Press Releases

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Arizona

New BLM Gila District Manager honored with Presidential Award for Customer Service

The Bureau of Land Management’s new Gila District Manager, Scott Feldhausen was part of a BLM Recreation Mapping Project Team recently honored with a Presidential award for improving customer service.
Arizona, Utah

Enjoy the outdoors while watching colorful bird species at the Fourteenth Annual Winter Bird Festival in St. George, Utah

ST. GEORGE, Utah—Every January, hundreds of wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts flock to St. George, Utah, to escape the cold and shake post-holiday blues.

Arizona

Temporary closure of public lands for Parker Races

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office announced the temporary closure of selected public lands for the annual running of the Parker

Arizona

BLM announces dates and locations for public meetings on target shooting management alternatives on the Sonoran Desert National Monument

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Phoenix District Office has announced dates, times and locations for three public information meetings at which it seeks public

Arizona

BLM seeks public input on target shooting management alternatives for the Sonoran Desert National Monument

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Phoenix District Office is seeking public input on recreational target shooting management alternatives

Arizona, Utah

Arizona Strip Free Interagency Brown Bag Lecture Series for December

Every Friday in December, the Bureau of Land Management and its partners host the popular Brown Bag Lecture series, which provides unique opportunities to learn more about the area’s natural resources and public lands.
Arizona, Utah

Arizona Strip: Christmas Tree Permits Available Beginning Second Week of November

For Immediate Release                           

Arizona

Prescribed Burn Planned at Senator Wash Area

YUMA, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to conduct a prescribed burn as early as Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in the northern portion of the Senator Wash Area.

Arizona

Prescribed Burning Planned Near Parker

PARKER, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office plans to conduct prescribed burning on the Parker Strip from Nov.

Arizona

BLM will present draft recreational target shooting management alternatives for Sonoran Desert National Monument

PHOENIX– The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host an informational meeting to present draft alternatives regarding the management of recreational target shooting on the Sonoran Desert National

Arizona

BLM Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Bagdad Mine Stockpile Extension

KINGMAN, Ariz.

Arizona

BLM Announces Public Input Opportunities for the first of "Section 368" Energy Corridor Regional Reviews

The Bureau of Land Management today announced public input opportunities for six regional reviews that will analyze the existing energy corridors designated for oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines and

Arizona

Reward Offered After the Killing of Three Female Burros

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the int

Arizona

BLM outlines future process to address ailing San Pedro cottonwood trees

TUCSON, Ariz. –  The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office has decided to proceed with an Environmental Assessment (EA) to guide future actions addre

Arizona

BLM Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Facility

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona – The Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District and Lake Havasu Field Offices will celebrate the grand opening of their new facility with a public ribbon cutting

Arizona

BLM Extends Public Comment Period on Environmental Assessment of Burro Contraceptive Pilot Program

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office is extending the public comment period to obtain feedback on the Environmental Assessment (EA) o