Announcements

BLM finalized a categorical exclusion that will help accelerate discovery of new geothermal resources on public lands.

New remote lodging opportunity to the public all year long.

The Bureau of Land Management has selected Gabriel Garcia to serve as the new District Manager for the Central California District. In this position, Garcia will be responsible for roughly 2.2 million acres of BLM-managed public lands stretching from the Pacific coast through the Central Valley across the Sierra Nevada to the California-Nevada border.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on a proposal to increase the standard amenity fee at Datil Well Recreation Area Campground.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposal to change fees at Haystack Mountain and Mescalero Sands North Dune off-highway vehicle areas near Roswell.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces that it is seeking public nominations for vacant positions and positions that will become vacant on its Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council.

The BLM is preparing a prescribed burn at the Blanca Wetlands. The burn is scheduled for between mid-January 2025 and late March 2025 and will be conducted as weather and fuel moisture conditions permit.

The BLM is planning prescribed burns on 300 acres of Pariette Wetlands from late January to March 2025. These burns control invasive vegetation, benefiting waterfowl. Portions may be closed in this time.

Weather conditions permitting, the Elko District is planning a 51-acre prescribed fire on public land on the western portion of Spruce Mountain.

BLM is seeking public comment on a proposed withdrawal of approximately 1,044 acres of public lands in Clark County for the next 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.

The BLM is seeking comment on a proposal to withdraw approximately 308,890 acres of public lands in Nye County to protect the region’s unique resources and help avoid impacts from mining activities.