Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, will begin selling Christmas tree permits on Mon., Nov. 18, online and in-person. The permit is valid from the date of purchase through Dec. 25.

The BLM Taos Field Office partnered with Carson National Forest to improve access and parking at Horsethief Mesa. The project helps resolves trespassing issues and safety concerns associated with public access.

For many families, venturing out onto public lands to cut a Christmas tree is an annual holiday tradition! Families are able to cut Christmas trees on Forest Service or BLM lands using a permit from either agency.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office awarded the Wood River Trail Infrastructure Agreement to the Wood River Trails Coalition (WRTC).

The Bureau of Land Management released the final Environmental Impact Statement for the Jove Solar Project, which if approved could generate up to 600 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power roughly 180,000 homes.

BLM plans to burn slash piles across northwest Colorado this winter

The BLM is seeking public input on two draft plans to update the management of public lands and minerals in Nebraska and northeast Wyoming. This starts a 90-day public comment period.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Dry Creek Mine Expansion Project in Iron County.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Purple Sage Energy Center proposed on approximately 4,424 acres of public lands in Clark County.

BLM Utah confirms a wild horse was shot on the Onaqui HMA. A $19,000 reward is offered for tips leading to an arrest. Public urged to report info on suspicious activity to aid the investigation.

Contingent upon fuel moistures and weather, the Cody, Lander and Worland field offices will burn slash piles beginning in mid-November and into April.

MARINA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management today approved a project to build a northern parking area and trailhead for Cotoni-Coast Dairies, a unit of the California Coastal National Monument, near Davenport in Santa Cruz County.

BLM is issuing $10 Christmas tree permits from 11/13 through 12/24 in SE Idaho.

Beginning November 15, 2024, BLM will be implementing a hazardous fuels reduction project via the aerial dispersal of herbicide.

The BLM has finalized a supplementary rule to protect public health and safety, prevent resource damage, and address recreational sporting activities, camping, travel management, and collecting of geological and biological materials in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

The BLM and the Utah Trust Lands Administration signed a ROD to exchange state lands located within newly designated wilderness and recreation areas for Federal lands that will be of productive value to the state.

The Nov. 18-20, burn window notice is intended to give the BMDO flexibility in scheduling the prescribed fire to take advantage of favorable weather conditions.  

The Arizona Strip Field Office is offering permits to harvest Christmas trees now through December 24.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the Record of Decision for the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan (RMP), updating management for nearly 13.3 million acres of public lands in central and northern Alaska.

The BLM opened non-commercial Christmas tree permits for sale statewide today. This annual event allows the public to harvest trees, including pinyon pine and juniper, from designated areas on public lands across Utah.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced the launch of five new public-private partnership agreements designed to place wild horses and burros into private care. These partnerships could receive up to nearly $25 million in funding over five years and help place approximately 11,000 additional wild horses and burros over and above the BLM’s existing adoption program.  

The Pinedale Anticline Project Office is soliciting project applications for potential 2025 funding. Project application information and materials can be found at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/77515/510.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposed land exchange between the BLM and the New Mexico State Land Office.

Some fire restrictions will decrease in southern Nevada on federal, state, and county public lands on Saturday, November 9, 2024. Other restrictions remain in place.

The BLM released a Final Environmental Impact Statement and proposed resource management plan amendment for the Lakeview planning area, covering 3.2 million acres of public lands in Lake and Harney counties.