Announcements

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Idaho, Idaho Falls DO
Worker watching pile burning

BLM to conduct pile burns across south eastern Idaho

BLM Idaho Falls District plans to conduct several prescribed pile burns during late fall and early winter
Idaho
Boat ramp at Lud Drexler Recreation Area

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

The Bureau of Land Management Burley Field Office recreation staff seeks public feedback on a proposed grant request to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. The grant request will seek $200,000 from the Waterways Improvement Fund (WIF) for improvements at the Lud Drexler Park at Salmon Falls Reservoir near the Idaho/Nevada border, south of Twin Falls.
Idaho
members of the Wood River Mountain Bike Team maintain trail

BLM Partners with the Wood River Trails Coalition to construct trails in the Wood River Valley

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office awarded the Wood River Trail Infrastructure Agreement to the Wood River Trails Coalition (WRTC).
Idaho, Upper Snake FO
Christmas tree

Christmas tree permits available in east Idaho

BLM is issuing $10 Christmas tree permits from 11/13 through 12/24 in SE Idaho.
Idaho, Boise DO
A firefighter holds a drip torch during ignitions of a prescribed burn. Smoke and fire appear on the rangeland in the background.

BLM to conduct prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk

BLM to conduct prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk
Idaho
wild horses being gathered from burned Idaho rangelands

Wild horses gathered from burned Idaho rangelands available for public viewing

The wild horses gathered from burned Idaho rangelands in the Sands Basin and Four Mile Herd Management Areas (HMA) will be available for public viewing at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Corral on Pleasant Valley Road on Nov. 2, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Idaho
People recreating in two rafts (one blue and one red) at Fall Creek on the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho

BLM and River Management Society make it easy to plan your next Idaho river trip

BLM and RMS are collaborating to make it easier to plan your next Idaho river trip by visiting the online National Rivers Project. This site features Idaho river trips and added 19 segments managed by BLM Idaho.
Idaho
Burley Field Manager John Elliott

BLM’s Burley Field Office welcomes new field manager

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burley Field Office recently welcomed John Elliott as the new Field Manager.
Idaho, Upper Snake FO
Reffit outdoors

BLM’s Upper Snake Field Office welcomes new manager

Idaho Falls District welcomes John Reffit as the new field manager for the Upper Snake Field Office. His official starting date was Sep. 23.
Idaho
Idaho Resource Advisory Council discusses recreation in Idaho

BLM invites public to Idaho Resource Advisory Council fall meeting and tour

The Idaho Resource Advisory Council (RAC) invites the public on an in-person tour of BLM managed restoration and fuels treatments projects on Oct. 9, and a hybrid in-person and virtual Idaho RAC meeting on Oct. 10, 2024.
Idaho
BLMs popular Blackwell Island closes for the season Oct. 11

BLM’s Blackwell Island Recreation Site to seasonally close October 15

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The annual seasonal closure for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation area is set to begin Oct. 15.