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BLM extends public participation period for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Proposal in Laramie County

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Trails Center hosting 'Native American History' demonstrations, youth program on Saturday

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Bureau of Land Management plans pile burns near Douglas Mountain and Juniper Mountain

Craig, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is planning two pile burns this winter within the Little

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Bureau of Land Management Medford District lifts fire restrictions

Medford, Oregon – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District will lift fire restrictions on public lands administered by the BLM at midnight on October 19, 2023.

A person practices throwing a spear with an atlatl at an elk target.
BLM celebrates International Archaeology Day at Campbell Creek Science Center

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) is joining with the National Park Service, Alaska Consortium of

BLM Idaho Associate State Director June Shoemaker
BLM taps June Shoemaker as new Idaho associate state director

BOISE, Idaho— Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho has selected June Shoemaker as the new Idaho Associate State Director. 
 

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The Bureau of Land Management reminds public of important safety information while recreating at Sand Mountain Recreation Area

CARSON CITY, Nev.

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BLM announces oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec.

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BLM extends Mont. sequestration project comment period 30 days

The Bureau

Wild horses stand in a pen at the Wheatland off range corral.
Adopt a wild horse from the Wheatland Corral in October
Wheatland, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Wheatland Off-Range Corral will offer up to 30 untrained wild horses for adoption on Friday, October 27.
Yellow, pink, and purple wildflowers on tundra near the Utukok River. Photo by Kim Mincer (BLM)
BLM extends comment period for Proposed NPR-A Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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BLM temporarily closes Valley of Fires Recreation Area shower house for construction
Historic photo of the Silver City church taken in 1963.
BLM seeks input on proposed Silver City National Historic Site

BOISE, Idaho—A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposal to protect about 311 acres of public lands 50 miles southwest of Boise is available for public comment.

Results from the October 2023 NNCC Adoption
October 2023 BLM Nevada and Northern Nevada Correctional Center saddle-started wild horse adoption a success

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BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Pinedale Mountains
Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Directors to hold virtual meeting November 7, 2023

PINEDALE, Wyo. The Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Directors will hold a virtual on November 7, 2023.

Wild horses roaming within the Roberts Mountain Complex
Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 Roberts Mountain Complex Wild Horse Gather

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Race prompts temporary closure of portions of Millican Plateau, North Millican OHV Trail Systems

Prineville, Ore. — Portions of the

a group of 5 caribou walk in a line across the treeless hillside after an early snowfall.
BLM Opens Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt on October 27
Utah RAC visit the Stone Building at John Jarvie Historic Ranch in Green River District
Bureau of Land Management Utah Resource Advisory Council to Hold Meeting in Blanding
The Bureau of Land Management Canyon Country District is scheduled to hold a meeting and field tour with the Utah Resource Advisory Council, Nov. 14 and 15, 2023.
Firefighter lighting a prescribed burn with a torch. (BLM)
BLM to conduct prescribed burn in John Evans Canyon west of Malad
Aerial spraying
The Bureau of Land Management to begin fine fuel herbicide treatments north of Reno

CARSON CITY, Nev.

Girl leads horse with halter
BLM seeks new partnerships to support wild horse and burro adoptions

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to place wild horses and burros into good private care.

A river meanders through the golden-colored boreal forest on a clear autumn day. The mountains are visible in the distance.
Bureau of Land Management Releases Supplemental Environmental Review for Ambler Road Proposal
Las Cienegas National Conservation Area landscape with mountains
Free firewood permits available at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tucson Field Office is offering free firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area