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Colorado, Southwest DO, Grand Junction FO

BLM to Host Wild Horse and Burro Adoption in Fruita

FRUITA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding a wild horse and burro adoption event on March 29 – 30, offering 26 wild horses gathered from the Little Book Cliffs Herd

West Desert DO

BLM to conduct prescribed burn in Tooele County

SALT LAKE CITY – The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District will conduct a prescribed burn on public lands adjacent to the north and east sides of the Town of Terra in

Montana-Dakotas

BLM seeks comments on Little Missouri River Bridge Environmental Assessment

(DICKINSON, N.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management North Dakota Field Office is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment for an application to authorize an existing bridge and access r

Arizona, Colorado River DO

BLM announces Bullfrog Day-Use Recreation Area available for recreation access

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office has completed a four-month construction project to replace a failing retaining wall at Bull

West Desert DO

BLM to conduct prescribed burn in Tooele County

SALT LAKE CITY – The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District will conduct a prescribed burn on public lands adjacent to the north and east sides of the Town of Terra in Tooe

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM seeks public comment on Bald Mountain Mine expansion proposal

ELY, Nev.

New Mexico

BLM seeks public input on proposed oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas

SANTA FE, NM - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled a two-week public scoping period for input on 17 parcels (4,980 acres) of federal minerals proposed for the Septemb

Arizona, Phoenix DO, Lower Sonoran FO

BLM releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for proposed Sonoran Valley Parkway

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing the potential impacts of the proposed S

Oregon-Washington, Vale DO, Burns DO, Lakeview DO

BLM Advisory Council to meet April 4-5 in Vale, OR

VALE, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Thursday and Friday, April 4-5, at the Vale D

Wyoming, High Desert DO

BLM Rock Springs to host mid-April wild horse adoption event

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility will host an adoption event April 12-13, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

California, California Desert DO

Johnson Valley Shared Use Area Resource Management Group Meeting

Landscape image of temporary town in the desert. Photo courtesy of Nicole Dreon.

National Office

Acting Secretary Bernhardt Signs Order to Ensure Public Access is Considered in Land Transactions

WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed a secretarial order directing that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) adequately

Idaho, Boise DO

BLM hosts 4-H trail challenge at Boise Wild Horse Corrals this weekend

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a wild horse trail challenge on Sunday, March 24.

Alaska

BLM Alaska Welcomes New State Director

BLM Deputy Director of Operations Mike Nedd (right) administers the oath of
National Office

BLM and Forest Service Announce 2019 National Conservation Awards

DENVER – Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and Agriculture’s Forest Service recognized the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) and the Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto (NRMG) last week for their

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

Caution urged on public roads

LANDER, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management advises travelers on roads crossing public land to use caution as spring snowmelt has resulted in muddy conditions throughout the area.

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

Find Your Nature on the Rocks!

Joint News Release
The Nature Conservancy

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming leases 114 oil and gas parcels in March sale, nets nearly $12 million

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming raised $11.8 million in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale held March 19-20 online.

California, Central California DO

BLM to conduct pile burning at Keysville and the San Joaquin River Gorge

An image of the historic mining sites at the Keysville Special Recreation Management Area (Erin Schmitt/BLM).

Nevada

Bring home your very own saddle-trained wild horse from the Northern Nevada Correctional Center

On Saturday, March 30, the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries are hosting a saddle-trained wild horse adoption at the Northern Nevada Corre

Idaho, Boise DO

Record number of trainers to pick up wild horses and burros this weekend

BOISE, Idaho – Preparations for the third annual Mustang Mania Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) Challenge are now underway at the Boise Wild Horse Corrals.

Oregon-Washington, Northwest Oregon DO

Storm Impacts Northwest Oregon District BLM Lands

Salem, Ore.

Wyoming, High Desert DO

Interior authorizes expansion of uranium recovery project in Wyoming

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management today approved the expansion of the Lost Creek uranium in-situ recovery project, an existing uranium mine operated by Lost Creek ISR in Sweetwater County, Wyo.
New Mexico

Prescribed Burn Planned in Chaves County

Roswell, NM –Beginning the week of March 17, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin seeking opportunities to conduct the 200-acre Nester Ball Prescribed Fire in Chaves Coun