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More than 8,000 wild horses and burros found new homes in Fiscal Year 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Christmas tree in foreground with a covered wagon behind it.
Trails Center announces annual 'Holiday on the Homestead' celebration

Several wild horses of various colors stand in an open sagebrush landscape.
Bait trap gather to begin in McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Herd Management Area

CODY, Wyo.

Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)
BLM High Desert District plans to conduct prescribed burns

PINEDALE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District (HDD) plans to conduct slash pile prescribed burns on lands managed by the Pin

Bureau of Land Management office. Front side of office has many windows and sign on top says Bureau of Land Management Managing Your Public Lands.
BLM approves renewable energy generation tie line construction in Maricopa County

PHOENIX — The Bureau of Land Management has approved construction of a 500-kilovolt generation tie line (gen-tie) about 60 miles west of Phoenix in Maricopa County.

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BLM Lakeview Field Office Hires Three New Employees

LAKEVIEW, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District has hired three new employees, Mary Goodin, Erick Wahlman, and Steven Van-Si.

A small white fox blends in with the windswept white snow of the tundra in winter
BLM further extends comment period for proposed NPR-A rule
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Upper Table Rock trailhead and trail re-open November 10

Medford, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management Butte Falls Field Office will re-open the Upper Table Rock trailhead and trail on November 10, 2023.

Solar Panels.
Clean energy project on BLM-managed public lands in California goes operational
Aerial photo of the tundra and rivers of the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
BLM Alaska Invites Public Comment on NPR-A Seismic Survey

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Office today posted a draft environmental assessmen

map that shows temporary closure area for 2023 Rage at the River race
BLM issues temporary closure for 2023 SNORE Laughlin Rage at the River OHV race

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of certain public lands under its administration Dec. 9-10, 2023.

Wild horses
National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in Phoenix in December

The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet Dec. 12-14, 2023, at the Bureau of Land Management’s National Training Center located at 9828 N 31st Ave in Phoenix, Arizona.

Silver Lining Trail marker
BLM and partners complete trail construction in Wood River Valley

SHOSHONE, Idaho–The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office, in partnership with the International Mountain Biking Association and the Blaine County Recreation Distric

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Vale District Bureau of Land Management implementing seasonal prescribed burns

VALE, Ore.

BLM lands provide important sagebrush habitat for the Gunnison sage-grouse. Photo: Kathy Broadhead
BLM seeks public input for plan supporting Gunnison sage-grouse recovery

LAKEWOOD, Colo.

Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)
BLM Wyoming High Desert District to conduct prescribed burns

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.

A photo of a mule deer doe with some snow on her head.
BLM welcomes comments on draft plan for big game habitat conservation in Colorado

LAKEWOOD,

An American flag blows in the wind with blue skies in the background
BLM waives day-use fees to celebrate Veterans Day 2023

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is waiving recreation day-use fees for visitors on November

Transmission lines on land managed by Bureau of Land Management.
BLM invites public input on 214-mile transmission line proposal in Utah and Nevada
The BLM is seeking public input on the proposed Cross-Tie 500-kV Transmission Project that would connect the Clover Substation in central Utah with the Robinson Summit Substation in east-central Nevada.
A firefighter ignites a slash pile surround by snow.
BLM Newcastle to burn slash piles in Crook and Weston counties

An evergreen on a hill side in the great basin.
The BLM Bishop Field Office offers online Christmas tree cutting permits
Horses running across the high desert with mountains in the background.
Inyo National Forest, BLM seek input on proposed wild horse gather
Wind turbines lined across a landscape with scattered vegetation and mountains in the background.
Biden-Harris Administration Advances 15 Onshore Clean Energy Projects with Potential to Power Millions of Homes

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — During remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Interior Department is

Jump Creek Waterfall is the main attraction at the Jump Creek Recreation Site (BLM)
BLM seeks comment on proposed fee to improve outdoor experience at Jump Creek Recreation Site

BOISE, Idaho—The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on a proposal to collect day-use fees to improve the visitor experience at the&nb

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BLM seeks public comment for proposed Esmeralda 7 Solar Projects in Nevada

Battle Mountain, Nev.