Announcements

The Bureau of Land Management and Pueblo of Acoma signed a co-stewardship agreement to protect the Pueblo’s traditional, religious, and cultural interests on public lands.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposal to increase the standard amenity fee at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the updated analysis for oil and gas parcels offered in the March and June 2019 lease sales.

The Bureau of Land Management today held a competitive geothermal lease sale, offering seven parcels totaling 4,468 acres in Doña Ana County. All seven parcels sold for $66,493.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed noncompetitive direct land sale of nearly 200 acres of public lands east of Carlsbad to Eddy County.

The Dripping Springs Natural Area, including the visitor center, picnic sites and all the hiking trails within the area, will be closed to visitors on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to burn piles of juniper, piñon and salt cedar slash in Socorro, Sandoval and Catron counties. Weather permitting, the burns will take place between now and Feb. 28, 2025. 

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering 4 parcels covering 1,324 acres in Kansas. The BLM received no bids for this lease sale

Beginning Dec. 9, 2024, and continuing through the winter, the BLM will be conducting prescribed pile burn operations near Cerro, N.M. The unit will be 133 acres in size.

BLM offices will begin selling personal Christmas tree permits for harvest of piñon and juniper.

The BLM held a live competitive auction for a 937.5-acre parcel for lease in the Afton Solar Energy Zone in Doña Ana County. Boulevard Associates, LLC was the successful bidder with a final bid of $1,900,000.