Press Releases

The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event on February 22, 2025. Forty-five qualified bidders including successful adopters attended the event.

The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office plans to conduct prescribed fire operations as soon as Feb 24 in areas of the Bodie Hills, northeast of Lee Vining, in Mono County. Pile-burn operations will only be conducted when weather and fuel moistures allow for safe and successful burning.

The office will be closed as contractors work to replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. A temporary office will be set up within the main office parking lot.

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for May 22, 2025, to offer three oil and gas parcels totaling 1,261 acres in New Mexico.

Utah will gain 47 water rights; approximately 83,000 acres with sub-surface mineral estate; approx. 4,000 surface-only acres; and approximately 5,000 acres of sub-surface mineral, oil and gas, and coal-only estate.

The Bureau of Land Management has reopened the Quartzville Back Country Byway after a temporary closure due to a rockslide in late December 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management urges climbers and outdoor recreationists to avoid certain areas in Indian Creek from March through late summer to protect nesting raptors.

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office leased seven parcels totaling 1,317.29 acres for $20,671,801 in total receipts for its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

The management area includes more than 146,700 acres of BLM-managed public lands. It also encompasses nearly 10,500 acres of mixed private and other public lands.

Miller comes to us from the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office. In her new position, she oversees the management of approximately 2.5 million acres of public land in central Wyoming.

Trainers approved to adopt a wild horse or burro gathered from overpopulated Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public rangelands across the West will pick up their animal on Feb. 22 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Feb. 23 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Corral.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment for a proposed access road and associated facilities on about six public acres adjacent to the existing Chubbuck Mine in San Bernardino County.

The BLM and the USFS are postponing the Feb. 26, 2025, public meeting for the proposed Upper Pecos River Watershed Protection Area withdrawal. Agencies will notify the public when the meeting is rescheduled.

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office has implemented a call ahead appointment system to allow for a more streamlined use of the public room.

Attention outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers: The Bureau of Land Management is improving access and management of the diverse recreational activities available in the Thirtymile Creek and the John Day River area.

The BLM Price Field Office is seeking public comments on issuing special recreation permits for up to five events annually at Swasey’s Beach. The 15-day comment period runs through March 5, 2025.

BLM Colorado State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 61 oil and gas parcels totaling 51,068 acres that may be included in a December 2025 lease sale in Colorado.

The BLM is seeking public scoping comments for the proposed use of Class 1 e-bikes on designated mountain bike trails across six trail systems on public lands in Iron and Beaver Counties.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Spring Valley Gold Mine project in Pershing County, approximately 20 miles northeast of Lovelock and 70 miles southwest of Winnemucca.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Starvation Draw earthen dams project near Deming in Luna County.

The Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip Field Office announces the temporary closure on public lands for a race in Mohave County, Arizona, from 6 a.m. through 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District welcomes Birk Roseman as the new Twin Falls district manager, following the retirement of long-time district manager Mike Courtney.

The BLM will begin a wild burro gather in the Canyonlands HMA on Feb. 24 to manage herd size and protect rangeland health. Public viewing available.

There’s a new tool for recreationists planning visits to public lands. The Free National Mobile Map Package Program allows anyone to access maps so they have the information they need to get outside, even when they are offline

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments to update how the agency will manage wild horses and burros near Tonopah, Nevada.