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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New Mexico, Pecos DO
Oil Rig Eastern Montana-Dakotas District

BLM seeks public comment for July 2025 oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico

The BLM New Mexico State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on 16 oil and gas parcels totaling 7,502 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in New Mexico.
Wyoming, Newcastle FO
A firefighter ignites a slash pile surround by snow.

BLM Newcastle to burn slash piles in Crook and Weston counties

The Bureau of Land Management Newcastle Field Office plans to burn slash piles this winter on BLM-administered public lands in Crook and Weston counties. Burning may continue as conditions permit through April 2025.

Arizona
Solar panels in the desert. Photo by Tom Brewster Photography.

BLM approves Jove Solar Project

The Bureau of Land Management is announcing approval of the 600-megawatt Jove Solar Project, which could generate enough clean energy to power roughly 180,000 homes annually.
Idaho
a sign for the Milner Boatramp

BLM seeks public feedback for recreation site improvement in south central Idaho

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burley Field Office recreation staff seeks public feedback on a grant proposal to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.
Nevada, Southern Nevada DO
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Bureau of Land Management announces February 5 & 6 meeting of the Mojave Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council

The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Mojave Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a field tour on February 5 and a public meeting on February 6 in Las Vegas.
Arizona, Hassayampa FO
in a desert landscape, a trapezoid shaped sign says Agua Fria National Monument, US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

BLM to commemorate Agua Fria National Monument 25th anniversary

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Agua Fria National Monument and the National Conservation Lands in 2025. The BLM will plan special events throughout the year. 
Wyoming
A gate with a "road closed" sign on a snowy road.

BLM closes Muddy Mountain Road for the winter

The Bureau of Land Management closed the Muddy Mountain Road for the winter, effective Dec. 31, 2024.

Utah, Green River DO
Vehicles drive on a designated route in Buckhorn Draw in the San Rafael Swell. Photo by Cindy Gallo, BLM Utah

BLM updates travel management plan for the San Rafael Swell

The BLM has finalized a travel management plan for the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, designating over 1,350 miles of routes for motorized travel while balancing recreation, conservation, and access needs.
Wyoming, Pinedale FO
Calpet Deer in snowy field in High Desert District Monday

BLM Pinedale and Kemmerer Field Offices announce big game winter range closures

BLM Kemmerer & Pinedale Field Offices will close public big game winter ranges to motorized vehicles Jan. 1–Apr. 30, 2025, to protect wildlife during harsh winter months. Non-motorized access allowed.
Arizona, Safford FO
Looking down on a canyon with a river flowing through it.

BLM announces work to improve recreation amenities and access at popular recreation area

The Bureau of Land Management’s is planning work funded through the Great American Outdoors Act to repair and upgrade recreation facilities and roads in the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area.
California, Northern California DO
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BLM, USFS protect historic and cultural resources in the Klamath National Forest

In order to protect the historic and cultural integrity of the Schwartz and Leff Administrative Site along the North Fork of the Salmon River, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has withdrawn approximately 40 acres of National Forest System lands within the Klamath National Forest from location and entry under U.S. mining laws for 20 years. The withdrawal, initiated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, prevents new mining claims, but allows leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws and disposal under the Materials Act of 1947.