Press Releases

Find out what's happening in your local community. Use the map or the search and filter below to read BLM Press Releases by region.
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Utah

BLM Plans to Ignite Slash Piles South of Cedar City for Recreation Benefits

Cedar City, Utah—In keeping with the Administration’s priority of serving the American family, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will burn slash piles south of Cedar City, in the Shurtz Canyon ar

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Fee Free Feb. 19

LAS VEGAS – Whether you drive, bike, run or walk, you may visit the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for free on Presidents’ Day.

Oregon-Washington

BLM Issues Timber Payments to Counties

Portland, Ore. – Today the BLM announced the distribution of almost $300,000 to two counties in western Oregon.

Idaho

BLM seeks public input on travel plan analysis in southwest Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is beginning preparation of an environmental analysis for a proposed travel management plan for public lands in western Owyhee County.

Idaho

BLM releases final analysis on Bruneau-Owyhee sage-grouse habitat project

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat Project for a 30-day public availability period b

Nevada

Bureau of Land Management conducting Triple B Complex wild horse gather

ELY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management began a helicopter-conducted wild horse gather on January 31 within the overpopulated Triple B Complex in Eastern Nevada.  

Idaho

BLM pays out reward in Black Cliffs graffiti case

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management recently paid out a reward to a citizen whose tip helped identify the person responsible for the March 2017 graffiti in the Black Cliffs area, a popular

New Mexico

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Robstown, Texas

NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro sale event in Robstown, Texas, on March 9-10.  The event, at the R.M.

National Office

President’s $1 Billion budget proposal for BLM supports access to public lands for multiple uses

WASHINGTON – In keeping with the Administration’s goal of securing America’s energy dominance, President Trump has proposed a $1 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget for the Bureau of Land Manageme

National Office

BLM offers revision to methane waste prevention rule

WASHINGTON – As part of President Trump’s Executive Order 13783 promoting energy independence [Section 7 (6)(iv)] from March 28, 2017, to review and modify federal regulations that unnecessarily hi

Colorado

BLM designates trail system, approves campsites along Prince Creek

SILT, Colo. – Today the Bureau of Land Management signed a decision designating a seven-mile trail system on the recently acquired 112-acre “Haines parcel” near Carbondale.

Arizona

BLM prescribed burn planned in the Hualapai Mountains

KINGMAN, Ariz.

Colorado

BLM to recognize local volunteer club contributions

GUNNISON, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management will honor the Gunnison Nordic Club with the 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award at the Blackstock Government Center on Feb. 8.

Utah

BLM seeks input for issuing special recreation permits for hiking

MOAB, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management is initiating a 30-day scoping period, seeking public comments for the programmatic analysis of potential impacts of issuing and renewing s

Utah

The BLM wants you to monitor raptor nests

SALT LAKE CITY -- The BLM Salt Lake Field Office and the Raptor Inventory Nest Survey (RINS) are seeking volunteers to collect and manage data regarding the nesting ecology of eagles, falcons, hawk

California

BLM lifts Whitewater Canyon fire prevention order

A desert canyon covered with shrubs and rocks sits at the base of a mountain range.

Oregon-Washington

Northwest Oregon: Temporary Closure of Carpenter Bypass Mountain Bike Trail

Springfield, Ore. – Today the BLM announced a temporary closure of the Carpenter Bypass Mountain Bike Trail area, located west of Lorane in Lane County, Oregon.

Oregon-Washington

Northwest Oregon: Parking improvements underway at Sandy Ridge Trailhead

Salem, Ore.

Nevada

Public input deadline extended for Revised Draft Resource Management Plan

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management has extended the deadline for public input on the Revised Draft Southern Nevada District Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Sta

Arizona

Public comment period begins for proposed rights-of-way to Moss Mine

KINGMAN, Ariz.— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Kingman Field Office (KFO) invites the public to comment on two applications from the Golden Vertex Corporation for two 25-yea

California

BLM cancels withdrawal proposal in California desert

Public lands in the California Desert covered with scattered vegetation and cactus.