Announcements

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Wyoming, High Desert DO
A burro wearing a halter and pack saddle looks at the camera.

BLM and partners hold September wild horse and burro adoption events in Wyoming, Nebraska

Events will be held September 7, 14, 20 and 28. Trained and untrained animals will be offered to qualified adopters for a $125 minimum fee.
New Mexico, Farmington FO
A flyer for the Chokecherry Canyon National Public Lands Day cleanup in Farmington, New Mexico.

Aug. 24: National Public Lands Day - Chokecherry Canyon Cleanup

Celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday Aug. 24 with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office.
Wyoming, Casper FO
A replica pioneer encampment.

Trails Center to host living history event, Pioneer Trail Trek this weekend

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, local re-enactment group, The Platte Bridge Company, will be at the Trails Center to showcase life on the frontier.
Northwest DO, Kremmling FO
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Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 1 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties

Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 1 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties
New Mexico, Oklahoma FO
Photos of horses for the Fort Worth Wild Horse Event

BLM schedules wild horse adoption event at Fort Worth Mustang Show

BLM will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in coordination with the Fort Worth Mustang Show in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 6-7.
Utah, Canyon Country DO
Side by side of Suzanne Jackson crouching in a field with flowers and a water color painting of a sage grouse by Jackson

The BLM announces the selection for 2024 Canyon Country Artist in Residence

2024 Canyon Country Artist in Residence — Suzanne Jackson of Basalt, CO. Jackson will be with us October 8 – 29, adventuring out in this glorious landscape to inspire her beautiful plein air paintings and sketches.
Wyoming, High Desert DO
A man stands on a bank that has suffered from erosion.

BLM begins dam removal work at Wildcat Canyon stock pond

BLM works on controlling erosion in the Greater LaBarge Restoration Landscape.
Idaho, Boise DO
Herd Management Area burned from the Paddock Fire.

Wild horses to be gathered from burned Idaho rangelands

Sands Basin and Four Mile Herd Management Areas burned by Jump and Paddock fires
Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO
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Rocky Mountain RAC to meet in September

The Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council will meet in-person in Cañon City, Colo., on Sept. 19, 2024. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. at the Royal Gorge Field Office, and members of the public are welcome to attend.
California
Sign for Hunter Valley Road. It is an old, weather beaten, wood sign with thick yellow letters.

Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road closed due to fire restrictions in the Mother Lode Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mother Lode Field Office is temporarily closing motorized vehicle access to the Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road in Mariposa County, where it crosses onto BLM lands, approximately one mile from the junction of Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road with Bear Valley Road. The closure is effective today, Thursday, August 15, and will be in effect until fire restrictions are lifted for the season. The closure of the Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road is not to be confused with the Hunter Valley Road which remains open. The Hunter Valley Road is located approximately two miles east of the Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road along Bear Valley Road. The temporary closure order can be found on the BLM website.
California, Northern California DO
A photo of a closed trail through chaparral covered foot hills

Access to recreation trails restricted while fire damage is repaired

Public access to parts of three recreation trails in the west Redding area will be restricted while crews from the Bureau of Land Management repair damages related to the Lower Fire which broke out Aug. 10 near the community of Shasta.