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.
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Arizona, Arizona Strip DO
A birds eye view of a remote, tranquil desert with towering canyon walls and a dry streambed meandering through the valley below.

BLM amplifies announcement welcoming nominations for Advisory Committee for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

Nomination period for membership opened Aug. 20 and is now extended to Nov. 4, 2024.
Wyoming, Cody FO
A camper is parked in a campground on the shore of a lake. Snow-topped mountains in the distance are reflected in the lakewater.

BLM seeks input on overnight fees at Cody-area recreation sites

To help offset the costs to maintain the sites, while generating funding toward future updates, the Cody Field Office has drafted a plan for new and updated overnight fees at three campgrounds in the Cody area.
New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
Image shows numerous rows of solar panels in the middle of the California desert field surrounded by mountains under a clear sky.

BLM to host live auction for solar energy lease in New Mexico

In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management is offering one parcel in the Afton Solar Energy Zone in Doña Ana County for lease through a live competitive auction.
Nevada
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Bureau of Land Management offers public tour of Indian Lakes Off-Range Corrals located in Fallon, Nevada on October 25, 2024

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral located in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, October 25, 2024.
New Mexico, Oklahoma FO

Oct. 18-19: BLM schedules wild horse and burro event in Hutchinson, Kansas

The BLM, along with Kansas Correctional Industries, will hold a wild horse and burro adoption and open house event at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, October 18-19.
Utah, Moab FO
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BLM opens public scoping for allowing e-bike use on designated mountain bike trails

BLM announces 30-day public scoping period for a proposed environmental assessment that would analyze non-motorized mountain bike trails within the Moab Field Office to allow for Class 1 e-bike use.
Nevada, Carson City DO
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BLM and NNCC announce a wild horse and burro adoption event for October 12, 2024

The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse and burro adoption event at the NNCC on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Nevada, Winnemucca DO
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Fire restrictions reduced in central and northwest Nevada

Fire restrictions will decrease in central and northwest Nevada on October 4, 2024 on public lands and unincorporated private lands.
Montana-Dakotas, Missoula FO
man donning fire equipment conducts a prescribed burn in the forest using a drip torch.

Missoula BLM prepares for prescribed burns in Blackfoot River watershed

The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is preparing for prescribed burning in the Blackfoot Corridor.
Eastern States, Lower Potomac FO
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October 3: Public information meetings on proposed vegetation management in Virginia and Maryland

BLM Eastern States will hold an information meeting at the Lorton Public Library in Lorton, Virginia focusing on a vegetation management draft environmental assessment Thursday, October 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Arizona, Tucson FO
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Firewood permits available for BLM Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

The Tucson Field Office is offering firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area from Oct. 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025.