Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mother Lode Field Office is temporarily closing motorized vehicle access to the Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road in Mariposa County, where it crosses onto BLM lands, approximately one mile from the junction of Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road with Bear Valley Road. The closure is effective today, Thursday, August 15, and will be in effect until fire restrictions are lifted for the season. The closure of the Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road is not to be confused with the Hunter Valley Road which remains open. The Hunter Valley Road is located approximately two miles east of the Hunter Valley Mountain Access Road along Bear Valley Road. The temporary closure order can be found on the BLM website.

The BLM is seeking public input on a supplemental analysis of APDs that were challenged in Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Bernhardt, 1:19-cv-00703 (D.N.M.).

Public access to parts of three recreation trails in the west Redding area will be restricted while crews from the Bureau of Land Management repair damages related to the Lower Fire which broke out Aug. 10 near the community of Shasta.

BLM en Nuevo México realizó hoy una subasta competitiva de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas . En total, cuatro parcelas que abarcan un área de 6,972 acres se vendieron por $61,044,916.

The BLM New Mexico State Office held a competitive oil and gas lease sale, offering four parcels covering 6,972 acres in Texas. A total of $61,044,916 in high bids were received.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New State Director Joe Stout has joined the Bureau of Land Management in California. Stout started his new position on August 12.

The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District has amended a temporary closure of BLM public lands due to changes in fire activity associated with the Lone Rock and Battle Mountain Complex Fires.

In lieu of an in-person meeting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office has made Pinedale Anticline Project Area planning updates available online.

The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Office is lifting the emergency closure of the Creek Campground, a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail, and Canebrake Road in Tulare County. The closures were in place for public and firefighter safety in relation to the management of the SQF Lightning Complex Fire and are no longer necessary due to the lack of fire progression. The closures are lifted as of Tues., Aug. 13. Long Valley Campground and Long Valley Loop road remain closed.

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for October 22, 2024.

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.

The Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area hot tubs will be closed from August 19 through August 22, 2024.

On or about August 20, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management plans to begin a wild horse and burro gather on and around the Marietta Herd Management Area.

BLM and local weed and pest districts will aerially spray cheatgrass in Bighorn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties through mid-September.

The BLM invites public review and comment on the Shurtz Canyon Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project Environmental Assessment. The 30-day comment period will be open from Aug. 12 to Sept. 11, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will host an information forum on Aug. 19, 2024, to gather public input on the Samantha Solar Project proposed in White Pine County, Nev.

BLM en Nuevo México anunció hoy una 21 de Noviembre de 2024 subasta de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas con el fin de ofrecer cuatro parcelas de petróleo y gas con un área total de 1,324.12 acres en Kansas.

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for November 21, 2024, to offer four oil and gas parcels totaling 1,324 acres in Kansas.

The Black Rock Field Office announced temporary closure and temporary restrictions for activities on public lands for five years in June 2023.

The BLM Green River District Fire & Fuels Program will begin implementing hazardous fuels reduction treatments on portions of Blue Mountain, Diamond Mountain, and the Bookcliffs starting in August 2024.

BLM, Sacramento County Sheriff to offer inmate-trained horses for adoption

As we approach the critical harvest season, the Bureau of Land Management emphasizes the importance of fire prevention, particularly regarding human-caused fires related to agricultural operations.

The Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive geothermal lease sale on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

The BLM and NPS seek public comments on an environmental assessment for proposed wild burro gathers within and outside the Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Management Area on the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.

The BLM Cedar City Field Office will begin gather operations to remove wild horses from within and outside of the Sulphur Herd Management Area in Beaver, Iron and Millard Counties starting Tuesday, Aug. 13.