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River runs through forested landscape in Alaska
Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to boost watershed restoration in Alaska

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The Bureau of Land Management recently awarded a $1 million grant to the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation Dis

Several piles of woody debris burn with flames reaching up between snow covered spruce trees.
BLM will burn piles near Tanacross for forest health and wildfire management

FAIRBANKS, Alaska –In early October, the Bureau of Land Management's Fairbanks District and Alaska Fire Ser

A group of volunteers contribute to an Eagle Scout project during the 2018 National Public Lands Day event that provided trail maintenance on the Salmon Run Trail on the Campbell Tract in Anchorage.
National Public Lands Day returns to Campbell Tract

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is excited to celebrate National Public Lands Day with a volunteer event at the Campbell Tract on Saturd

Map of Alaska showing where proposed project area is within the state.
BLM seeks public input on supplemental review of Ambler Road proposal

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – On Tuesday, Sept.

A valley full of green tundra stretches across the expanse between mountain ridges. The sky is blue and dots of clouds cast shadows on the valley.
Bureau of Land Management begins analysis of Public Land Orders and opens 60-day public comment period

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management announced today it will prepare an environmental impact statement to consider the effects of opening lands currently subject to withdrawals establi

River runs through forested landscape in Alaska
Interior Department Announces Next Steps for Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans on Millions of Acres of Federal Lands

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced that it has completed the final step to begin processing applications received from eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans on approx

The Arctic Circle Campground reopens after temporary fire closure

FAIRBANKS, Alaska –Last week, the Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon Field Office reopened the Arctic Circle Campground as reduced fire activity along the Dalton Highway allow

The front of the Campbell Creek Science Center building.
Campbell Creek Science Center looks forward to school field trips
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) will begin taking field trip reservations for the upcoming school year starting on August 2, 2022.
Sourdough Campground sign
BLM seeks input on proposed Glennallen Field Office campground fee modifications
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment until Aug. 29 on its proposal to adjust use and reservation fees at several Glennallen Field Office (GFO) campgrounds.
BLM present-day logo
White Mountains National Recreation Area fire closure rescinded today
Due to reduced wildland fire activity associated with the Minto Lakes Fire (#349), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office rescinded the fire closure order
Temporary prohibition on open fires rescinded by BLM Fairbanks District Office and Glennallen Field Office

FAIRBANKS and GLENNALLEN, Alaska — On Monday, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Fairbanks District and Glennallen Field O

Student writing in journal while sitting on the ground near tall grass.
Explore outdoors with Campbell Creek Science Center’s summer programs

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) is offering a wide variety of

BLM to Open Fortymile Federal Subsistence Caribou Hunt on August 1
BLM seeks public input on revised draft environmental analysis for proposed Willow Project in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Alaska today released its revised draft environmental review of ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska’s Nationa

Aerial shot of wildfire burning.
BLM Glennallen Field Office issues temporary prohibition on open fires and fireworks due to high fire danger
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Glennallen Field Office today issued a fire prevention order temporarily prohibiting open fires (except within fire rings in established campgrounds), fireworks, exploding targets, and explosives on the public lands it manages in east-central Alaska.
Map depicting location of PLO 7908 near King Salmon
BLM announces a 20-year Extension of Withdrawal to Protect Air Force’s King Salmon Environmental Remediation Project
The Secretary of the Interior issued a public land order (PLO) today that extends the withdrawal supporting the Department of the Air Force King Salmon Environmental Remediation Project for an additional 20-year period.
Aerial view of Fish Fire shows smoke crossing the Dalton Highway near the Arctic Circle wayside.
BLM Arctic Circle campground and wayside closed due to nearby wildfire
A wooden sign for the Arctic Circle, Dalton Highway, Alaska, Latitude 66° 33’. Depicts north pole of the earth with the arctic circle shown in a dashed line.
BLM celebrates Arctic Circle campground reopening for National Public Lands Day
A rider on an ATV looks at the trailhead information kiosk.
White Mountains National Recreation Area rescinds temporary trail closure
The front of the Campbell Creek Science Center building.
Bureau of Land Management Campbell Creek Science Center is now open
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) staff reopened doors to the public for the first time in two years.
Map of White Mountains National Recreation Areas showing location of temporary trail closures.
Temporary trail closures in the White Mountains National Recreation Area extended
Photo of a wooden building with American Flag out front.
Dalton Highway visitor facilities open for summer season
Summer recreation sites along the Dalton Highway are open for the summer season, including the Arctic Interagency Visitor Center (AIVC) in Coldfoot and the Yukon River Contact Station at the Yukon River Bridge the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today. In addition, the Five Mile, Arctic Circle, and Marion Creek campgrounds are open for travelers heading north this Memorial Day weekend. The northernmost campground at Galbraith Lake is still melting out after winter but is expected to be open for camping the first week of June.  
Map depicting public land order 7555
The Bureau of Land Management Invites Public Comment on a Withdrawal Extension for Chugach National Forest’s Russian River Watershed Recreation Corridor
The Bureau of Land Management is announcing today that the United States Forest Service (USFS) has requested that the Secretary of the Interior extend the withdrawal for the Russian River and Upper Russian River Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The existing Public Land Order No. 7555 provides for recreational use and the protection of the Russian River watershed.
Map of PLO 7907
BLM Announces 20-year Extension for Withdrawal of Lands for Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Training
The Bureau of Land Management announced today a public land order extension of the Davis Range withdrawal for an additional 20-year period.
Two hikers enjoy early fall colors on the Summit Trail near the Wickersham Dome Trailhead, White Mountains National Recreation Area, Alaska.
Temporary Trail Closures in the White Mountains National Recreation Area