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Interior Department Releases Proposed Plan to Guide the Balanced Management of Public Lands

WASHINGTON — Today the Department of the Interior published a 

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BLM-Las Cruces District offers Outdoor Opportunities for upcoming Holiday Weekend
Planning to get outdoors to enjoy a holiday filled with hiking, mountain biking, camping, and picnicking? The following are a few locations managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District that offer the public a variety of ways to enjoy their public lands located virtually in their backyard.
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BLM plans prescribed burns in Yavapai and Maricopa counties
BLM to hold virtual public information forum on Eagle Eye solar proposal

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s efforts to build a clean energy future and achieve the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of a carbon pollution

Wildflower season is off to a slow start on some BLM lands
BLM accepting comments on forest health project near Weaverville
BLM seeks public comment for the Centennial Trails Project

CARSON CITY, Nev.

BLM California Desert District to host Advisory Council meeting in April
BLM announces public input on the proposed Burnstone Quarry in eastern Idaho

POCATELLO, Idaho—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing an environmental assessment to analyze the potential effects associated with a high-calcium limestone quarry and is seeking public

BLM seeks public input on Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The Bureau of Land Management prepared an environmental analysis for a proposed travel management plan in the Upper Snake Field Off

BLM to conduct prescribed fire in Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

Tucson, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Office will conduct a multiple day prescribed fire on the Las Cienegas Nation

BLM awards more than $4.7 million for wild horse and burro training and adoption programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management has awarded two grants totaling more than $4.7 million to accelerate the training and placement of excess wild horses and burr

Trails Center to close Tuesday morning for training

Winnemucca District Division of Fire and Aviation to transfer a wildland fire engine to Pueblo-Denio Volunteer Fire Department

WINNEMUCCA, Nev.

BLM seeks public input on right-of-way along Interstate south of Boise

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds restoration efforts at Lacks Creek
The BLM announced $100,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go towards completing restoration and improvement projects in the Lacks Creek Management Area in northwest California.
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BLM seeks public input on Garnet Hill Recreation Area Management Plan
The Bristlecone Field Office is asking the public to provide input on a proposed Recreation Area Management Plan and associated environmental assessment for the Garnet Hill Recreation Area and Egan Crest trail systems.
BLM Offers Reward for Information on Vandalism in Roger’s Canyon

Laramie, Wyo.

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument seeking Artist-In-Residence Applications

Medford Ore. — Officials with the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument are accepting applications for its summer Artist-in-Residence program.

BLM schedules open house, seeks public input about Travel Management Plan for Cross Bar Management Area

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oklahoma Field Office is seeking public input to inform the Cross Bar Management Area (CBMA) Travel Management Plan (TMP).

BLM to offer 1,064 acres for solar lease auction

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management announced today it is auctioning 1,064 acres of public land for solar energy production in the De Tilla Gulch area of Saguache Cou

BLM seeks additional public input on dispersed camping proposal for Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office announces a second comment period for feedback on a proposal to limit camping to designated sites in a portion of the L

Thomas Heinlein named Bureau of Land Management Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships

The Bureau of Land Management today announced the appointment of Thomas (Tom) Heinlein as Assistant Director for the National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships.

Bureau of Land Management seeks proposals to fund natural resource projects

Portland, Ore. – About $3 million in funding is available for natural resource projects that restore and improve public lands across western Oregon.

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Public scoping period opens for Resource Management Plan amendment allowing e-bike use, new route designations within Campbell Tract

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced in the