Press Releases
Law enforcement agencies across the West work to improve public safety
The vast, open landscapes of the West pose a significant challenge for any law enforcement agency.
BLM Montana/Dakotas issues policy to reduce wildfire risk around power lines on public lands
(BILLINGS, Mont.) – Building on the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce the threat of wildfires through active management, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas State Off
BLM Oregon/Washington issues policy to reduce wildfire risk around power lines on public lands
BLM Wyoming leases 123 oil and gas parcels in December sale, nets $10.8 million
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming raised $10.8 million in its Dec.
BLM winter travel restrictions begin Dec. 15 in Grand and Jackson counties
KREMMLING, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management will begin its annual winter restrictions on motorized travel in Grand and Jackson counties beginning Dec.
BLM to remove approximately 25 wild horses from private land in Moffat County
CRAIG, Colo. –The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather and remove approximately 25 wild horses from private land in Moffat County this month using a bait-trapping technique.
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center announces temporary exhibit “Wagons in the Dust”
CASPER, Wyo.
Dillon BLM reviewing mining plan of operations in Madison County
(DILLON, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office is reviewing a plan of operations to placer mine approximately 3 acres in Madison County.
BLM resource advisory council to meet in January
BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today it will hold a meeting of the Boise District Resource Advisory Council (RAC).
BLM now accepting applications for Commercial Activity Permits at the 2020 Burning Man Event
WINNEMUCCA, NV – The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Field Office, is requesting all new and returning persons or businesses wishing to conduct commercial activities at the 2020 Burning Man E
Bureau of Land Management Looking for Volunteers to Work Off-Range with Wild Horses and Burros
WASHINGTON—The Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) is recruiting volunteers to help manage the Wild Horse and Burro Program (WHBP) in 31 Eastern states.
Department of the Interior approves a 20-year extension of withdrawal of public lands at Nellis Air Force Base
LAS VEGAS —Public Land Order (PLO) No.7890 was approved by the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Rob Wallace and provides a 20-year extension of a public land withdrawal establis
National Historic Trails Center presents ninth annual railroad history exhibit: Wyoming Trails & Railroads: Rejoining Families
CASPER, Wyo. – The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NTHIC) will host its annual model railroad exhibition this December.
Temporary closure of certain public land for the 2019 Rage at the River
LAS VEGAS— The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of certain public lands under its administration from December 14 through December 15, 2019.
The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on wild horse fertility control study
Two government agencies are working together to reduce the overpopulation of wild horses on America’s public lands, and are seeking public input to research a single-dose contraceptive vaccine.
The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on the Reveille Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather Environmental Assessment
The Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to address potential environmental consequences ass
Annual seasonal motorized use closures now in effect in Wood River Valley
TWIN FALLS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office has implemented the annual seasonal motorized use closures in the Wood River Valley to protect wintering deer and elk.&n