Announcements

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Utah
Image shows landscape overlooking the Color Country District in southwestern Utah.

BLM seeks input for 2025 geothermal lease sale in southwestern Utah

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input for the environmental assessment of a proposed geothermal lease sale in southwestern Utah.
Wyoming, Lander FO
A gravel road with a culvert at its base runs past a scenic red mesa.

Improvements to Shoshone Lake Road wrapping up

Important work on the Shoshone Lake Road has greatly improved this popular recreational access route west of Lander.
New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
Photo of La Cueva remote off-kiosk

BLM Las Cruces District installs cashless fee collection kiosks

The BLM Las Cruces District installed Remote Off-Grid Kiosks to process card payments instead of cash at Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreation Area, Aguirre Spring Campground and Dripping Springs Natural Area. 
Montana-Dakotas
a photo of five people sitting in front of a Tribal council

BLM, Tribes announce historic co-stewardship agreement

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today celebrated the historic signing of a Co-Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Nevada, Wells FO
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The Bureau of Land Management has concluded the FY2024 Maverick-Medicine HMA Emergency Wild Horse bait and water gather operation

The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Maverick-Medicine Herd Management Area (HMA) Emergency wild horse gather near Wells, Nev., on September 2, 2024.
Wyoming, High Plains DO
Book cover of "Nate: the Wyoming Story"

Western historian, award-winning author Mark Warren to present ‘Nate Champion and the Johnson County War’ Sept. 22 at the Trails Center

Western historian and award-winning author Mark Warren will present “Nate Champion and the Johnson County War, 1892,” at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22.
Colorado, Grand Junction FO
A band of five different colored wild horses stand near each other on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range Aug. 30, 2024.

BLM to gather wild horses on Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range

The Grand Junction Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or around Sept. 11 on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range near De Beque, Colorado. The purpose of the gather is to ensure safe and humane fertility control will be effective in maintaining a healthy herd in Little Book Cliffs for many years to come.
New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
Photo of the BLM Roswell Field Office

Sept. 16-17: Bureau of Land Management announces upcoming meeting of Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council

The BLM Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a meeting Sept. 16 and 17, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon
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Sept. 21: Buckets of Brass

September 21: Clean up at Gooseneck Recreation Area
Utah
a group of people in blue t-shirts stand with trash collected off public lands.

BLM Utah plans events statewide for National Public Lands Day

National Public Lands Day is Sept. 28, 2024. Join us at any of these events to give back to your public lands.
Colorado, Uncompahgre FO
Comet NEOWISE visible at dusk from Otter 2 camp in Gunnison Gorge NCA (2020); photo by Andrew Hancock

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park recognition

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park certification from DarkSky International.