Press Releases

The Tucson Field Office is offering firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area from Oct. 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025.

The California Trail Interpretive Center (CTIC) will resume a five-day per week schedule beginning on Sunday, October 6, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced approval of two mineral exploration projects on public lands in the 29,956-acre Red Wash Potash Leasing Area of Grand County.

The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to gather and remove excess wild horses from public rangelands in the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area to prevent impacts to rangeland health in Lassen County, Calif., and Washoe County, Nev. Gather operations will begin Tuesday, Oct. 1, and could continue for 15 days or longer.

The Bureau of Land Management, Ukiah Field Office, plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Point Arena – Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument in Mendocino County. Pile-burn operations could start as soon as Oct. 1, and may continue periodically through the fall, winter and spring. Prescribed fire operations will take place only when weather and fuel moistures allow for safe and successful burning.

Grand Staricase-Escalante National Monument reopens Calf Creek Recreation Site.

The Steens Mountain Advisory Council will meet Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. A virtual participation option is available as well.

The Colorado River Valley Field Office will restrict access to JQS Road, located northwest of Rifle, to conduct annual road maintenance Oct. 1-11.

– The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 29 oil and gas parcels totaling 24,728.91 acres.

BLM lifts seasonal fire restrictions in western Arizona

The Bureau of Land Management and Lassen Land and Trails Trust are inviting outdoor enthusiasts to help with Lassen County cleanup and improvement projects in recognition of National Public Lands Day and Susanville Hometown Pride on Saturday, Sept. 28. Projects will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the historic Susanville Railroad Depot and along the Bizz Johnson Trail.

Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a 30-day call for public applicants to the Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC).

Fire managers with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit plan to conduct a prescribed fire treatment Sept. 30-Oct. 19 about 18 miles south of Grand Junction.

The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct a prescribed burn this fall in the Beartrap Meadow area along Hazelton Road in southwest Johnson County.

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

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment evaluating potential impacts of removing excess vegetation from approximately 1,212 public acres in Maryland and Virginia. 

The BLM Richfield Field Office is initiating a public comment period for the Travel Management Plan (TMP) for the Henry Mountain Fremont Gorge Travel Management Area.

The BLM has awarded a total of $24.6 million to the Utah Department of Natural Resources to continue the collaborative efforts to restore and preserve watersheds across the state.

The history, archaeological record and ongoing preservation efforts at the Falk townsite in the Bureau of Land Management Headwaters Forest Reserve will be topics of a free presentation, Saturday, Oct. 5, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Clarke Museum, 240 E St., in Eureka.

A Management Evaluation has been prepared and is available for public review. The documents represent the current situation on range and will aid in alternative development of the Bullfrog Gather Plan.

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office held a competitive oil and gas lease sale, offering 4 parcels covering 159.38 acres in Wyoming.

Recreationists will still be able to access the Twin Creek Trail while Wyoming Game and Fish Department replace the siphon on Rock Creek.

The Bureau of Land Management has amended the emergency closure associated with the No Man fire, along Canton Creek and Pass Creek on lands administered by the BLM Roseburg District.

The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office would like to encourage all visitors who plan on camping in the Alabama Hills this fall to plan ahead and prepare in order to have the best camping experience possible while enjoying and taking care of public lands. Camping in the Alabama Hills from mid-September through November can be very busy, with campsites filling up on weekends.  Additionally, the main access to the Hills through Whitney Portal Road is closed and visitors must use an alternate route, which adds travel time to get to Movie Road.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council will meet in person on Tuesday Nov. 19, and Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. The public is welcome to attend both meetings.