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Alaska

Bureau of Land Management Alaska Resource Advisory Council to Hold Virtual Meeting

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a virtual Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC)

Fairbanks DO

Comment Period Extended for Central Yukon Draft Plan and Analysis

Fairbanks, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) extended the deadline today for public comments on the proposed Central Yukon 

Alaska, Alaska Fire Service
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BLM AFS seeking to add village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting contract crews in Western Alaska

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Contract proposals for Western Alaska Village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews will be sought for the 2021 fire season by about March 26, 2021, acc

Alaska
Campsite at BLM's Marion Creek Campground. A person sits at a picnic table surrounded by with three tents. The site is surrounded by boreal forest made up of skinny spruce trees and deciduous trees such as birch, willow and poplar.

BLM Seeks Input by March 22 on Proposed Dalton Highway Recreation Fees to Improve Facilities, Access and Services on Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment by March 22, 2021 on its proposal to implement new overnight camping fees at four campgrounds along the Dalton Highway for the first time in 10 years.
Alaska

Bureau of Land Management signs decision on Resource Management Plan for Western Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management today released the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Bering Sea-Western Interior (BS

Alaska, Arctic DO

Leases Issued for ANWR Coastal Plain Oil & Gas Program

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Alaska
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After Nearly 50 years Interior to Revoke Public Land Withdrawals in Northwestern Alaska Covering 9.7 Million Acres

The Department of the Interior will issue a Public Land Order (PLO) Jan. 19 revoking the withdrawal of approximately 9.7 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed public lands in Northwest Alaska, opening new possibilities.
Alaska, Fairbanks DO

The Bureau of Land Management announces virtual public meetings for Central Yukon draft plan and analysis

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host six virtual public meetings Jan. 26-28 and Feb.

Alaska, Arctic DO
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Trump Administration Conducts First ANWR Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale

ANCHORAGE—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today received bids covering 552,802 acres at the first oil and gas lease sale for the Coastal Plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildl

Alaska, Arctic DO
Rivers and lakes in Northeast National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Trump Administration Updates Plan for Responsible Energy Development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – In support of the Trump Administration’s agenda for a stronger and more energy independent nation, the Bureau of Land Management has finalized a new Integr

Alaska, Anchorage DO

Bureau of Land Management extends scoping period on proposal to amend East Alaska Resource Management Plan

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The BLM is seeking input to prepare an Environmental Assessment for a proposed amendment to the East Alaska Resource Management Plan (RM

Alaska
Overview of previous seismic activity taken in August 2017

Bureau of Land Management announces availability of Environmental Assessment for seismic exploration of Coastal Plain

Alaska, Fairbanks DO
Central Yukon landscape

The Bureau of Land Management seeks public input by March 11 on draft analysis for new central Alaska land use plan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will announce proposed changes tomorrow to the way it manages public lands in central Alaska to bolster sus

Alaska

The Bureau of Land Management announces availability of proposed land use plan, final EIS for Western Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management announces the availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/Final EIS) for t

Alaska, Arctic DO
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Notice of Sale to be Issued for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Dec. 7

Today, the BLM announced its Notice of Sale for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Alaska
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Bureau of Land Management seeking comments on proposed amendment to East Alaska Resource Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management will publish a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register tomorrow to prepare an Environmental Assessment to amend the East Alaska Resource Management Plan (RMP) of 2007.
Alaska

Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nominations Sought Across All 1.6M Acres by Dec. 17

Coastal Plain Call for Nominations Draft Tract Map

Alaska
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Trump Administration Announces Final Rules to Accept Land Allotment Applications for Dingell Act Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Program 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized its rules today to allow nearly 2,000 Alaska Native veterans to apply for federal land allotments of up to 160 acres in the state under the 2019 Dingell Act.
Alaska, Arctic DO

The Trump Administration Approves the Willow Master Development Plan

Caribou in the Alpine Development on Alaska’s North Slope.

Alaska
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BLM Announces Winter Fortymile Federal Subsistence Caribou Hunt Dates and Harvest Limit

The BLM, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, will open caribou hunting on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C, and 20F East of the Dalton Highway ...
Fairbanks DO

BLM to Burn Woody Debris Piles Near Tanacross to Reduce Wildfire Danger

FAIRBANKS – The Bureau of Land Management personnel will burn woody debris piles on land it manages near Tanacross Oct.

Alaska
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Winter Fortymile caribou hunters get new federal maps for easier identification of access and off-highway vehicle routes

Two new maps showing winter access points and legal off-highway vehicle (OHV) areas on federal public lands aim to help hunters be successful while preserving sensitive environmental areas near the Steese Highway ...
Anchorage DO

BLM seeks comments on Environmental Assessment of sale of bettle-killed spruce near Richardson Highway

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The BLM is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment of a proposal to sell beetle-killed spruce trees for harvest on up to 500 acres of  BLM-managed

Alaska

Bureau of Land Management advisory committee to meet

The public is welcome to attend and comment during this virtual meeting, online via Zoom.  Meeting links are posted online or anyone can call in using the number provided with the Zoom information.

Alaska

BLM Announces Increased Harvest Limit of Two Caribou for Fortymile Federal Subsistence Caribou Hunt

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a change in the harvest limit from one caribou to two caribou beginning at 12 a.m. Aug.