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BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on six oil and gas parcels totaling 2,335 acres that

BLM seeks public comment on proposed recreation area near Apache Junction

NOTE: The public comment period has been extended seven days. The comment period now closes on Sept.

Kymm Gresset selected as new Little Snake Field Manager

A pump jack in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
BLM seeks public comment on oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Kansas

SANTA FE, N.M.

Picnic tables surrounded by grass
Volunteers Needed to Restore Three Patches Picnic Area

Rock Springs, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field

BLM seeks comments on plan for regular fee increases at four campgrounds in Gunnison Field Office

GUNNISON, Colorado.

Desert with brush and mountains in the background
BLM approves Gold Discovery Group exploratory drilling in Kern and San Bernardino counties
A pump jack in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
La Oficina de Administración de Tierras busca opinion pública en la propuesta de Contrato de arrendamiento de petróleo y gas en Nuevo Mexico y Kansas

SANTA FE, NM.

Two hikers enjoy early fall colors on the Summit Trail near the Wickersham Dome Trailhead, White Mountains National Recreation Area, Alaska.
White Mountains National Recreation Area reopens due to reduced wildfire activity

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Due to reduced wildland fire activity associated with the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Interior

A horse and a foal in sagebrush
BLM announces new grants to support wild horse and burro initiatives in Colorado, Oregon and Utah
The Bureau of Land Management has selected six organizations and universities in Colorado, Oregon and Utah to receive grants totaling more than $1 million aimed at empowering community-level action to support the BLM’s mission of managing and protecting wild horses and burros on public lands. 
The Bureau of Land Management concludes the FY2023 Antelope Complex-North Wild Horse Gather

Steve Daly on RX Fire
Camel Tracks Fire currently under investigation

Mountain biker on hillside within BLM Four Rivers Field Office jurisdiction
BLM issues plan to balance multiple uses of southwest Idaho public lands

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BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont.

Reconsider recreating on public lands this weekend in Southern Nevada due to anticipated Hurricane Hilary impacts

LAS VEGA

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Bureau of Land Management Taos, Farmington rescind fire restrictions

Bureau of Land Management begins public scoping for Robertson Mine Project

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis Fi

BLM extends land status for the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project area

TWIN FALLS, Idaho–The Bureau of Land Management announces more than 106,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands in the Lava Ridge Wind Project area will continue being set asid

Trails Center trek to tour Rocky Ridge on Saturday

CASPER, Wyo. – Hit the trail this Saturday, Aug. 19 and join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center for a guided tour of a historic Wyoming landmark.

BLM seeks public comments on proposed Bald Mountain Mine Expansion Juniper Project in White Pine County

ELY, Nev.

BLM prepares Resource Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement for Rock Springs area

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.

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BLM issues decision to protect Idaho’s American Falls Archaeological District cultural resources

TWIN FALLS, Idaho—In order to protect nationally significant Tribal and cultural resources dating back thousands of years, the Bureau of Land Management issued a decision today to close the America

An aircraft flies near Hidden Fire
Hidden Fire Fact Sheet — 8/17/23 Update

Start Date:  Tuesday, August 15 at 07:58 p.m. 

Location:  30 miles southwest of St. George, Utah  

Emergency closure of portion of Hudson–Atlantic City Road

LANDER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office has temporarily closed a portion of the Hudson–Atlantic City Road (BLM Road 2302).

An aircraft flies near Hidden Fire
Hidden Fire Fact Sheet

Start Date:  Tuesday, August 15 at 07:58 p.m. 

Location:  30 miles southwest of St. George, Utah