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Jamie Connell named director of BLM’s Colorado State Office

DENVER -- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) veteran Jamie Connell has been named the new Director of the BLM’s Colorado State Office in Denver.

BLM seeks comments on coal analysis for Buffalo RMP

 (BUFFALO, Wyo.) – The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period as part of the process to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Resource Management Plan

BLM winter closures begin Dec. 1 in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin counties
SILT, Colo. – Annual winter closures to motorized and mechanized vehicles begin Dec.
BLM Mother Lode Field Office lifts emergency fire restrictions

Image of public lands along the Merced River.

BLM Burns Slash Piles in the Big Horn Mountains and Campbell County

Buffalo, Wyo.

BLM announces new Assistant Director for Communication

WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management has appointed Tara Rigler as the agency’s new Assistant Director for Communications.

BLM Central Coast Field Office lifts emergency fire restrictions

Image of Tumey Hills.

Crystal Springs pile burning planned

LAVA HOT SPRINGS, Idaho – With the anticipated arrival of moisture in eastern Idaho, the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District will begin prescribed burn activities.

BLM seeks public comment on proposed trailhead expansion

MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comments on an environmental assessment of a proposal to expand the White Creek Trailhead along Rio Blanco County Road 10. 

Annual seasonal closures begin Dec. 1 in Mesa, Delta and Montrose Counties to protect wildlife

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Annual winter closures to motorized and mechanized vehicles will go into effect Dec.

Annual changes to trail access begin Dec. 1 in Durango area to protect wildlife

DURANGO, Colo.

BLM holds public information forum for proposed Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station

View of hikers on winding trail at Sloan CanyonLAS V

Draft EIS for proposed Dairy Syncline Mine available for review

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District and Caribou-Targhee National Forest (USFS) released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) today analyzing diff

BLM seeks public input on White Pine County Silver State Trail

ELY, Nev.

Muddy Mountain Road closes for winter

CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management announced a closure for Muddy Mountain Road for the winter.  This closure is effective on Wednesday, Nov 21.

Trails Center announces Holiday on the Homestead 2018: Wyoming: Beacon of the West

CASPER, Wyo.

BLM, USFS and partners celebrate Pacific Crest Trail 50th Anniversary 

An image of hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail.

BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets Dec. 6 in Silt

SILT, Colo.  – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec.

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BLM announces a public outreach meeting for the Long Canyon Amended Plan of Operations for Newmont USA Limited (Newmont).
The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, Wells Field Office, will host an initial public outreach meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, December 3.
BLM to implement annual seasonal motorized use closures to protect wintering wildlife in the Wood River Valley Dec. 1

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office will implement annual seasonal motorized use closures in the Wood River Valley beginning Dec.

Dripping Springs Natural Area Holiday Closures

LAS CRUCES, N.M.

Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Begins Planning Effort for NPR-A

WASHINGTON – Fulfilling Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s promise to jump-start development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), the Bureau of Land Management

Notice of public comment period for environment compliance documents for 136 parcels to be offered in the March oil and gas lease sale in the BLM Battle Mountain District

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev.

Notice of public comment period for Environmental Assessment for 322 parcels to be offered in the March oil and gas lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – In keeping with the Administration’s goal of promoting American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 322 parcels, totaling nearly 18

Fall/Winter pile burning planned on Prineville District

Prineville, Ore.