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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Arizona, Safford FO
saguaro cactus, cottonwood trees, and other vegetation with rocky canyon walls in the distance

BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of Arizona recreation sites

The Bureau of Land Management Arizona seeks public comments on six draft Recreation Business Plans from Sept. 6, 2024, to Oct. 21, 2024.
Colorado
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BLM Colorado hires Brian St. George as Associate State Director

BLM Colorado hires Brian St. George as Associate State Director
Utah
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BLM seeks input for 2025 geothermal lease sale in southwestern Utah

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input for the environmental assessment of a proposed geothermal lease sale in southwestern Utah.
Wyoming, Lander FO
A gravel road with a culvert at its base runs past a scenic red mesa.

Improvements to Shoshone Lake Road wrapping up

Important work on the Shoshone Lake Road has greatly improved this popular recreational access route west of Lander.
New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
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BLM Las Cruces District installs cashless fee collection kiosks

The BLM Las Cruces District installed Remote Off-Grid Kiosks to process card payments instead of cash at Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreation Area, Aguirre Spring Campground and Dripping Springs Natural Area. 
Montana-Dakotas
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BLM, Tribes announce historic co-stewardship agreement

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today celebrated the historic signing of a Co-Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Nevada, Wells FO
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The Bureau of Land Management has concluded the FY2024 Maverick-Medicine HMA Emergency Wild Horse bait and water gather operation

The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Maverick-Medicine Herd Management Area (HMA) Emergency wild horse gather near Wells, Nev., on September 2, 2024.
Colorado, Grand Junction FO
A band of five different colored wild horses stand near each other on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range Aug. 30, 2024.

BLM to gather wild horses on Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range

The Grand Junction Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or around Sept. 11 on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range near De Beque, Colorado. The purpose of the gather is to ensure safe and humane fertility control will be effective in maintaining a healthy herd in Little Book Cliffs for many years to come.
Colorado, Uncompahgre FO
Comet NEOWISE visible at dusk from Otter 2 camp in Gunnison Gorge NCA (2020); photo by Andrew Hancock

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park recognition

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park certification from DarkSky International.
Nevada
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BLM announces meeting of the Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council

The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a public meeting on Oct. 3, and a field tour on Oct. 4, 2024, in Elko, Nev.
Colorado, Royal Gorge FO
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BLM issues decision on mine expansion in Salida

The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office has issued a decision on the expansion of the Hard Rock Paving and Redi-Mix sand and gravel pit in Salida.