Announcements

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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.
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.
Oregon-Washington, Vale DO
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Reward offered for information relating to Cow Valley Fire and others

Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and the BLM are offering an $8,000 reward for information leading to the identification of individual(s) responsible for starting the Cow Valley wildfire and others near Malheur Reservoir.
Oregon-Washington, Vale DO
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Vale Bureau of Land Management lifting fire restrictions effective Sept. 21

With recent cooler, wetter weather reducing fire danger levels, Vale BLM is lifting fire restrictions as of 12:01a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. A regional OR/WA BLM Fire Prevention Order will remain in effect until October 31.
California, Applegate FO
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BLM Resource Advisory Council to meet in Cedarville

The Bureau of Land Management Northern California District Resource Advisory Council will convene for a field tour and meeting, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 25 and 26, in Cedarville. The tour and meeting are open to the public.