Announcements

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Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO
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BLM Klamath Falls Field Office Campground Entering the Off-Season

While the BLM's Gerber Recreation Area remains open year-round, the area will soon be entering off-season starting September 30, 2024.
Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO
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BLM to conduct aerial herbicide applications

The Bureau of Land Management will conduct aerial herbicide applications from Sept. 25 through Oct. 31, 2024. Weather permitting, approximately 2,599 acres in Klamath County will be treated.
Idaho
BLMs popular Blackwell Island closes for the season Oct. 11

BLM’s Blackwell Island Recreation Site to seasonally close October 15

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The annual seasonal closure for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation area is set to begin Oct. 15.
Colorado
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BLM planning annual prescribed burns

Fire crews prepare two sites northwest of Cañon City. The Bureau of Land Management is preparing three prescribed burns, scheduled to take place between late September 2024 and April 2025.
Wyoming
Warren Bridge Campground

BLM Winterization of campground water systems in Lincoln and Sublette Counties

Kemmerer and Pinedale FOs advise that the water systems at the Fontenelle Creek Campground in Lincoln County, Scab Creek & Warren Bridge Campgrounds in Sublette County will be winterized during the week of Sept. 25-26.
Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO
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Volunteers to honor National Public Lands Day Sept. 28 at Decision Point

Volunteers can celebrate National Public Lands Day by helping Bureau of Land Management staff maintain the Decision Point trail, Sept. 28.
Montana-Dakotas, Lewistown FO
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Volunteers to make Elk Creek fences friendlier for Public Lands Day, Sept. 28

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by making fences near Grass Range, Montana, safer for migrating wildlife, Sept. 28.
Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO
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BLM Selects Monument Manager to Lead North Central Montana District

Zane Fulbright, previously the manager of the district’s Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, brings a wealth of experience to apply to his new role as district manager of the North Central Montana District.
Colorado, Uncompahgre FO
Map showing project area for fall 2024 prescribed fire treatment on Carpenter Ridge in the Uncompahgre Field Office, CO.

Sept. 25-27: BLM to conduct prescribed fire treatments on Carpenter Ridge, CO

As conditions allow, BLM Southwest District Fire Management plans to conduct prescribed fire treatments on Carpenter Ridge to reduce hazardous fuels and improve ecosystem health.
Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
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Bureau of Land Management re-opens Rainie Falls Trail

The Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office is excited to announce that repair work has finished on the Rainie Falls Trail nearly three months ahead of schedule.
Oregon-Washington, Medford DO
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BLM Medford District rescinds closure order for Salt Creek and Upper Applegate fires

The Bureau of Land Management Medford District is reopening public lands within and near the Salt Creek Fire and the Upper Applegate Fire.