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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Wyoming, High Plains DO
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center sign.

Trails Center to host Native American beadwork class September 21

The Trails Center will host a Native American beadwork demonstration at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21.

New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
Seymour Antelope hiking and picking up litter in New Mexico.

Sept. 28: National Public Lands Day - Sonoma Ranch Cleanup

On September 28, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District Office is celebrating National Public Lands Day by inviting volunteers to help collect trash on public lands north of Sonoma Ranch Road.
California
A picnic table surrounded by oaks at the top of a hill

Clear Creek Management Area is closed due to Boone Fire danger

The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office is issuing an emergency closure of the Condon Peak Recreation Area and Campground in Fresno County, due to wildland fire danger from the nearby Boone Fire and existing evacuation orders. This temporary closure is effective immediately, until further notice.
Colorado, Uncompahgre FO
Singletrack trail in the Dry Creek Travel Management Area of the Uncompahgre Field Office, CO.

BLM releases final rule guiding travel management on public lands in the Uncompahgre Field Office

The BLM has finalized a supplementary rule implementing decisions approved in travel management plans for the Dry Creek, Ridgway, and Norwood-Burn Canyon travel management areas in the Uncompahgre Field Office, Colorado.
Utah
Image 1: The scene near the Halfway Hollow area southwest of Vernal following a 2023 cheatgrass treatment. Photo by Cal DeBerard, Fuels Specialist with BLM Green River District.

BLM to conduct aerial herbicide applications in northeastern Utah starting Sept. 15 2024

 The BLM Green River District Fire & Fuels Program will be conducting aerial herbicide treatments starting around Sept. 15 through Sept. 30, weather permitting.
New Mexico, Oklahoma FO
Photo of horses for Girard Adoption Event

BLM schedules wild horse and burro event in Idabel, Okla.

The BLM will hold a wild horse and burro event Oct. 4 - 5 at the Idabel Rodeo Arena in Idabel, Okla.
California
Tall trees in lush Pacific Northwest rain forest

Free guided archaeology walk planned for Headwaters Forest Reserve

ARCATA, Calif. – The story of Falk, a historic town and lumber mill in the Headwaters Forest Reserve, will be told in a free guided archaeology walk offered by the Bureau of Land Management, Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants should meet at the Elk River Trail parking area. Registration is not required.
California, Northern California DO
A large creek with many reeds in the foreground

BLM, River Partners welcome volunteers for habitat restoration project

REDDING, Calif.— Volunteers are welcome to help the Bureau of Land Management and River Partners plant more than 30,000 trees along Battle Creek south of Anderson, kicking off a project to restore 150 acres of habitat critical for fish and other wildlife. The project is set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, at 3770 Gover Road, Anderson.
California, Northern California DO
A morning mist over a coastal mountain range. Pacific Ocean in the background.

BLM continues fuels reduction projects in King Range to reduce wildfire risk

The Bureau of Land Management will continue fuels reduction work in the King Range National Conservation Area to reduce the risk of wildfire and restore forest health. The work will begin in September and continue until February 2025. Work will occur along King Peak Road and the Paradise Royal Mountain Bike Trail.
Elko DO
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Public input welcomed for Programmatic ESR & Weeds Environmental Assessment

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District Office invites the public to provide input on the Programmatic ESR & Weeds Environmental Assessment (EA).
New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
Photo of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument artist-in-residence Crystal Evans

BLM, Friends group announce selection of local artist-in-residence

BLM and Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks announce the selection of Crystal Evans, a local Las Cruces artist, as this year’s artist-in-residence for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.