Public Input & Actions

BLM publishes proposed and final rules in the Federal Register and carries out environmental reviews in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Announcing and explaining bureau plans and proposals and providing the public an opportunity to comment on proposed actions is an important part of informed management. We encourage citizens to make their voices heard on the issues that are important to them.
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Alaska, Anchorage DO, Glennallen FO
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BLM expands opportunities for Thompson Pass and Valdez guided helicopter skiing

GLENNALLEN, Alaska – Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signed a decision that expands opportunities for guided helicopter skiing on 160,000 acres of BLM-managed lands in Alaska’s Thompson Pass and Valdez region
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Rescission of the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve issued May 7, 2024

The BLM rescinds and replaces the “Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska”
Rescission of the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve i…
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Call for nominations and comments for the 2025 National Petroleum Reserve

The BLM Alaska State Office is issuing a call for nominations and comments on all available unleased tracts for the upcoming National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska (NPR-A) 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale.
Call for nominations and coments for the 2025 National Petroleum Reserve
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BLM Alaska Fire Service seeks wildland firefighting crew and suppression module contract proposals

The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is soliciting proposals for potential contracts to provide wildland fire hand crews and fire suppression modules based in 37 communities throughout northern Alaska. Potential contractors have until Nov. 10, 2025 to submit proposals.
Alaska, Anchorage DO, Glennallen FO
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BLM seeks input on Thompson Pass and Valdez Guided Helicopter Skiing

This week the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released for public comment a preliminary environmental assessment on guided helicopter skiing on BLM-managed lands in Thompson Pass and Valdez.
Alaska
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BLM temporarily closes Marion Creek Falls Trail north of Coldfoot, Alaska

The Central Yukon Field Office temporarily closed the Marion Creek Falls Trail at the Marion Creek Campground at mile 180 of the Dalton Highway as flooding continues to washout part of the trail.
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Caribou grazing on treeless ridge during the fall migration.

BLM closes fall Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt

The Bureau of Land Management announces an emergency special action to close the fall Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt beginning noon on Friday Aug. 29, 2025. 
Alaska, Fairbanks DO
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BLM ends fire closure in the White Mountains National Recreation Area

Due to reduced wildland fire activity, the BLM issued a fire order to end the emergency closure August 15 at 12:01 a.m. for the White Mountains National Recreation Area north of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Alaska, Anchorage DO, Anchorage FO
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Temporary closure of trails due to increased bear activity

In coordination with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), the Municipality of Anchorage Department of Parks and Recreation and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are temporarily closing several trails
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Filing of survey plats: Alaska

The plats of survey of lands described in this notice are scheduled to be officially filed in the BLM, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
Filing of survey plats: Alaska
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Implementing executive order 14153 for special areas within the National Petroleum Reserve

The BLM, Alaska State Office, is rescinding the BLM notice entitled “Special Areas Within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska,” published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2024.
Implementing executive order 14153 for special areas within the National Petrol…

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