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BLM schedules DUI checkpoints on public land within Imperial County
Snow covered Muddy Mountain access road, Dec. 15, 2020.
Muddy Mountain Road closing for the season

CASPER, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will close Muddy Mountain Road for the winter on Sunday, December 31.

A group of people treating invasive weeds.
BLM to publish analysis on herbicides for noxious and invasive weed control
Wild Horses on public lands.
Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 East Pershing Complex Wild Horse Gather

A off road, rock crawler careens down a desert road.
The BLM plans public safety measures for 2024 King of the Hammers race
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BLM to offer small parcel for direct sale in Eagle County

SILT, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to sell a 7.55-acre parcel in Eagle County to Sweetwater Rydev LLC, operator of Anderson Summer Camp.

Salmon Bluffs viewed from a raft on the Upper Salmon River, Challis Field Office. Photo courtesy of David Lingle.
Challis Field Office seeks comment on Special Recreation Permit study

group of wild burros
BLM to gather wild burros in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area
The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild burro gather on Jan. 8, 2024, in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area, located west of Kingman, in Mohave County.
Side view of two horses heads at a BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption event.
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Gainesville, Georgia

*** UPDATE: Due to inclement weather the Gainesville Wild Horse and Burro event is delayed one day and will now take place Jan. 19-20. *** 

 

A pump jack in Farmington, New Mexico.
BLM provides public comment period for supplemental analysis of February 2020 oil & gas lease sales

SANTA FE, N.M.

Wind turbines lined across a landscape with scattered vegetation and mountains in the background.
BLM invests $4.9 million for wildlife data to inform clean energy growth
A white light house and fog signal building on the coast.
BLM welcomes hikers to visit newly restored historic Punta Gorda Light Station
BLM Twin Falls District fire management transfer wildland fire engine to Notch Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association
BLM transfers wildland fire engine to Rural Fire Readiness partners

SHOSHONE, Idaho—Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District Fire Management Program transferred a wildland fire engine to the

Clouds dot the blue sky at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
BLM announces selection of artist in residence
The Tucson Field Office announces the selection of Alan Nyiri as its first artist in residence.
A large solar array in the California Desert with mountains in the background.
BLM welcomes input on proposed Sapphire Project in California
A blue truck drives through the dirt.
BLM announces temporary closure and restrictions of public lands for the Parker 400 off-highway vehicle race events
The Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restrictions of selected public lands for the Parker 400 off-highway vehicle (OHV) race events.
Lands transferred to BLM through the Blacktail Ranch acquisition. Photo courtesy of Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
BLM acquires two East Idaho properties to protect wildlife habitat

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho—In alignment with the America the Beautiful initiative, which seeks to conserve fish and wildl

A desert bighorn sheep with large horns looks out over public lands outside of Moab, Utah.
BLM implements new wildlife protections in Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a

View from a desert peak overlooking the Cadiz Valley.
BLM approves oil and gas pipeline right-of-way assignment in Kern and San Bernardino counties
Fremont County is home to some of the best mountain bike trails in Colorado.
BLM seeks public input on route management

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

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BLM seeks comment to lease and convey land for a park and fire station in Henderson, Nevada

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal from the City of Henderson to develop approximately 80 acres of public la

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BLM seeks input on draft Public Land Order environmental impact statement
Nevada State Office
BLM opens public scoping for the Reno to Las Vegas Fiber Optic Project

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Carthage Institute of Paleontology citizen scientists, at the end of the field season, winterizing Upside Down Trike in August 2022. From Left to Right: Matthew Wojtyla, Josh Schwartz, Matthew Lee, Sula Bloore, Andrew Goebel.
BLM releases Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Action Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In order to inform the mission of the agency, the Bureau of Land Management today released the agency’s Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Action Plan, which is designed to help BLM and its partners identify new opportunities for the public to assist the BLM in filling critical gaps in knowledge of the ecosystems, landscapes, and native wildlife and plants found across the 245 million acres managed by the agency.
Slash piles burn amidst snow covered ground.
BLM Casper to burn slash piles in Natrona County