director of Resources and Planning Sharif Branham.

BLM names Sharif Branham as Assistant Director of Resources and Planning

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management today announced the appointment of Sharif Branham as the new Assistant Director for Resources and Planning.

Arizona, Phoenix DO
a firefighter ignites a brush pile in a desert landscape

BLM plans prescribed burns in Yavapai County

PHOENIX — The Bureau of Land Management’s

Nevada
Sand Mountain

The Bureau of Land Management reminds public of important safety information while recreating at Sand Mountain Recreation Area

CARSON CITY, Nev.

Montana-Dakotas
Image of two oil and gas pumps.

BLM announces oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec.

Montana-Dakotas
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BLM extends Mont. sequestration project comment period 30 days

The Bureau

Wyoming
Wild horses stand in a pen at the Wheatland off range corral.

Adopt a wild horse from the Wheatland Corral in October

Wheatland, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Wheatland Off-Range Corral will offer up to 30 untrained wild horses for adoption on Friday, October 27.
National Office
Yellow, pink, and purple wildflowers on tundra near the Utukok River. Photo by Kim Mincer (BLM)

BLM extends comment period for Proposed NPR-A Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Alaska
a group of 5 caribou walk in a line across the treeless hillside after an early snowfall.

BLM Opens Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt on October 27

Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO
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Race prompts temporary closure of portions of Millican Plateau, North Millican OHV Trail Systems

Prineville, Ore. — Portions of the

Nevada, Battle Mountain DO
Wild horses roaming within the Roberts Mountain Complex

Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 Roberts Mountain Complex Wild Horse Gather

New Mexico, Pecos DO, Roswell FO
Photo of Valley of Fires Recreation Area

BLM temporarily closes Valley of Fires Recreation Area shower house for construction

Wyoming
Pinedale Mountains

Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Directors to hold virtual meeting November 7, 2023

PINEDALE, Wyo. The Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Directors will hold a virtual on November 7, 2023.

Wyoming
Oil and gas rig in front of a sunset.

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

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Nevada
Results from the October 2023 NNCC Adoption

October 2023 BLM Nevada and Northern Nevada Correctional Center saddle-started wild horse adoption a success

Idaho, Boise DO, Owyhee FO
Historic photo of the Silver City church taken in 1963.

BLM seeks input on proposed Silver City National Historic Site

BOISE, Idaho—A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposal to protect about 311 acres of public lands 50 miles southwest of Boise is available for public comment.

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

BLM to conduct prescribed burn in John Evans Canyon west of Malad

Nevada, Carson City DO
Aerial spraying

The Bureau of Land Management to begin fine fuel herbicide treatments north of Reno

CARSON CITY, Nev.

National Office
Girl leads horse with halter

BLM seeks new partnerships to support wild horse and burro adoptions

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to place wild horses and burros into good private care.

Alaska
A river meanders through the golden-colored boreal forest on a clear autumn day. The mountains are visible in the distance.

Bureau of Land Management Releases Supplemental Environmental Review for Ambler Road Proposal

Arizona, Gila DO, Tucson FO
Las Cienegas National Conservation Area landscape with mountains

Free firewood permits available at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

The Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office is offering free firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area from October 20, 2023-March 31, 2024.
Utah
Utah RAC visit the Stone Building at John Jarvie Historic Ranch in Green River District

Bureau of Land Management Utah Resource Advisory Council to Hold Meeting in Blanding

The Bureau of Land Management Canyon Country District is scheduled to hold a meeting and field tour with the Utah Resource Advisory Council, Nov. 14 and 15, 2023.