Press Releases
BLM seeks public input on Henry’s Lake recreation improvements
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho— The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District is requesting public input on plans for additional recreational access and opportunities on the western and eastern shores of
BLM Elko District lifts fire restrictions
ELKO, Nev. – Bureau of Land Management Elko District seasonal fire restrictions which have been in effect since August 2, 2018 have been lifted.
Alaska Fire Service Emergency Firefighters to Undergo Medical Exams Starting in November
The BLM Alaska Fire Service, in partnership with the Department of Interior Medical Standards Program (DOI MSP), will soon deliver medical exams to federal emergency firefighters.
Inadequate snow cover prompts BLM to extend travel restrictions
GLENNALLEN, Alaska— To ensure the protection of cultural resources in the federally managed Tangle Lakes Archaeological District, the BLM Alaska Glennallen Field Office will extend
BLM seeks comments on Designated Leasing Area related to solar development near the Apex Industrial Area
LAS VEGAS -- The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a proposed amendment to the 1998 Resource Management Plan and draft environmental assessment fo
BLM announces sagebrush treatments in San Juan and Rio Arriba counties
FARMINGTON, N.M. ‒ Beginning Oct.
BLM hosts installation ceremony November 5
CODY, Wyo. – An installation ceremony for Richard “Cade” Powell as field manager of the Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov.
BLM removes fire restrictions on public land in Goshen County
CASPER, Wyo. - Due to subsiding fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is removing the Stage 1 fire restrictions for Goshen County on Oct. 18, 2018.
Volunteers partner with BLM to complete projects on the 3rd annual Desert Dace Day
WINNEMUCCA, NV - The Bureau of Land Management BLM, Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office and their partners hosted the 3rd annual National Public Lands Day event
BLM seeks public input for proposed Boulder Creek Vegetation Project
COTTONWOOD, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Cottonwood Field Office has released the draft Boulder Creek Vegetation Project Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 30-day public rev
REDDINBLM removes fire restrictions on public land in Platte County
CASPER, Wyo. - Due to subsiding fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is removing the Stage 1 fire restrictions for Platte County on Oct. 16, 2018.
BLM implements safety measures in support of Hangar 24 AirFest
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office will implement the temporary closure of a small strip of public land adjacent to the Lake H
BLM approves Greater Mooses Tooth 2 oil and gas development project in Alaska
Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a Joint Record of Decision (ROD) with the U.S.
BLM to implement prescribed fires in McKinley and Sandoval counties
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed fire in McKinley and Sandoval counties between Oct. 23 and Dec.
BLM to conduct prescribed fire in Cibola County
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans conduct a prescribed fire in Cibola County, between Oct. 23—Dec. 31, 2018, weather permitting.
BLM plans pile burning in Catron County
SOCORRO, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is planning to burn piles of juniper and piñon cuttings in three locations in Catron County from Oct. 20–Dec. 31, 2018, weather permitting.
BLM Taos Field Office plans prescribed fires near Tres Piedras and Cerro
TAOS, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management will conduct prescribed fires in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument during an approximate one-month period, beginning Oct. 22, 2018.
BLM and OSMRE seek comments on Coyote Creek coal lease application
(DICKINSON, N.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) are seeking public scoping comments regarding the preparation of an envi
BLM to commence San Pedro thinning project
TAOS, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management will begin hazardous fuels thinning in the San Pedro, New Mexico area. Thinning operations will begin around Oct. 17, 2018, and carry on until Nov.