Press Releases
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BLM announces steps to improve engagement with Tribes, public on mineral development
The new policy reflects recommendations from Biden-Harris administration’s Mining Reform report
Clear Creek Management Area is closed due to Boone Fire danger
The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office is issuing an emergency closure of the Condon Peak Recreation Area and Campground in Fresno County, due to wildland fire danger from the nearby Boone Fire and existing evacuation orders. This temporary closure is effective immediately, until further notice.
BLM releases final rule guiding travel management on public lands in the Uncompahgre Field Office
The BLM has finalized a supplementary rule implementing decisions approved in travel management plans for the Dry Creek, Ridgway, and Norwood-Burn Canyon travel management areas in the Uncompahgre Field Office, Colorado.
BLM to conduct aerial herbicide applications in northeastern Utah starting Sept. 15 2024
The BLM Green River District Fire & Fuels Program will be conducting aerial herbicide treatments starting around Sept. 15 through Sept. 30, weather permitting.
Free guided archaeology walk planned for Headwaters Forest Reserve
ARCATA, Calif. – The story of Falk, a historic town and lumber mill in the Headwaters Forest Reserve, will be told in a free guided archaeology walk offered by the Bureau of Land Management, Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants should meet at the Elk River Trail parking area. Registration is not required.
BLM, River Partners welcome volunteers for habitat restoration project
REDDING, Calif.— Volunteers are welcome to help the Bureau of Land Management and River Partners plant more than 30,000 trees along Battle Creek south of Anderson, kicking off a project to restore 150 acres of habitat critical for fish and other wildlife. The project is set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, at 3770 Gover Road, Anderson.
BLM continues fuels reduction projects in King Range to reduce wildfire risk
The Bureau of Land Management will continue fuels reduction work in the King Range National Conservation Area to reduce the risk of wildfire and restore forest health. The work will begin in September and continue until February 2025. Work will occur along King Peak Road and the Paradise Royal Mountain Bike Trail.
Public input welcomed for Programmatic ESR & Weeds Environmental Assessment
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District Office invites the public to provide input on the Programmatic ESR & Weeds Environmental Assessment (EA).
BLM, Friends group announce selection of local artist-in-residence
BLM and Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks announce the selection of Crystal Evans, a local Las Cruces artist, as this year’s artist-in-residence for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of Arizona recreation sites
The Bureau of Land Management Arizona seeks public comments on six draft Recreation Business Plans from Sept. 6, 2024, to Oct. 21, 2024.
BLM Colorado hires Brian St. George as Associate State Director
BLM Colorado hires Brian St. George as Associate State Director
Improvements to Shoshone Lake Road wrapping up
Important work on the Shoshone Lake Road has greatly improved this popular recreational access route west of Lander.
BLM seeks input for 2025 geothermal lease sale in southwestern Utah
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input for the environmental assessment of a proposed geothermal lease sale in southwestern Utah.
BLM Las Cruces District installs cashless fee collection kiosks
The BLM Las Cruces District installed Remote Off-Grid Kiosks to process card payments instead of cash at Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreation Area, Aguirre Spring Campground and Dripping Springs Natural Area.
BLM, Tribes announce historic co-stewardship agreement
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today celebrated the historic signing of a Co-Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The Bureau of Land Management has concluded the FY2024 Maverick-Medicine HMA Emergency Wild Horse bait and water gather operation
The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Maverick-Medicine Herd Management Area (HMA) Emergency wild horse gather near Wells, Nev., on September 2, 2024.
BLM to gather wild horses on Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range
The Grand Junction Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or around Sept. 11 on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range near De Beque, Colorado. The purpose of the gather is to ensure safe and humane fertility control will be effective in maintaining a healthy herd in Little Book Cliffs for many years to come.
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park recognition
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park certification from DarkSky International.
BLM announces meeting of the Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council
The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a public meeting on Oct. 3, and a field tour on Oct. 4, 2024, in Elko, Nev.
BLM issues decision on mine expansion in Salida
The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office has issued a decision on the expansion of the Hard Rock Paving and Redi-Mix sand and gravel pit in Salida.
BLM and NorthWestern Energy Team Up for New Floating Dock at Kobayashi Beach
The Bureau of Land Management and NorthWestern Energy are kicking off the construction of a brand-new floating dock at Kobayashi Beach.
BLM concludes emergency wild horse gather in southwestern Idaho
Sands Basin and Four Mile Herd Management Areas burned by Jump and Paddock fires
BLM releases Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument proposed management plan
BLM announces its Proposed Resource Management Plan and final Environmental Impact Statement for managing nearly 1.87 million acres of public lands within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
National Public Lands Day projects planned for BLM Colorado Southwest District
Join in one of the volunteer opportunities happening across the BLM Colorado Southwest District over the coming weeks in celebration of National Public Lands Day.
Bureau of Land Management releases proposed Western Solar Plan
The BLM today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient and environmentally responsible solar project permitting on public lands across the West.