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Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)
BLM prescribed burning planned near Parker
Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District will conduct prescribed burning near Parker, Ariz., between December 2023 and March 2024 as weather and fuel conditions allow.
Nevada State Office
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Nevada

Photo of tamarisk pile burn
Slash pile burning scheduled in Iron and Beaver Counties to reduce wildfire risk

Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine project area is southeastern Idaho.
BLM seeks input on revised Caldwell Canyon mine plan in Idaho

A dirt trails curves along the side of a brushy slope with a view of rolling hills in the background.
New hiking, horseback trail complete at Johnny Behind the Rocks

LANDER, Wyo. — Construction is complete on a new trail at the Bureau of Land Management-administered Johnny Behind the Rocks (JBR) Trail System southeast of Lander.

Cutting a Christmas tree on public lands in the BLM Southwest District.
BLM Southwest District offering permits to cut your own Christmas tree

MONTROSE, Colo.

Small boulders mark the border of a gravel parking area.
BLM approves Outlaw Trails plan

CODY, Wyo.—A plan for an official trail system at the Outlaw Trails area north of Cody has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office.

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BLM Christmas tree permits available

Photo of Amboy Crater Area of Critical Environmental Concern
BLM rule update would improve emergency response on public lands
Yuma Field Office
BLM prescribed burning planned at Mittry Lake Wildlife Area and near Walter’s Camp

YUMA, Ariz.

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BLM prescribed burning planned in the Hualapai Mountains

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District, in cooperation with Pinion Pine Fire District, Pine Lake Fire District, Mohave County P

Yuma Field Office
BLM prescribed burning planned at Senator Wash North Shore

YUMA, Ariz.

Special recreation permit out on public lands.
Moab Field Office adjusts special recreation permit application and review process

MOAB, Utah – To improve the management of permitted activities and events, the Moab Field Office is streamlining its application and review process for special recreation permits.

Photo of an Oil Rig in New Mexico
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Kansas
Photo of an Oil Rig in New Mexico
La BLM solicita comentarios públicos sobre la subasta de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas en Nuevo México y Kansas
Photo of Horses on the Bordo Atravesado Herd Management Area
Bureau of Land Management plans wild horse gather in Socorro
burning brush in snow
BLM Elko District plans prescribed fire on Spruce Mountain

Harvesting a Christmas Tree
Christmas tree permits available in the Elko District

New Mexico Winter Landscape
BLM selling Christmas trees in New Mexico

SANTA FE,

A member of the public looks at display boards during a public meeting.
BLM issues Decision on Garnet Hill Recreation Area Management Plan

ELY, Nev.

River with trees on the edge.
BLM announces winter campground closures in northern California
Owyhee Mountains
BLM and partners finalize second travel management plan in southwestern Idaho

BOISE, Idaho—After extensive work with local partners, the Bureau of Land Management today finalized the second of five plans that taken together will define a comprehensive system

Photo of Land Around the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
BLM announces the extension of withdrawal for Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Map of prescribed burn
BLM plans prescribed pile burns

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning pile burns at several locations in the Kremmling Field Office between Novemb

To remove the leftover fuels after thinning treatments, wood is gathered into piles and then burned during parts of the year when accidental spread is least likely.
BLM plans annual pile burns

Canon City, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burns in six locations this winter.