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mule deer in snow in Wood River Valley_photo courtesy Idaho Department Fish & Game
BLM temporarily restricting off-highway vehicle use in the Wood River Valley

HAILEY, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office is implementing off-highway-vehicle and conditional seasonal restrictions in the Wood River Valley to reduce impacts to win

Oil Rig
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Montana and North Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 26 oil and gas

Solar project
BLM seeks public comment on proposed Parker Butte Solar Project

Carson City, Nev –Avantus Clean Energy, LLC will be hosting two virtual public meetings to discuss their proposed Parker Butte solar generation and energy storage project on

A group of people treating invasive weeds.
BLM to publish analysis on herbicides for noxious and invasive weed control
Snow covered Muddy Mountain access road, Dec. 15, 2020.
Muddy Mountain Road closing for the season

CASPER, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will close Muddy Mountain Road for the winter on Sunday, December 31.

On OHV speeds over a dune
BLM schedules DUI checkpoints on public land within Imperial County
Wild Horses on public lands.
Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 East Pershing Complex Wild Horse Gather

A off road, rock crawler careens down a desert road.
The BLM plans public safety measures for 2024 King of the Hammers race
Salmon Bluffs viewed from a raft on the Upper Salmon River, Challis Field Office. Photo courtesy of David Lingle.
Challis Field Office seeks comment on Special Recreation Permit study

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BLM to offer small parcel for direct sale in Eagle County

SILT, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to sell a 7.55-acre parcel in Eagle County to Sweetwater Rydev LLC, operator of Anderson Summer Camp.

Side view of two horses heads at a BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption event.
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Gainesville, Georgia

*** UPDATE: Due to inclement weather the Gainesville Wild Horse and Burro event is delayed one day and will now take place Jan. 19-20. *** 

 

group of wild burros
BLM to gather wild burros in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area
The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild burro gather on Jan. 8, 2024, in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area, located west of Kingman, in Mohave County.
A pump jack in Farmington, New Mexico.
BLM provides public comment period for supplemental analysis of February 2020 oil & gas lease sales

SANTA FE, N.M.

Wind turbines lined across a landscape with scattered vegetation and mountains in the background.
BLM invests $4.9 million for wildlife data to inform clean energy growth
A white light house and fog signal building on the coast.
BLM welcomes hikers to visit newly restored historic Punta Gorda Light Station
A large solar array in the California Desert with mountains in the background.
BLM welcomes input on proposed Sapphire Project in California
BLM Twin Falls District fire management transfer wildland fire engine to Notch Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association
BLM transfers wildland fire engine to Rural Fire Readiness partners

SHOSHONE, Idaho—Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District Fire Management Program transferred a wildland fire engine to the

Clouds dot the blue sky at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
BLM announces selection of artist in residence
The Tucson Field Office announces the selection of Alan Nyiri as its first artist in residence.
A blue truck drives through the dirt.
BLM announces temporary closure and restrictions of public lands for the Parker 400 off-highway vehicle race events
The Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restrictions of selected public lands for the Parker 400 off-highway vehicle (OHV) race events.
View from a desert peak overlooking the Cadiz Valley.
BLM approves oil and gas pipeline right-of-way assignment in Kern and San Bernardino counties
Fremont County is home to some of the best mountain bike trails in Colorado.
BLM seeks public input on route management

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

Lands transferred to BLM through the Blacktail Ranch acquisition. Photo courtesy of Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
BLM acquires two East Idaho properties to protect wildlife habitat

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho—In alignment with the America the Beautiful initiative, which seeks to conserve fish and wildl

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BLM seeks comment to lease and convey land for a park and fire station in Henderson, Nevada

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal from the City of Henderson to develop approximately 80 acres of public la

A desert bighorn sheep with large horns looks out over public lands outside of Moab, Utah.
BLM implements new wildlife protections in Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a

Group of wild horses on the Nevada Wild Horse Range
The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area wild horse gather near Tonopah, Nev., on December 14, 2023.