Announcements

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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
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
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.
New Mexico, Oklahoma FO
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Subasta de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas de la BLM en Texas obtiene una ganancia neta de $61,044,916

BLM en Nuevo México realizó hoy una subasta competitiva de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas . En total, cuatro parcelas que abarcan un área de 6,972 acres se vendieron por $61,044,916.
New Mexico, Oklahoma FO
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BLM holds August 2024 sale for Texas oil and gas leases

The BLM New Mexico State Office held a competitive oil and gas lease sale, offering four parcels covering 6,972 acres in Texas. A total of $61,044,916 in high bids were received.
California
A portrait of a man.

BLM California welcomes new State Director Joe Stout

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New State Director Joe Stout has joined the Bureau of Land Management in California. Stout started his new position on August 12.
Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO
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Fire Closure changes for Lone Rock and Battle Mountain Complex Wildfires

The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District has amended a temporary closure of BLM public lands due to changes in fire activity associated with the Lone Rock and Battle Mountain Complex Fires.