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Colorado

BLM temporarily closes Point Barr road

CANON CITY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office is temporarily closing BLM Road 5969, which provides western access to the Point Barr Recreation Area located near Wellsvil

National Office

BLM Takes Important Step Toward Online Oil & Gas Lease Sales

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that it is implementing authority provided by Congress giving the agency the flexibility to conduct online lease sa

National Office

BLM Takes Important Step Toward Online Oil & Gas Lease Sales

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that it is implementing authority provided by Congress giving the agency the flexibility to conduct online lease sa

Colorado

Work to Begin on New Trail in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

Colorado

BLM announces potential fee structure at Oh Be Joyful campground near Crested Butte

GUNNISON, Colo. –The Oh Be Joyful Campground, which is nestled in the heart of some of Colorado’s most spectacular backcountry, is a popular recreation destination near Crested Butte, Colorado

Colorado

Firefighters planning prescribed burns in Eagle, Garfield counties

SILT, Colo.

Colorado

BLM Plans Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project at Summit Reservoir

DOLORES, Colo.

Colorado

Continued Prescribed Burning in West Rim Pines

DOLORES, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as next week, or as conditions allow.

Arizona

BLM Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Facility

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona – The Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District and Lake Havasu Field Offices will celebrate the grand opening of their new facility with a public ribbon cutting

Colorado

Wildlife habitat improvement project scheduled south of New Castle

SILT, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management expects work to begin this week on a 270-acre wildlife habitat improvement project south of New Castle on Center Mountain.

Colorado

BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Craig

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Memorial Hospital in Craig .  

Colorado

Fire restrictions lifted for BLM Royal Gorge Field Office

CANON CITY, Colo - Stage 1 fire restrictions were lifted Tuesday, Aug. 9, for public lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office.

Colorado

Volunteers to Conduct River Clean-up in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Area volunteers plan to work on portions of public land along the Colorado River Aug.

Colorado

BLM seeks comments on parcels offered in February 2017 oil and gas lease sale

DURANGO, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office is accepting public comments on its proposal to lease 16 parcels totaling about 17,000 acres at the Feb.

Utah

BLM's Historic John Jarvie Ranch Open Tuesdays through Saturdays

Vernal, UT--Cowboys, outlaws, and traders - Explore Utah’s Wild West at the Historic John Jarvie Ranch in Browns Park, in northeastern Utah.  This site has something for every

Colorado

BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council meets Aug. 18-19

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Front Range Resource Advisory Council will meet Aug. 19 from 9:00 a.m.

Colorado

BLM Tres Rios Field Office seeks comments on Sugar and Ridge Trail Connector Project near Durango

DURANGO, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office is considering building a connector trail to provide a less technical route for users within the Ridge-to­-Ridge trail sys

Colorado

Southwest Resource Advisory Council to meet Aug. 19

MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug.

Colorado

New BLM manager arrives in Craig

CRAIG, Colo. – Bruce Sillitoe arrived in Craig this week to begin his new position as the field manager for the Little Snake Field Office.