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Photo of Horses on the Bordo Atravesado Herd Management Area
Bureau of Land Management plans wild horse gather in Socorro
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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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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

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BLM California Desert District to host Advisory Council meeting in December
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 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.
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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

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

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BLM announces the extension of withdrawal for Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
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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.

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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.

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.
White and brown horses in a corral.
BLM to gather wild horses at Naval Air Weapons Station – China Lake
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BLM leases 96,605 acres for clean geothermal energy production in Nevada

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BLM plans public meeting on proposed Rio Bonito improvements
Harvesting a Christmas Tree
BLM Christmas Tree permits available online and in-person, starting November 14

CARSON CITY, Nev.

It's time to kick off your "fun old fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols" Clark Griswold
Christmas Tree Permits Available November 9th

Medford, Oregon – For many families, venturing out onto public lands to cut a Christmas tree is an annual holiday tradition!

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BLM announces Oberon Solar Project in Riverside County is fully operational
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BLM High Desert District plans to conduct prescribed burns

PINEDALE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District (HDD) plans to conduct slash pile prescribed burns on lands managed by the Pin

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
Proposed quarry area looking northeast. (Photo courtesy of Catena 2020)
BLM seeks input on southeast Idaho proposed Burnstone Quarry

POCATELLO, Idaho—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office seeks input during a roughly 30-day public comment period on an environmental assessment analyzing the p

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More than 8,000 wild horses and burros found new homes in Fiscal Year 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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BLM Lakeview Field Office Hires Three New Employees

LAKEVIEW, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District has hired three new employees, Mary Goodin, Erick Wahlman, and Steven Van-Si.