Press Releases

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High Desert DO

Wildland Firefighters working the Richards Fire located South of Rock Springs

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - Wildland Firefighters from the BLM Rock Springs Field Office, BLM Utah, Sweetwater County along with available air resources responded to a fire at approximate

Montana-Dakotas

BLM releases sale notice for September 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

BILLINGS, Mont.

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Pine Hollow Fire Update, August 3, 2020

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Pine Hollow Fire Update, August 2, 2020

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Pine Hollow Fire Update, August 1, 2020

Oregon-Washington, Coos Bay DO

Campfires prohibited on Bureau of Land Management lands along southern Oregon Coast

NORTH BEND, Ore.

Eastern States

The Bureau of Land Management seeks to gauge interest for holding wild horses and burros in the East

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — In support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) mission to sustainably manage wild horses and burros, the agency posted a Request for Information (RFI) today seeking

Arizona, Colorado River DO, Kingman FO, Lake Havasu FO, Yuma FO

BLM lowers fire restrictions for Colorado River District managed lands

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.

California, California Desert DO

BLM approves El Dorado-Lugo-Mojave Capacitor Project

Electrical Substation

Arizona, Phoenix DO, Hassayampa FO, Lower Sonoran FO

BLM eases fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 for Phoenix District

PHOENIX – Effective Friday, July 31 at 12:01 a.m., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has lowered fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 for public lands administered by the Ph

Nevada, Ely DO

Air tanker collision near Caliente

Updated as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug.

Arizona, Colorado River DO

BLM seeks public input on abandoned mine remediation project near Chloride

KINGMAN, Ariz.

California, Northern California DO

BLM announces fire restrictions for NE California, NW Nevada public lands

Lush field with cattle grazing. SUSANVILLE, Calif.

Arizona, Colorado River DO

Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on proposed Golden Valley Transmission Line Project near Kingman

KINGMAN, Ariz.— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Kingman Field Office is seeking public input on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating impacts from the propose

Utah, Paria River DO

BLM to begin Ponderosa Grove Campground expansion

KANAB, Utah – Construction on the Ponderosa Grove Campground Expansion project is scheduled to begin on August 6, 2020 and continue through September.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM releases Resource Management Plans for Lewistown, Missoula

BILLINGS, Mont.

Arizona, Gila DO, Safford FO, Tucson FO

Arrival of Monsoon Signals Easing of Fire Restrictions in Southeast Arizona

Tucson, Ariz.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM releases Resource Management Plans for Lewistown, Missoula

BILLINGS, Mont.

New Mexico, Pecos DO

Prescribed burn planned in Lincoln County

Roswell, N.M. - Beginning in August, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burn operations about 10 miles northeast of Ruidoso and 6 miles southeas

Nevada, Elko DO

The Bureau of Land Management concluded the Antelope Valley HMA emergency wild horse gather

On July 28, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, Wells Field Office concluded the 2020 Antelope Valley Herd Management Area (HMA) emergency wild horse gather.

High Plains DO

Bureau of Land Management releases final environmental analysis and proposed land use plan amendment for the Converse County Oil and Gas Project

CASPER, Wyoming – In support of the Trump Administration’s goals to promote responsible American energy independence and support local jobs and economies, the Bureau of Land Manage

Colorado

BLM lifts fire restrictions in three central Colorado counties

Cañon City, Colo.

New Mexico, Oklahoma FO

Postponed, wild horse and burro event in Baxter Springs, Kansas

NORMAN, Okla. - With concern for the health of our wild horses and burros and to mitigate the spread of the Vesicular Stomatitus Virus (VSV) that was recently introduced into

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming co-hosts Wyoming Mustang Days at Wyoming State Fair

CASPER, Wyo.