Press Releases

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Northern California DO

BLM lifts emergency closure at Fort Sage OHV Recreation Area

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO

Improvements to Zapata Road to begin in San Luis Valley

MONTE VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) San Luis Valley Field Office will begin improvements on the Zapata Road on the week of November 30. 

Alaska

Bureau of Land Management seeking comments on proposed amendment to East Alaska Resource Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management will publish a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register tomorrow to prepare an Environmental Assessment to amend the East Alaska Resource Management Plan (RMP) of 2007.
Colorado, Northwest DO, White River FO

BLM proposes wild horse gathers and fertility control treatments for the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area

MEEKER, Colo.As part of its mission to manage public lands for multipl

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Humboldt River Field Office to begin an Selenite Range HA nuisance wild burro gather

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – On or about Nov.

Utah

BLM Canyon Country assists in equipping local firefighters

MOAB, Utah – Good communication between agencies is a crucial component for a well-coordinated interagency fire su

High Desert DO

BLM High Desert District plans to burn slash piles

RAWLINS, Wyo.

Southern Nevada DO

BLM issues Record of Decision on Nevada Wild Horse Range Wild Horse and Burro Gather Plan Environmental Assessment

LAS VEGAS – On November 19, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Southern Nevada District issued a Decision Record (DR) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) base

West Desert DO

BLM announces new West Desert District Manager

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pleased to announce the selection of Mike Gates as the new District Manager for the West Desert District.

National Office

THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT POSTS SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO MANAGEMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced several important accomplishments that support the agency’s mission of preserving wild horses and burros on public range lands in an ecologically susta

Wyoming

JIO and PAPO Boards of Directors Meeting in December

PINEDALE, Wyo - The Jonah Interagency Office (JIO) and Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) Boards of Directors will meet via Zoom on December 10, 2020.  Both meetings are open to the

California, Northern California DO

BLM temporarily restricts access to Fort Sage OHV Area

National Office

The Bureau of Land Management posts significant accomplishments for wild horse and burro management in fiscal year 2020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced several important accomplishments that support the agency’s mission of preserving wild horses and burros on public range lands in an ecologically susta

Montana-Dakotas

Timber sale logging operations begin on Lemhi Pass

(DILLON, Mont.) – Travelers in the Lemhi Pass area could see increased logging traffic in the coming months as the Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office’s Lemhi Pass Timber Sale gets unde

Montana-Dakotas

Update: Zortman-Landusky Virtual Meeting

(MALTA, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management virtual public meeting regarding the Department of Interior’s proposal of continued withdrawal of the Zortman-Landusky mine reclamation area is D

Idaho

BLM Jarbidge Field Office releases wild horses to Saylor Creek Herd Management Area

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Jarbidge Field Office, Twin Falls District released 11 wild horses (six studs, fi

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO

Royal Gorge Field Office evaluating mineral materials proposal in Chaffee County

Colorado, Northwest DO

Kremmling Field Office opens foot access to BLM lands not burned in East Troublesome Fire

KREMMLING, Colo. – The Kremmling Field Office reduced

Oregon-Washington, Medford DO

As Winter Weather Approaches, Gate on Bear Camp Road Will Close

Joint News Release
Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Phoenix DO

The Bureau of Land Management issues recreation lease to Town of Florence for the completion of Poston Butte Preserve

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Town of Florence signed a recreation and public purposes lease agreement for the completion of Poston Butte Preserve.