Public Input & Actions

The BLM has authorized multiple special recreation permits within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, supporting a variety of recreational opportunities and visitor services across the region.

The US Wildland Fire Service, Winnemucca Unit, will conduct a wildland fire training exercise at Water Canyon Recreation Area on May 19–20, 2026.

The BLM Burns District Office has issued a Categorical Exclusion to implement an in-house bait trap gather to facilitate removal of nuisance burros from private land in the Warm Springs Herd Management Area.

The Bureau of Land Management has approved a 10-year outcome-based grazing permit across thirteen sheep and cattle allotments totaling 562,287 acres in Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine counties, the Bristlecone Field Office and Basin and Range National Monument management areas.

The BLM has prepared a categorical exclusion and issued a decision record to implement actions to improve accessibility within the Alsea Falls Recreation Site, located in Benton County, Oregon.

The BLM proposed a new resource management plan for Utah's San Rafael Swell Recreation Area. A 30-day public review and protest period ends June 15, 2026.

MARINA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, is issuing seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Central Coast Field Office effective Friday, May 15, due to dry conditions and high wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide fire prevention order and the permanent fire restrictions in place at Fort Ord National Monument and Cotoni-Coast Dairies. This seasonal fire order will remain in effect until further notice.

The BLM has authorized formal trailhead and parking improvements for the Furniture Draw and Little Holes trails in the San Rafael Swell to enhance visitor safety and protect natural resources along Buckhorn Draw Road.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, is issuing seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Bakersfield Field Office effective Friday, May 15, due to dry conditions and high wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide fire prevention order. This seasonal fire order will remain in effect until further notice.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office will begin a temporary road closure for summer construction on the western part of Nome Creek Road in the White Mountains National Recreation Area on June 1, 2026.

The Bureau of Land Management, Stillwater Field Office, has approved a short-term right-of-way (ROW) to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to begin geotechnical investigation activities on public lands between Middlegate and Gabbs, in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada.