Announcements

Find out what's happening in your local community. Use the map or the search and filter below to read BLM Announcements by region.
Links to the BLM's regional offices overlayed to a map of the continental US and Alaska. Original svg provided by https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_US_Map_(states_only).svg OR WA MT ND SD Eastern States NM TX OK KS AK AZ CA CO ID NV UT WY NE
Oregon-Washington, Roseburg DO
photo of RAC members meeting in a forest near a stream

BLM seeks Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council members

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking citizens with an interest in public lands management to fill vacant positions on its Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council. Applications are due November 15, 2024.
Idaho, Boise DO
A firefighter holds a drip torch during ignitions of a prescribed burn. Smoke and fire appear on the rangeland in the background.

BLM to conduct prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk

BLM to conduct prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk
Nevada, Black Rock FO
BLM Logo

Black Rock Field Office has issued a DNA for the Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area

The Black Rock Field Office has issued a Determination of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Adequacy (DNA) and associated Decision Record (DR) for the Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area (HMA.)
Oregon-Washington, Roseburg DO
Christmas Tree for Web_cropped

Christmas tree permits now available!

Christmas tree permits for cutting your own tree(s) from BLM-administered lands will be available from the Bureau of Land Management’s Roseburg District Office beginning November 12 through December 24, 2024.
Colorado, Royal Gorge FO
To remove the leftover fuels after thinning treatments, wood is gathered into piles and then burned during parts of the year when accidental spread is least likely.

BLM plans seasonal pile burns

The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burns in seven locations within the Royal Gorge Field Office and in three locations within the San Luis Valley Field Office.
California
Orange oak trees recede into layers of blue mountains with a storm forming overhead.

BLM Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices ease seasonal fire restrictions

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management has eased fire restrictions, effective Monday Nov. 4, on public lands managed by the Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices. Fire restrictions were initiated on June 12 to curb the wildfire risk. Recreational target shooting and campfires are once again allowed on public lands with a valid campfire permit, unless otherwise posted.
Arizona, Arizona Strip DO
Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)

Prescribed fire planned for public lands on the Arizona Strip

To decrease the risk of future wildfires and protect cultural and natural resources, the Arizona Strip District anticipates initiating prescribed fire treatments and pile burns this fall from November through January.
Wyoming, High Plains DO
Sign reading National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.

Trails Center to temporarily close mid-December for maintenance

The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper will temporarily close to the public beginning Dec. 16, 2024. The facility is expected to re-open in March 2025.

New Mexico
logs cut down in a forest

BLM personal-use fuelwood permits available at various locations and online

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is selling fuelwood permits for personal use to the public. Fuelwood permits cost $5 - $20 per cord and are available in person at select locations and online.  
Oregon-Washington, Roseburg DO
A prescribed fire pile burn on the Roseburg District

Prescribed Burning begins on BLM Managed Lands

The BLM will conduct prescribed burns in portions of Douglas County on BLM-administered lands beginning the week of October 28. The prescribed burns will continue as conditions permit through the Spring of 2025.
New Mexico, Farmington FO
BLM Logo

BLM Farmington Field Office plans prescribed pile burns near Cedar Hill and West Navajo

Beginning Nov. 1, 2024, and continuing through out the month, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to conduct prescribed pile burn operations in two locations in the Farmington Field Office.