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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Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
A horse and a foal in sagebrush

August 8-10: Wild horse and burro event in Monroe, North Carolina

Information for the BLM wild horse and burro adoption event in Monroe, NC Aug 8-10, 2024.
Utah
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Deer Springs Fire: Incident Update

KANAB, Utah — A local Color Country Interagency Incident Management Type-3 Team is responding to a 1,200-acre wildfire initially discovered at 1:02 PM today. For more information, see attached fact sheet.
Nevada, Bristlecone FO
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BLM to review proposal for Samantha Solar Project in Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management has received an application for the proposed Samantha Solar Development Project west of Ely in White Pine County and is initiating the environmental review of the project.
Nevada, Wells FO
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BLM seeks input for proposed Murdock Mountain Phosphate Exploration Project

The BLM is seeking public comment on the proposed Murdock Mountain Phosphate Exploration Project in Elko County.
Wyoming
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Adopt a BLM wild horse or burro during Cheyenne frontier days

Annual CFD adoption event announcement
Colorado, Royal Gorge FO
Doug Mayes, the new field manager of the Royal Gorge Field Office.

Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office under new leadership

The Bureau of Land Management is excited to announce Doug Mayes as the new head of its Royal Gorge Field Office.
Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon
Fishermen's Bend

Fishermen's Bend Recreation Site to Temporarily Close

The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close Fishermen's Bend Recreation Site, located in Mill City, Oregon, for hazard tree removal from July 8–10, 2024.
Wyoming
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July 19 and August 16: Adopt a wild horse in Elm Creek, Nebraska

The Bureau of Land Management will host two wild horse adoption events, July 19 and August 16, at the Elm Creek Wild Horse and Burro Corrals in Elm Creek, Neb.

Nevada
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BLM seeks public input on proposed expansion of the Colado Mine Project in Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to expand the Colado Mine Project in Pershing County.
Utah, Monticello FO
House on Fire, an archeological site within Bears Ears National Monument — a constructed stone structure, located in an alcove with distinct ribbons of sandstone creating a flame-like appearance.

The BLM and USDA Forest Service to host Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee meeting

The BLM Monticello Field Office and USDA Manti-La Sal National Forest will host a field tour of the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee.
Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO
A BLM firefighter uses a drip torch to perform a prescribed burn

Bureau of Land Management Treatments Prevent Wildfire From Spreading to Oregon Town

Last week, wildfire broke out on public lands near the community of La Pine, Oregon. Fortunately, decades of land treatments performed by the Bureau of Land Management helped stop the fire in its tracks.