Press Releases

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Montana-Dakotas

BLM sets Yellow Creek Shooting Range meeting for Oct. 4

South Dakota Field Office
BLM South Dakota
Montana-Dakotas

Oil and gas lease auction brings in over $227,000

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – Bids on oil and gas leases in Montana brought in $227,022.50 in an online auction held September 11, 2018, by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Montana-Dakotas

Fall prescribed fire projects scheduled for Musselshell County

Prescribed Burn
Photo of prescribed burn by Mark Jaco
Montana-Dakotas

Missoula BLM plans controlled burns for Blackfoot Valley

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – Smoke may be visible periodically during the next two months in the mountains east of Missoula as the Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office prepares for five control

Montana-Dakotas

Know before you go: Off-road travel on Public Lands

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The BLM Miles City Field Office would like to remind Off-Highway Vehicle operators to respect landowners, wildlife and the landscape and be mindful of travel restrictions on B

Montana-Dakotas

Boy Scout Troop 649 achieves Dark Butte project

Boy Scouts work on Dark Butte Project
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Montana-Dakotas

Road to BLM’s Toston Dam Recreation Site re-opens

(BUTTE, Mont.) – The road to the Bureau of Land Management’s Toston Dam Recreation Site is once again open after a landslide damaged the route in early July. 

Montana-Dakotas

BLM opens 15-day public comment period for December lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a 15-day comment period for oil and gas lease parcels located in Montana and western North Dakota. The comment period ru

Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO

BLM accepting comments on Bynum Reservoir Recreation Area conveyance to Montana FWP

FWP Photo
The BLM Lewistown Field Off
Montana-Dakotas

BLM seeks comments on Little Missouri River bridge Right-of-way application

(DICKINSON, N.D.) – The Bureau of Land Management North Dakota Field Office is seeking public comments regarding an application to authorize an existing single-lane ranch bridge over the Little Mis

Montana-Dakotas

BLM closes Toston Dam campground after landslide damages road

(BUTTE, Mont.) – A slope failure along the route to the Bureau of Land Management’s Toston Dam campground has caused the agency to temporarily close its recreation site until the road can be rebuil

Montana-Dakotas

BLM opens public scoping period for December lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a 15-day public scoping period for nominated oil and gas lease parcels located in Montana and western North Dakota. The

Montana-Dakotas

High waters on the Missouri River close campgrounds

(LEWISTOWN, Mont.) – The rising water of the Missouri River has caused the closure of two campgrounds in the Upper Missouri River Breaks area.   

Montana-Dakotas

Kipp water system shutting off for upgrade

James Kipp Rec Area
James Kipp Recreation Area
Montana-Dakotas

Crooked Creek/Musselshell Breaks Travel Management Plan public comments sought

(LEWISTOWN, Mont.) – Help from the public is being sought for the development of the draft Crooked Creek/Musselshell Breaks Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment.

Montana-Dakotas

Wild Horse and Burro event coming to Missoula Fairgrounds

Sage
Sage: One of the halter-gentled horses being offered at the
Montana-Dakotas

Dillon BLM invites public to comment on Red Rock/Lima assessment

(DILLON, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office has released the Red Rock/Lima Watershed Environmental Assessment for public comment.

Montana-Dakotas

Sheep Mountain Road reopens after spring runoff damage repaired

(CLANCY, Mont.) – Crews from the Bureau of Land Management have repaired flood damage to Sheep Mountain Road near Clancy, and the road is once again open for public use.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM urges caution when floating the Madison River

Floating the Madison River
Due to high-wate
Montana-Dakotas

Garnet Day celebrates mining heritage of Montana's most intact ghost town

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – The sights, sounds and smells of a 19th-century mining town will come back to life during this year’s family-friendly Garnet Day June 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM MCFO to conduct road and trail inventories in multiple counties

(MILES CITY, Mont.) – The BLM Miles City Field Office will be conducting inventories of roads and trails on BLM-administered lands in eight counties this year to improve its database of existing ro

Montana-Dakotas

Check before planning group events at BLM Recreation Areas

(MILES CITY, Mont.) –The river is up, the temperatures are up and so are the crowds at the Matthews Recreation Area.

Montana-Dakotas

Ferry cables pose hazard to Missouri River users

(FORT BENTON, Mont.)  High water levels on the Missouri River through the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is creating a hazard for those traveling down the river.