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Wyoming, Cody FO
A camper is parked in a campground on the shore of a lake. Snow-topped mountains in the distance are reflected in the lakewater.

BLM seeks input on overnight fees at Cody-area recreation sites

To help offset the costs to maintain the sites, while generating funding toward future updates, the Cody Field Office has drafted a plan for new and updated overnight fees at three campgrounds in the Cody area.
Wyoming
Oil and gas development in Wyoming

BLM seeks initial input for June 2025 oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming

– The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 29 oil and gas parcels totaling 24,728.91 acres.
Wyoming, Buffalo FO
A wildland firefighter carries a drip torch during a prescribed burn in 2022.

BLM Buffalo to conduct prescribed burn in Johnson County

The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct a prescribed burn this fall in the Beartrap Meadow area along Hazelton Road in southwest Johnson County.
Wyoming
Oil and gas rig in front of a sunset.

BLM holds September 2024 sale for Wyoming oil and gas leases

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office held a competitive oil and gas lease sale, offering 4 parcels covering 159.38 acres in Wyoming.
Wyoming, Cody FO
A dirt trail curves around the side of a hill with a river and trees beyond.

BLM Twin Creek Trail reroute provides access during construction

Recreationists will still be able to access the Twin Creek Trail while Wyoming Game and Fish Department replace the siphon on Rock Creek.
Wyoming, Kemmerer FO
Kemmerer Field Office

Kemmerer Field Office celebrates National Public Lands Day with community event

The BLM Kemmerer Field Office is inviting the community to celebrate National Public Lands Day by participating in a sagebrush planting event. The event will take place on September 27, 2024, at 1 p.m.
Wyoming, Cody FO
Several people are using tools to cut and move strands of barbed wire along a fenceline.

BLM, Absaroka Fence Initiative, volunteers make fence wildlife friendly

The group modified more than 2 miles of barbed wire fence on Y U Bench, southeast of Cody, making it easier for the Carter Mountain pronghorn herd to travel between summer and winter ranges.
Wyoming
WY Honor Farm

BLM seeks public feedback on wild horse gentling and adoption partnership

BLM initiated a 30-day public scoping period prior to preparing an environmental assessment (EA) regarding a wild horse gentling & adoption partnership held between BLM Wyoming and the Wyoming Department of Corrections.
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.
Wyoming, Lander FO
A man wearing a red shirt rides a brown horse in an arena while dozens of people watch from the stands.

BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm place 46 gentled animals

All of the offered wild horses and burros found new homes at the most recent BLM/Wyoming Honor Farm adoption. The highest bid was for 2-year-old Walker, who will be used to teach a college horsemanship course.
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.