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BLM extends public participation period for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Proposal in Laramie County

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BLM names Sharif Branham as Assistant Director of Resources and Planning

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management today announced the appointment of Sharif Branham as the new Assistant Director for Resources and Planning.

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BLM plans prescribed burns in Yavapai County

PHOENIX — The Bureau of Land Management’s

Sand Mountain
The Bureau of Land Management reminds public of important safety information while recreating at Sand Mountain Recreation Area

CARSON CITY, Nev.

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BLM announces oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec.

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BLM extends Mont. sequestration project comment period 30 days

The Bureau

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Adopt a wild horse from the Wheatland Corral in October
Wheatland, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Wheatland Off-Range Corral will offer up to 30 untrained wild horses for adoption on Friday, October 27.
Yellow, pink, and purple wildflowers on tundra near the Utukok River. Photo by Kim Mincer (BLM)
BLM extends comment period for Proposed NPR-A Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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BLM Opens Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt on October 27
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Race prompts temporary closure of portions of Millican Plateau, North Millican OHV Trail Systems

Prineville, Ore. — Portions of the

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Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 Roberts Mountain Complex Wild Horse Gather

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Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Directors to hold virtual meeting November 7, 2023

PINEDALE, Wyo. The Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Directors will hold a virtual on November 7, 2023.

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BLM temporarily closes Valley of Fires Recreation Area shower house for construction
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BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Results from the October 2023 NNCC Adoption
October 2023 BLM Nevada and Northern Nevada Correctional Center saddle-started wild horse adoption a success

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BLM seeks input on proposed Silver City National Historic Site

BOISE, Idaho—A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposal to protect about 311 acres of public lands 50 miles southwest of Boise is available for public comment.

Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)
BLM to conduct prescribed burn in John Evans Canyon west of Malad
Aerial spraying
The Bureau of Land Management to begin fine fuel herbicide treatments north of Reno

CARSON CITY, Nev.

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BLM seeks new partnerships to support wild horse and burro adoptions

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to place wild horses and burros into good private care.

Utah RAC visit the Stone Building at John Jarvie Historic Ranch in Green River District
Bureau of Land Management Utah Resource Advisory Council to Hold Meeting in Blanding
The Bureau of Land Management Canyon Country District is scheduled to hold a meeting and field tour with the Utah Resource Advisory Council, Nov. 14 and 15, 2023.
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Bureau of Land Management Releases Supplemental Environmental Review for Ambler Road Proposal
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Free firewood permits available at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tucson Field Office is offering free firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

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BLM seeks public input on Cross Bar Transportation Management Plan
Mares with their foals at the Indian Lakes ORC
Bureau of Land Management offers public tour of Indian Lakes Off-Range Corrals located in Fallon, Nevada on October 27, 2023

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BLM plans prescribed burns in Lassen County, Calif.