Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for a proposed clean energy project on private lands and approximately 40 acres of public lands in eastern Riverside County. If approved, the Sapphire project could generate and store up to 117 megawatts of solar energy and deliver clean electricity to the statewide transmission grid. 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District (HDD) issued a decision on Sept. 26, 2024, based on the finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the Vegetation Management using Herbicides on Public Lands Environmental Assessment (EA).

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a resource management plan amendment for livestock grazing within the Sonoran Desert National Monument.

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on four oil and gas parcels totaling 2,443 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.

The BLM is seeking public comments on proposed amendments to the Energy Corridors necessary to accommodate potential renewable energy projects, such as the 200-megawatt Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center in Washoe County.

The Bureau of Land Management is announcing it has completed the Final Environmental Assessment for the proposed Dutch Flat Exploration Project in Humboldt County.

A Notice of Availability will publish in tomorrow’s Federal Register to begin a 30-day public review period which ends Nov. 4, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Field Office hosted a successful community event on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 27, 2024, bringing together volunteers to participate in a sagebrush planting effort at the historic Fossil Well #1 site. This restoration project is a key part of the ongoing reclamation of one of the Kemmerer area’s earliest 20th-century petroleum exploration sites, contributing to the recovery of local ecosystems and wildlife habitats, including sage grouse core habitat.

The Bureau of Land Management announces the decision to implement the North Hills Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project, following the review of the Categorical Exclusion.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued a final environmental impact statement and proposed plan to manage and protect Bears Ears National Monument.

To help offset the costs to maintain the sites, while generating funding toward future updates, the Cody Field Office has drafted a plan for new and updated overnight fees at three campgrounds in the Cody area.

In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management is offering one parcel in the Afton Solar Energy Zone in Doña Ana County for lease through a live competitive auction.

Nomination period for membership opened Aug. 20 and is now extended to Nov. 4, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral located in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, October 25, 2024.

BLM announces 30-day public scoping period for a proposed environmental assessment that would analyze non-motorized mountain bike trails within the Moab Field Office to allow for Class 1 e-bike use.

The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse and burro adoption event at the NNCC on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is preparing for prescribed burning in the Blackfoot Corridor.

Fire restrictions will decrease in central and northwest Nevada on October 4, 2024 on public lands and unincorporated private lands.

The Tucson Field Office is offering firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area from Oct. 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025.

The California Trail Interpretive Center (CTIC) will resume a five-day per week schedule beginning on Sunday, October 6, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced approval of two mineral exploration projects on public lands in the 29,956-acre Red Wash Potash Leasing Area of Grand County.

The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to gather and remove excess wild horses from public rangelands in the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area to prevent impacts to rangeland health in Lassen County, Calif., and Washoe County, Nev. Gather operations will begin Tuesday, Oct. 1, and could continue for 15 days or longer.

The Bureau of Land Management, Ukiah Field Office, plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Point Arena – Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument in Mendocino County. Pile-burn operations could start as soon as Oct. 1, and may continue periodically through the fall, winter and spring. Prescribed fire operations will take place only when weather and fuel moistures allow for safe and successful burning.

Grand Staricase-Escalante National Monument reopens Calf Creek Recreation Site.

The Steens Mountain Advisory Council will meet Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. A virtual participation option is available as well.