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25th annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo in Ardmore, Okla.

NORMAN, Okla.—The Bureau of Land Management will hold the 25th annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo in Ardmore, Okla., on November 15-16, at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum.&

BLM to conduct prescribed burn 30 miles south of Fredonia - Kanab Creek Prescribed Fire

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BLM reopens Panoche and Tumey hills to vehicle access, though areas still under fire restrictions

A photo of the Panoche Hills managed by the BLM Central Coast Field Office (Michael Westphal/BLM).

BLM Announces Brush Thinning Treatments in Socorro and Catron Counties

SOCORRO, N.M.

BLM Announces Brush Thinning Treatments in San Juan, Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties

FARMINGTON, N.M.

Public invited to participate in the Nation’s largest volunteer effort

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu Field Office invites the public to celebrate the 26th annual National Public Lands Day on October 26.

BLM Uncompahgre Field Office seeks comments for Spring 2020 Special Recreation Permit applications

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on six Special Recreation Permit (SRP) applications for Spring 2020.

BLM releases Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act Environmental Assessment

Portland, Ore.

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project

VALE, Ore.

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project

VALE, Ore.

BLM New Mexico accepting comments for February oil and gas lease sale

SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico is announcing a two-week public comment period on the environmental analysis for its Feb. 6, 2020 oil and gas lease sale.

Rangeland Stewardship Award presented to Garfield County Conservation District

MILES CITY, Mont.

Prescribed burning planned in Delta and Montrose Counties

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office plans to conduct prescribed burning of slash piles at several different locations this winter.

BLM updates mineral cost recovery fee schedule

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a final rule, effective October 1, 2019, which updates the cost recovery fees that the BLM charges for processing certai

BLM Announces Annual Adjustment to Drilling Permit Fee

WASHINGTON ­– As directed by Congress, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will adjust the fee it charges to process oil and gas drilling permits on public and Indian lands for inf

Interior Proposes Streamlined Regulations for Mineral Development, Helping the U.S. Compete Globally and Supporting American jobs

WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule to streamline the royalty rate reductio

BLM names veteran land manager to lead California State Office

SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Land Management today announced that Karen Mouritsen has been named the new California State Director—a key leadership positio

Former BLM wildland fire engine boosts local firefighting capabilities

Rye Patch, Nev. – On September 27, the Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District, transferred a type 4 wildland fire engine to the Rye Patch Volunteer Fire Protection District.

The BLM to celebrate National Bat Week in the Coachella Valley

A small bat eats a grass hopper.

Every Kid Outdoors Annual Passes available

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District invites families and friends to get outdoors and enjoy public land throughout the year.

BLM offers public tour of wild horse corral in Fallon

RENO, Nev. —The Bureau of Land Management will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, October 25.

BLM concludes gather of excess wild horses near Caliente

ELY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District, Caliente Field Office concluded the Caliente Complex Nuisance Wild Horse Gather near Caliente, Nev., on Oct.

Fourth Grade Students Receive Free Admission to America’s Public Lands for a Year

CHEYENNE, Wyo – Calling all fourth graders!!!

Environmental Assessment available for the ORNI 15 LLC/Ormat Nevada Inc. Jersey Valley Geothermal Project - Spring Mitigation

Battle Mountain, NV – The Bureau of Land Management, Mount Lewis Field Office, has completed analysis of the Jersey Valley Hot Spring Mitigation Project by ORNI 15 LLC/Ormat Nevada Inc.

Temporary public land closure in Maricopa County for off-highway vehicle race

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office announces the temporary closure of public lands in Maricopa County for the Vulture Mine Off-Road Challenge off