Press Releases

Join in one of the volunteer opportunities happening across the BLM Colorado Southwest District over the coming weeks in celebration of National Public Lands Day.

The BLM today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient and environmentally responsible solar project permitting on public lands across the West.

BLM Tres Rios and Uncompahgre field offices plan to conduct prescribed fire treatments on Carpenter Ridge and West Dolores Rim this fall to reduce hazardous fuels and improve ecosystem health.

The Grand Junction Field Office seeks public input on a business plan with proposed recreation fees for select campsites in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. The field office will accept comments from the public through Sept. 25.

The Bureau of Land Management Upper Colorado River District will remove stage 1 fire restrictions for the Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices effective 12:01 a.m. Friday.

Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 1 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties

The Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments through September 16 on proposed new recreation fees for eight developed campgrounds and eight day use sites.

Kremmling Field Office to enter stage 2 fire restrictions in Grand and Larimer Counties Wednesday

Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices will implement stage 1 fire restrictions effective 12:01 a.m. Aug. 2. BLM officials use specific criteria, including the moisture content of vegetation, weather outlooks, and human risk factors to make fire restrictions decisions.

The Bureau of Land Management announced a new management plan for the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range July 26, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Sept. 24, 2024, to offer one oil and gas parcel totaling 120 acres in Colorado.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced proposed changes to existing BLM resource management plans to promote conservation of wildlife corridors and priority big game habitat on public lands in Colorado.

As part of a comprehensive effort to catalogue existing routes in the 31 Mile Mountain and southern South Park area of northern Fremont and southern Park Counties, the BLM is seeking public input on an initial inventory.

The Bureau of Land Management is excited to announce Doug Mayes as the new head of its Royal Gorge Field Office.

The BLM has released the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS analyzing habitat management for eight Gunnison sage-grouse populations on BLM public lands across southwest Colorado and southeast Utah.

Dan Ben-Horin begins in his new role as Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office in BLM Colorado’s Southwest District.

The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public scoping comments on the proposed direct sale of a 31-acre isolated parcel of public land to Mesa County. The property is near Clifton, located between a portion of I-70 and the Grand Valley Canal, in Mesa County.

BLM Announcement: BLM welcomes new Grand Junction Field Office manager

La Oficina de Gestión de Tierras publicó una declaración de impacto ambiental suplementaria final que evalúa los cambios propuestos para la gestión de las oficinas de campo del Valle del Río Colorado y Grand Junction.

The Bureau of Land Management announced a final supplemental environmental impact statement analyzing proposed management changes for the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction field offices.

BLM is seeking comments on a proposal to renew restrictions for 4,792 acres of public lands within the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month, but recreating responsibly to prevent wildfires is key year-round.

To meet recently updated guidelines, more than 30 miles of travel routes designated.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting public comments on a preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range.

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on one oil and gas parcel totaling 120 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.