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BLM announces protest period on proposed Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan amendment for Campbell Tract
The BLM developed this proposed amendment and environmental assessment with public input through a listening session, a 30-day public scoping period, and public comment period on the preliminary environmental assessment.
A small white fox blends in with the windswept white snow of the tundra in winter
BLM further extends comment period for proposed NPR-A rule
Aerial photo of the tundra and rivers of the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
BLM Alaska Invites Public Comment on NPR-A Seismic Survey

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Office today posted a draft environmental assessmen

A river meanders through the golden-colored boreal forest on a clear autumn day. The mountains are visible in the distance.
BLM to hold public meetings for supplemental analysis of Ambler Road Proposal
A mountain rises behind a field of green cotton grass beneath a blue sky.
BLM Seeks Applicants to the Alaska Resource Advisory Council

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public applicants for membership on the Alaska

A group of people gather around a fish counting tower to learn about it.
Bureau of Land Management’s Alaska Resource Advisory Council to hold meeting

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management will hold an Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meet

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BLM seeks input on its plan for aquatic and riparian restoration projects in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input to help develop a programma

A person practices throwing a spear with an atlatl at an elk target.
BLM celebrates International Archaeology Day at Campbell Creek Science Center

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) is joining with the National Park Service, Alaska Consortium of

a group of 5 caribou walk in a line across the treeless hillside after an early snowfall.
BLM Opens Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt on October 27
A river meanders through the golden-colored boreal forest on a clear autumn day. The mountains are visible in the distance.
Bureau of Land Management Releases Supplemental Environmental Review for Ambler Road Proposal
A camp with small inflatable boats is set up on the gravel bar along the forest lined river.
BLM seeks input on draft management plan for Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River
The BLM is seeking public review and input on a draft comprehensive river management plan and environmental analysis for the Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River. Comments are due by November 8, 2023. 
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BLM seeks input on preliminary environmental assessment for resource management plan amendment, E-bike use within Campbell Tract

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In keeping with the Department of the Interior's goal to promote public land stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wi

Campsite at BLM's Marion Creek Campground. A person sits at a picnic table surrounded by with three tents. The site is surrounded by boreal forest made up of skinny spruce trees and deciduous trees such as birch, willow and poplar.
BLM closes Marion Creek Campground early due to bear activity
Due to ongoing bear activity in and around Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Marion Creek Campground at Milepost 180 Dalton Highway, the BLM Central Yukon Field Office is closing the campground for public safety.
Two hikers enjoy early fall colors on the Summit Trail near the Wickersham Dome Trailhead, White Mountains National Recreation Area, Alaska.
White Mountains National Recreation Area reopens due to reduced wildfire activity
Due to reduced wildland fire activity associated with the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office rescinded the fire closure order ...
A bison stands in a valley with the sun peaking over a mountain range in the background.
Interior Department opens additional 812,000 acres to selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced a

A picture of the large smoke column from the Lost Horse Creek Fire #296 behind a silhouetted forest.
Western portion of White Mountains National Recreation Area closed due to nearby wildfire
Two caribou graze on the tundra slopes in the Steese National Conservation Area.
BLM Opens Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt on August 1
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F on August 1, 2023​.
Person wearing backpack overlooks distant snowy crags
BLM temporarily closes Dalton Highway’s RV dump station for repairs

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — To protect public and environmental health, the BLM has temporarily closed the RV dump

BLM to restore water quality, fish habitat along Upper Yukon River

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District and Trout Unlimited, are restoring mining-impacted

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BLM announces 20-year extension of withdrawal for USGS Sitka Magnetic Observatory Site

ANCHORAGE, Alaska– The Bureau of Land Management today announced a public land order extension in the

A picture of the large smoke column from the Lost Horse Creek Fire #296 behind a silhouetted forest.
BLM issues fire restrictions to protect properties and residences north of Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fairbanks District issued a

Blasting operations will cause short delays of Dalton Highway traffic

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — During June, Dalton Highway traffic will be stalled for blasting operations in the

A glacier behind glacial lake between tree-filled mountains
BLM publishes Public Land Order for a 20-year withdrawal for Tongass National Forest’s Mendenhall Glacier
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BLM Sourdough Creek Campground bridge replacement partially funded by the Great American Outdoors Act

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Federal Highway Administration – Western Federal Lands Highway Division awarded a $3.2 millio

President’s Investing in America agenda to invest $5 million in restoration work in Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska – As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for the