Press Releases

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Arizona, Colorado River DO, Lake Havasu FO

Public invited to participate in the Nation’s largest volunteer effort

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu Field Office invites the public to celebrate the 26th annual National Public Lands Day on October 26.

Arizona

BLM Arizona Advisory Council to meet November 13-14 in Phoenix

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet to discuss public land management topics at a meeting planned for November 13-14, 2019, in Phoenix.

Arizona, Phoenix DO, Hassayampa FO

Temporary public land closure in Maricopa County for off-highway vehicle race

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office announces the temporary closure of public lands in Maricopa County for the Vulture Mine Off-Road Challenge off

Arizona, Gila DO

BLM announces building stabilization work at Fairbank Historic Townsite

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.

Arizona, Phoenix DO

BLM publishes environmental assessment of direct land sale to Gila River Indian Community

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public review of its completed environmental assessment of a noncompetitive sale of two public lan

Arizona, Gila DO

BLM Arizona announces its veteran-focused fire crew has achieved Interagency Hotshot Crew certification

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Gila District announced today that the Aravaipa Veterans Fire Crew has achieved certification as an Interagency Hotshot Crew (

Arizona, Colorado River DO

 BLM lifts fire restrictions for Colorado River District

LAKE HAVASU, Ariz. – Effective Friday, Sept.

Arizona, Phoenix DO

BLM lifts fire restrictions for the Phoenix District

PHOENIXEffective Friday, September 27, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will lift all fire restrictions for public lands administered by the Phoenix District

Arizona, Gila DO, Tucson FO

BLM and City of Tucson celebrate Udall Park conveyance

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the City of Tucson today celebrated the completion of the Udall Park conveyance during a regularly scheduled city council me

Arizona

BLM releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for proposed Ten West Link Transmission Line project

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Ten West Link Transmission Line project and proposed amen

Arizona, Colorado River DO, Lake Havasu FO

BLM partners with Boy Scouts on shoreline recreation site cleanup project

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Trumbull Fire update and notice of extended fire area closure

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Arizona, Phoenix DO

BLM Seeks Public Comment on First-of-its-Kind Shooting Sports Project

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed shooting sports project on public lands within the Arizona St

Arizona, Gila DO

BLM announces road improvements in Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area

SAFFORD, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Safford Field Office is planning a road improvement project that will improve public access within the approximately 23,000 a

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Public invited to release of endangered California Condors on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

California condors will be released by The Peregrine Fund atop the spectacular ledges of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in northern Arizona in 2019.
Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

Trumbull Fire update and notice of temporary fire area closure

Trumbull Fire burning in the Mt Trumbull WildernessSt

Arizona, Colorado River DO, Kingman FO

BLM seeks public input on abandoned mine remediation project near Kingman

KINGMAN, Ariz.

Arizona, Gila DO

BLM Publishes Record of Decision to Expand Public Access for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

TUCSON, Ariz.  – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published the Record of Decision approving the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the San Pedro Riparian Nation

Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

BLM to conduct wild burro gather near Seven Springs Ranch

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin a gather of up to 40 wild burros near the Seven Springs Ranch during the week of August 5, 2019.
Arizona

Department of the Interior proposes withdrawal extension for Lake Roosevelt

PHOENIX — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is processing an application on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation to extend the Lake Roosevelt withdrawal.

Arizona, Gila DO, Safford FO

BLM project improves access to recreation area

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office is planning work at the Christmas Recreation Site, located along the Gila River upstream from the tow