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Yuma Field Office
BLM hosts open house seeking public input on Yuma East / Gila River Travel Management Plan
The public is encouraged to review the inventoried routes and make comments during a 30-day period starting January 22 and ending Feb. 21, 2024. The BLM will conduct two virtual Zoom meetings to provide information about the project.
A wooden building and a trail sign.
Falk townsite in Headwaters Forest Reserve named to National Register of Historic Places
Image of two oil and gas pumps.
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

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Steens Mountain Advisory Council to Meet in January

Hines, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management announced today that the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet on Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Bureau of Land Management fee-free day recognizes the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Portland, Ore. — The new year is upon us! Welcome 2024 with a fee-free visit to your public lands.

BLM announces oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota
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BLM to conduct public information forum for Pantheon Solar Project

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BLM to begin ignitions on 627-acre fuels reduction project near Crooked River Ranch

Prineville, Ore. — The BLM plans to begin burning 627 acres of hand piles the week of January 8th if conditions are favorable.

Jeremiah Karuzas
BLM California selects Jeremiah Karuzas as new Deputy State Director, Energy and Minerals
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BLM plans pile burns in NE California to reduce wildfire risk
Attend a public scoping meeting to learn more about the Uncompahgre RMP Amendment.
BLM seeks public input on Uncompahgre Field Office plan amendment

MONTROSE, Colo.

ALT-TEXT – Photo. Foreground: a yellow-colored “Entering Public Land” sign mounted on a grey-colored, metal post is positioned near the gate opening in a fence line comprised of round wooden posts and metal wire. Background: a scenic view of the Bullwhacker area of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument; a dirt road curves slightly uphill through yellow and green grasses dotted with sagebrush; conifer trees and bushes grow in scattered clumps on the hills; overcast, grey-colored sky.
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument solicits public input on Left Coulee Access

SOUTH BLAINE COUNTY, Mont.

an office building with an American flag flying outside. The building sign reads Bureau of Land Management, Managing your public lands
Public lands in Arizona closing for two years to construct Goldfield Recreation Area

PHOENIX – Beginning Feb.

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Seasonal motorized vehicle closure at Sand Hills Critical Wildlife Habitat Area

CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Front Field Office seasonal motorized vehicle closure of the Sand Hills Critical Wildlife Area we

mule deer in snow in Wood River Valley_photo courtesy Idaho Department Fish & Game
BLM temporarily restricting off-highway vehicle use in the Wood River Valley

HAILEY, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office is implementing off-highway-vehicle and conditional seasonal restrictions in the Wood River Valley to reduce impacts to win

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BLM seeks comment on proposed transmission line improvements in Inyo and Mono counties
Solar project
BLM seeks public comment on proposed Parker Butte Solar Project

Carson City, Nev –Avantus Clean Energy, LLC will be hosting two virtual public meetings to discuss their proposed Parker Butte solar generation and energy storage project on

Oil Rig
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Montana and North Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 26 oil and gas

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BLM Resource Advisory Council meets Jan. 31 – Feb. 1 in Redding
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
On OHV speeds over a dune
BLM schedules DUI checkpoints on public land within Imperial County
A off road, rock crawler careens down a desert road.
The BLM plans public safety measures for 2024 King of the Hammers race
Wild Horses on public lands.
Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 East Pershing Complex Wild Horse Gather

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