Press Releases

The BLM is announcing protections for 276 acres of public lands in Tonto National Forest located entirely within corporate limits of the Town of Superior as requested by the U.S. Forest Service.

The BLM Arizona Strip District’s fire crews along with partner agencies and municipal crews are suppressing four wildland fires located south of St. George, Utah.

The BLM is seeking public comment on a proposal from the City of Buckeye to lease approximately 640 acres of public land through the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to expand Skyline Regional Park.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input to inform development of an environmental assessment for the proposed Socorro Solar Energy project in southeastern La Paz County.

Arizona Strip District fire crews are making good progress on suppression efforts for the Gunsight Fire.

Southwest Utah and northern Arizona to implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning June 21, 2024, at 12:01 a.m.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona Resource Advisory Council will meet in July, October and December 2024.

The Yuma Field Office is seeking public comment on the environmental review for a proposed travel management plan covering approximately 700,684 acres of BLM-managed public land east of Yuma.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced its approval of the Big Sandy Valley Lithium Exploration Project near Wikieup.

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Yuma Field Office has finalized the Imperial Hills Travel and Transportation Management Plan Environmental Assessment for BLM-managed public lands in the area north of Yuma.

The Tucson Field Office has finalized the Middle Gila South Access and Transportation Management Plan Environmental Assessment for BLM-managed public lands close to Tucson and Phoenix and near small towns and communities in Pinal, Pima, Cochise and Gila counties, Arizona.

The Bureau of Land Management has issued a final decision to approve an amendment for dispersed recreational target shooting in the Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan.

Effective Thursday, June 6, at 8 a.m. seasonal Stage 1 fire restrictions will be implemented on Bureau of Land Management-managed lands in the Colorado River District and Phoenix District.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on five draft recreation business plans that would modernize the way recreation fee sites across Arizona are managed.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a land use planning proposal regarding livestock grazing within the Sonoran Desert National Monument.

The Arizona Strip District fire crews responded to the Black Fire off the Interstate 15.

The Safford Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Program will conduct a one-day prescribed fire at the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area.

The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to review and provide comment on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Jove Solar Project located in La Paz County.

The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to help guide the balanced management of America’s public lands. The final Public Lands Rule provides tools for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help improve the health and resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate; conserve important wildlife habitat and intact landscapes; facilitate responsible development; and better recognize unique cultural and natural resources on public lands. 

The High Meadow prescribed fire treatment will take place 75 miles south of St. George, Utah between Mt. Logan and Mt. Trumbull.

The Biden-Harris administration today announced a series of historic milestones and actions to promote responsible clean energy development on public lands and help achieve President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Phoenix District is conducting prescribed burning operations to burn cut and piled brush from public lands in Yavapai County near Yarnell.