Announcements

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Alaska
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Apr. 17: Fireside Chat Speaker Series: Backyard Insect Ecology 

Join us for our LAST Fireside Chat of the season, Apr 17 from 7 - 8 p.m., to gain a deeper understanding of Alaska’s unique cultural resources, ecology, recreational opportunities, and more.

Alaska
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Apr. 5, 10: OWLS Walk

OWLS, Outdoor Walks and Learning for Seniors, is a program for active, inquisitive seniors. Join a CCSC naturalist for an outdoor walk emphasizing exercise with nuggets of nature learning.

Alaska
View of the front entrance to the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center Building surrounded by snow.

Mar. 29: Grow Your Own Story: Strategies and Techniques to Refine Your Outdoor Writing

Join Lisa Maloney, an award-winning author and freelance travel/outdoors writer based in Anchorage, for a two-hour workshop on taking the seeds of any outdoor experience and turning it into a story

Utah, Paria River DO
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Kanab Field Office is hosting its 24th Annual Earth Day poster contest. This year’s theme is “Healthy World, Healthy Home.” Illustration Credit BLM Utah, Paria River District.

Earth Day poster contest asks students to focus on “Healthy World, Healthy Home”

KANAB, Utah —

Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO
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Dillon BLM releases Grasshopper Watershed Environmental Assessment

DILLON, Mont.— The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office has released the Grasshopper Watershed Environmental Assessment, opening a public comment period that closes Apri

Idaho
Fire crewmember holding lit drip torch igniting branches on the ground during prescribed fire operations.

BLM to conduct prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk

California, Bishop FO
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Bishop Field Office offering Scan and Pay option for camp fees

Colorado
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BLM proposes to transfer uranium mill site to Department of Energy

The Bureau of Land Management is taking public input on an application to permanently transfer approximately 70 acres of BLM-managed land to the Department of Energy.
Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO
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April 11 and 23; May 7 and 23: Western Montana Resource Advisory Council to hold subcommittee meeting on Madison River Corridor fee proposals

The subcommittee will meet virtually at 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Mountain Time on April 11, April 23, May 7 and May 23, 2024.

Montana-Dakotas, Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO
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BLM seeks public comment for October 2024 oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 20 oil and gas parcels total

California, California Desert DO
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Nancy Schmidt named new BLM California Desert District deputy district manager