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Fire Crews Respond to the Slinkard Fire

In the Slinkard Mountains, fire peaks over the ridgeline in the far distance as smoke fills the sky.

Slinkard Fire Continues to Grow, Evacuations in Place

Smoke rises over a hill at the Slinkard Fire (BLM Photo)T

Slinkard Fire Update

Smoke rises from a wildlife on a mountain top.

BLM wild horse gather scheduled for fall 2017

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.

BLM to issue personal-use fuelwood permits in Socorro

SOCORRO, N.M. – Beginning Sept. 5, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office will begin issuing personal-use fuelwood permits. 

The Applegate Trail, Lye Soap and Basque History: The California Trail Interpretive Center Announces September programs

ELKO, Nev. – Learn about the Applegate Trail, lye soap, Basque history, and much more at the California Trail Interpretive Center.

BLM Offers September Outdoor Events

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management is offering a variety of outdoor events in September that will take advantage of southern New Mexico’s weather and natural resources.

Horse Prairie Area Closed Due to Wildfires

Roseburg, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District is issuing a temporary emergency

Stage One Fire Restrictions lifted on BLM Idaho Falls District & Caribou-Targhee National Forest

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest are lifting Stage One Fire Restrictions effective 

BLM re-opens comment on authorization of Gateway West transmission line

Boise, IDAHO – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today began to reconsider the selected route on public lands in Idaho for two segments of the Gateway West transmission line project. 

Wyoming's final wild horse and burro adoption of 2017—Sept. 9 at Honor Farm

RIVERTON, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management and the Wyoming Honor Farm will partner on Sept. 9 in Riverton for Wyoming’s final wild horse and burro adoption of 2017.

BLM Lander appreciates cooperation on public land during eclipse

LANDER, Wyo.

BLM Pinedale Field Office invites public to 2017 National Public Lands Day

PINEDALE, Wyo.

BLM and youth group improve Sweetwater Guard Station Campground

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.

Eagle Scout Service Project Named NPLD 2017 Event

ELY, Nev. – Skyler Carter’s Eagle Scout Service Project is so big it requires dozens of volunteers, heavy equipment and help from a federal land management agency.

BLM to close Quebradas Backcountry Byway for road maintenance

SOCORRO, N.M. – Beginning Aug. 28, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management will be conducting road maintenance activities on the Quebradas Backcountry Byway.

Public Land Mining Claim Fees and Waivers are Due by September 1

A post in the ground near a hill (BLM Photo)

Red Rock Canyon Campground Reopens for Labor Day Weekend

LAS VEGAS - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s developed campground will reopen Friday, September 1, in time for the beginning of its busiest camping season.

BLM replaces bridge on Mud Flat Road

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is overseeing the construction and replacement of the Current Creek Bridge.

Secretary Zinke Sends Monument Report to the White House

Today, U.S.

BLM releases preliminary alternatives for the Upper Colorado River Recreation Area Management Plan

KREMMLING, Colo.

Ormat to Begin Geothermal Well Testing Near Mammoth Lakes

Pipes and equipment at a geothermal injection pad.

BLM to Auction McGregor Range Grazing Units

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On Sept.

BLM Workshop Focuses on Solar Regional Mitigation Strategy

LAS CRUCES, NM – The Bureau of Land Management’s Las Cruces District is hosting a public workshop to provide an update on the development of the Solar Regional Mitigation Strategy for the Afton Sol

Public comment period extended for Skull Valley mining operation 

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hassayampa Field Office, has extended the public comment period an additional 15 days for the Kirkland Mining Company Pozzo