Press Releases

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National Office

BLM announces new Assistant Director for Communication

WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management has appointed Tara Rigler as the agency’s new Assistant Director for Communications.

Wyoming, High Plains DO

BLM Burns Slash Piles in the Big Horn Mountains and Campbell County

Buffalo, Wyo.

Colorado, Southwest DO, Grand Junction FO

Annual seasonal closures begin Dec. 1 in Mesa, Delta and Montrose Counties to protect wildlife

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Annual winter closures to motorized and mechanized vehicles will go into effect Dec.

Southern Nevada DO, Red Rock/Sloan FO

BLM holds public information forum for proposed Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station

View of hikers on winding trail at Sloan CanyonLAS V

Colorado, Southwest DO, Tres Rios FO

Annual changes to trail access begin Dec. 1 in Durango area to protect wildlife

DURANGO, Colo.

Colorado, Northwest DO, White River FO

BLM seeks public comment on proposed trailhead expansion

MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comments on an environmental assessment of a proposal to expand the White Creek Trailhead along Rio Blanco County Road 10. 

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Pocatello FO

Crystal Springs pile burning planned

LAVA HOT SPRINGS, Idaho – With the anticipated arrival of moisture in eastern Idaho, the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District will begin prescribed burn activities.

Idaho, Idaho Falls DO, Pocatello FO

Draft EIS for proposed Dairy Syncline Mine available for review

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District and Caribou-Targhee National Forest (USFS) released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) today analyzing diff

Nevada, Elko DO

BLM announces a public outreach meeting for the Long Canyon Amended Plan of Operations for Newmont USA Limited (Newmont).

The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, Wells Field Office, will host an initial public outreach meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, December 3.
Colorado, Northwest DO

BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets Dec. 6 in Silt

SILT, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec.

California, Central California DO

BLM, USFS and partners celebrate Pacific Crest Trail 50th Anniversary 

An image of hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Wyoming, High Plains DO

Trails Center announces Holiday on the Homestead 2018: Wyoming: Beacon of the West

CASPER, Wyo.

Wyoming, High Plains DO

Muddy Mountain Road closes for winter

CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management announced a closure for Muddy Mountain Road for the winter.  This closure is effective on Wednesday, Nov 21.

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM seeks public input on White Pine County Silver State Trail

ELY, Nev.

Alaska, Arctic DO

Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Begins Planning Effort for NPR-A

WASHINGTON – Fulfilling Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s promise to jump-start development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), the Bureau of Land Management

Idaho, Twin Falls DO, Shoshone FO

BLM to implement annual seasonal motorized use closures to protect wintering wildlife in the Wood River Valley Dec. 1

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office will implement annual seasonal motorized use closures in the Wood River Valley beginning Dec.

New Mexico, Las Cruces DO

Dripping Springs Natural Area Holiday Closures

LAS CRUCES, N.M.

Montana-Dakotas

Notice of public comment period for Environmental Assessment for 322 parcels to be offered in the March oil and gas lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – In keeping with the Administration’s goal of promoting American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 322 parcels, totaling nearly 18

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO

BLM seeks comments for a withdrawal extension application of public lands used for military purposes at Nellis Air Force Base, northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada

LAS VEGAS—The Bureau of Land Management, Southern Nevada District Office, is seeking public comments on an application filed by the Department of the Air Force to extend the duration of the public

Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO

Fall/Winter pile burning planned on Prineville District

Prineville, Ore.

Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO

Post-fire herbicide treatments planned on Prineville District

Central Ore.

New Mexico, Albuquerque DO

BLM plans prescribed fire in Cibola County

GRANTS, N.M.

New Mexico, Albuquerque DO

BLM plans prescribed fire in Sandoval County

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed burn on 75 acres of BLM-managed lands located approximately 13 miles south of Cuba, N.M.

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO

Red Rock Canyon and Sloan Canyon National Conservation Areas open limited hours on Thanksgiving

LAS VEGAS – Red Rock Canyon and Sloan Canyon National Conservation Areas will have limited hours on Thanksgiving Day, November 22.