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Bureau of Land Management accepting comments on August geothermal lease sale

RENO, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management is asking the public to review and provide comment on documents for its August 30, 2022, geothermal lease sale.

Portion of Nestucca Back Country Byway Road Closure Begins May 31

Update as of October 1, 2022: Bible Creek Access road and the Nestucca Back Country Byway are now open.

BLM strengthens fire restrictions and suspends firewood sales for Albuquerque District’s Rio Puerco and Socorro Field Offices

Albuquerque, N.M. – Due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought, the BLM’s Albuquerque District has updated Fire Prevention Order # NMA00000-22-01 and suspended sale of all

Coos Bay District Campgrounds Open for Summer

North Bend, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management will open its campgrounds on the southern Oregon Coast for the summer starting Memorial Day weekend.

Dry, hot conditions lead to additional fire restrictions on most BLM lands in Arizona

PHOENIX –Due to ongoing hot and dry weather conditions and increased risk for wildfire activity, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing Stage

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BLM to Invest in Orphaned Well Plugging and Reclamation

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced it would invest funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug high-priority orphaned oil and gas wells on public

BLM to open Muddy Mountain Road Friday

CASPER, Wyo.

Annual campfire restrictions to start on BLM rivers in Central Oregon

Prineville, Ore.

Seasonal opening for BLM’s Blackwell Island boat launch set for May 26

Loon Lake Recreation Area Opening Targeted for July

North Bend, Ore.

BLM donates wildland firefighting engine to Milford Volunteer Fire Department
BLM announces public meetings to discuss the development of the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center opening temporary exhibit at Baker Heritage Museum

BAKER CITY, Ore.

Royal Gorge Field Office cancels Stage 1 fire restrictions in northern counties

Canon City, COLO - The Bureau of land Management's Royal Gorge Field Office dropped Stage 1 fire restrictions from BLM-administered lands within the boundaries of Larimer, Weld, Logan, Sedgwick, Ph

BLM Roswell issues emergency closure for Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and Lincoln tracts

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Adopt a BLM wild horse at two Wyoming events in June

The Bureau of Land Management kicks-off the summer with two wild horse adoptions in Wyoming in June.

BLM Klamath Falls Field Office Opening Two Campgrounds in Time for Memorial Day Weekend

Klamath Falls, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District is announcing the opening of the Gerber and Topsy campgrounds in time for the Memorial Day weekend.

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The Bureau of Land Management Invites Public Comment on a Withdrawal Extension for Chugach National Forest’s Russian River Watershed Recreation Corridor
The Bureau of Land Management is announcing today that the United States Forest Service (USFS) has requested that the Secretary of the Interior extend the withdrawal for the Russian River and Upper Russian River Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The existing Public Land Order No. 7555 provides for recreational use and the protection of the Russian River watershed.
The BLM Moab Field Office is accepting comments on proposals to make camping more sustainable in high-use areas

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office is seeking public input on proposals to better manage camping in three areas.

BLM issues decision on Grand Canyon West Interconnection Project

KINGMAN, Ariz. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Kingman Field Office has issued a decision authorizing the Grand Canyon West 69 kV Interconnection Project that will moderniz

BLM seeks public input on proposed transmission line upgrade

KINGMAN, Ariz. -The Bureau of Land Management Kingman Field Office has completed a preliminary Environmental Assessment for the proposed UniSource Antares to Meadview 69kV Upgrade

BLM identifies successful bidder to submit a proposal for the Dry Lake East Designated Leasing Area

LAS VEGAS –The Bureau of Land Management’s Las Vegas Field Office has identified a successful bidder for the right to submit a solar energy development proposal for the 1,635-acre

Bureau of Land Management announces Pacific Northwest fire restrictions to protect local communities

Portland, Ore. – Fire restrictions will go into effect on May 27 for all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands throughout Oregon and Washington.

Bureau of Land Management extends Late Mungers Integrated Vegetation Management Project public comment period

Grants Pass, Ore.

BLM Encourages Fire Awareness on Memorial Day Weekend and Beyond

LAKEVIEW, Ore. —  With Memorial Day weekend approaching, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District asks the public to recreate responsibly and be mi