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Cutting a Christmas tree on public lands in the BLM Southwest District.
BLM Southwest District offering permits to cut your own Christmas tree

MONTROSE, Colo.

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BLM prescribed burning planned in the Hualapai Mountains

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District, in cooperation with Pinion Pine Fire District, Pine Lake Fire District, Mohave County P

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La BLM solicita comentarios públicos sobre la subasta de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas en Nuevo México y Kansas
Photo of an Oil Rig in New Mexico
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Kansas
burning brush in snow
BLM Elko District plans prescribed fire on Spruce Mountain

River with trees on the edge.
BLM announces winter campground closures in northern California
Harvesting a Christmas Tree
Christmas tree permits available in the Elko District

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BLM issues Decision on Garnet Hill Recreation Area Management Plan

ELY, Nev.

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BLM selling Christmas trees in New Mexico

SANTA FE,

Photo of Horses on the Bordo Atravesado Herd Management Area
Bureau of Land Management plans wild horse gather in Socorro
Owyhee Mountains
BLM and partners finalize second travel management plan in southwestern Idaho

BOISE, Idaho—After extensive work with local partners, the Bureau of Land Management today finalized the second of five plans that taken together will define a comprehensive system

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The BLM seeks public comment on analysis of a proposal for exploratory drilling northwest of Moab

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office seeks public input during a 30-day comment period on the

Yucca in the foreground with tall mountains in the background
BLM California Desert District to host Advisory Council meeting in December
A person dragging a cut tree across snow with a forest in the background.
Klamath Falls Field Office Announces Online-Only Sale of Christmas Tree Permits for 2023

LAKEVIEW, Ore. — ‘Tis the season! Looking for an outdoor experience to celebrate the holidays? How about cutting down your own Christmas tree?

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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.
To remove the leftover fuels after thinning treatments, wood is gathered into piles and then burned during parts of the year when accidental spread is least likely.
BLM plans annual pile burns

Canon City, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burns in six locations this winter.

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BLM plans prescribed pile burns

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning pile burns at several locations in the Kremmling Field Office between Novemb

Oil and gas rig in front of a sunset.
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input

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BLM announces the extension of withdrawal for Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
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Christmas tree permits available in East Idaho

Pocatello, Idaho—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing Christmas tree permits for $10 Nov. 15-Dec. 24.

Hiker overlooks Scenic River
BLM to close Chimney Rock Campground for renovations

Prineville, Ore. — The Prineville District BLM plans to begin site upgrades to the Chimney Rock Campground on the Lower Crooked River on November 27, 2023.

Image of red rock and snow-covered mountains in the Red Cliffs National Area. Photo by John Kellam/BLM
BLM, FWS review potential impacts of Northern Corridor highway in Utah

ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S.

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BLM seeks input on proposed Travel Management Plan in Arizona
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on an environmental review for a proposed travel management plan covering 951,842 acres of public lands in the Gila-San Simon areas.
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BLM plans public meeting on proposed Rio Bonito improvements
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BLM leases 96,605 acres for clean geothermal energy production in Nevada