Announcements

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Idaho
Firefighters work the Cave Gulch prescribed fire near the Snake River.

BLM announces seasonal prescribed burning projects in north and north central Idaho

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene District Office intends to complete multiple fuels treatment and prescription burning projects during the fall/winter of 2024.
Eastern States, Northeastern States DO
Photos of horses for the Fort Worth Wild Horse Event

November 1-2: Wild horse and burro event in Carthage, Missouri

The BLM is scheduled to hold a wild horse and burro event in Carthage, Missouri November 1-2, 2024.
Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
A band of five wild horses, each a different color, stand among sage brush on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range on Aug. 30, 2024.

POSTPONED: Wild horse and burro event in Ocala, Florida

The Bureau of Land Management scheduled for October 17-19, 2024, at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala, Florida has been postponed.
Wyoming, Cody FO
A group of about 20 people and a dog pose for a group photo in front of a large dumpster filled with garbage.

BLM Cody and partners remove 5,000 pounds of trash from Red Lake

In an early celebration of National Public Lands Day, the Cody Field Office, local volunteers, the Northwest Wyoming OHV Alliance and the Shoshone Trails Coalition cleaned up the popular Red Lake area.
Wyoming
Photo of oil and gas rig in north dakota

BLM announces December 2024 oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 3, 2024, to offer eight oil and gas parcels totaling 4,641.95 acres in Wyoming.
Idaho
a shot up sign warning target shooters of hikers, mountain bikers, livestock and residences in area

BLM to implement emergency closure relocating recreational shooting from Indian Springs area; Nearby residences, livestock, equipment and people being hit by bullets

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burley Field Office will implement an emergency closure to recreational shooting in the Indian Springs area south of Kimberly, on Friday, Sept. 20, to protect life and property.
Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
Horses next to a lake

September 19-21: Wild horse and burro event in Cullman, Alabama

A BLM wild horse and burro adoption event is scheduled to take place in Cullman, Alabama at the Cullman County Agricultural Trade Center Sept. 19-21, 2024
Nevada, Wells FO
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BLM issues decision for the Murdock Mountain Phosphate Exploration Project

The Bureau of Land Management has issued a final decision approving the Murdock Mountain Phosphate Exploration Project in Elko County.
California
Three horses running in the high desert

BLM plans gather of excess wild horses: October gather will take place in Twin Peaks Herd Management Area

The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to gather and remove excess wild horses from public rangelands in the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area to prevent impacts to rangeland health in Lassen County, Calif., and Washoe County, Nev. Gather operations will begin Tuesday, Oct. 1, and could continue for 15 days or longer.
Nevada, Ely DO
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BLM Ely District offers firewood for sale

The Bureau of Land Management Ely District is offering cord units of mixed pinyon-juniper firewood to the public for $85 per cord.
Nevada
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Public invited to participate in National Public Lands Day on September 28

Participants will work with Bureau of Land Management staff to install signs welcoming visitors to the Basin and Range National Monument. Signs will be erected on the Monument’s northern, western and southern boundaries.