Press Releases
Vale BLM Plans Prescribed Burns
Vale, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vale District planning prescribed burns throughout the fall and winter in Malheur and Baker Counties.
BLM Honors Two Employees with Interpretation and Education Awards
The Bureau of Land Management today honored two BLM employees for their dedication to connecting the agency with the public through interpretation and education programs.
BLM completes East Ridge Trail by Meeker
MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management put the final touches on the 1.3-mile East Ridge Trail above Meeker Nov. 3.
BLM to offer 17 parcels in February oil and gas lease sale
DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management will offer 17 parcels totaling 17,632 acres in the Tres Rios Field Office at its Feb. 9, 2017, quarterly oil and gas lease sale.
BLM Pocatello Field Office Announces Seasonal Closures
POCATELLO, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office (PFO) would like to remind the public that seasonal trail closures will go into effect
Department of the Interior Finalizes Rule Providing a Foundation for the Future of BLM's Renewable Energy Program
WASHINGTON – Advancing the President’s Climate Action Plan to create jobs, cut carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today
BLM Announces December NPR-A Oil & Gas Lease Sale
Anchorage— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today it will hold an oil and gas lease sale within the 22.1-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A)
BLM Partners with the University of Wyoming to Study Wild Horse Movement in the Adobe Town Herd Management Area
BLM released its decision to gather and collar up to 30 wild mares within the Adobe Town Herd Management Area (ATHMA) as part of collaboration with the University of Wyoming to study wild horses.
BLM Seeks Public Comments on May 2017 Oil and Gas Lease Parcels
News Release
BLM Wyoming High Desert District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2016
Contact: Tony Brown, 307-352-0215
BLM to Conduct Hadsell Watershed Prescribed Burn
The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District will conduct a prescribed burn along the foothills of the south side of Green Mountain in an area known as the Hadsell Pasture, north
BLM: 2016 a good year for T. rex finds
(MILES CITY, Mont.) – A Montana Tyrannosaurus rex excavated from BLM-administered lands in McCone County has garnered attention and looks to take a spot next to previous finds that have rewritten t
BLM Christmas Tree Permits available starting November 14
Carson City, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, will begin selling Christmas tree cutting permits on Monday, November 14.
BLM to host update on South Park Master Leasing Plan in Fairplay
CANON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office will be hosting a public meeting on Nov.
BLM Invites You to an Open House for Public Lands Appreciation
IDAHO FALLS, ID – This year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites members of the public to an open house celebrating two significant milestones: the 70th anniversary of the creati
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Fee Free on Veterans Day
Las Vegas – Whether you drive, bike, run or walk, you may visit the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for free on Veterans Day.
BLM Utah Initiates Planning Process for Recreation Management Plan
PRICE, Utah –The Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office (BLM), Utah State Parks, and Emery County are proposing to create a cooperative management agreement for the management of recreation r
BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Accepts Comments for the 2017 Special Recreation Permit Applications
MONTROSE, Colorado. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on 26 Special Recreation Permit applications including five new ap
BLM Ely District Office has Christmas tree-cutting Permits on Sale
Ely, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Ely District Office has begun selling permits for Christmas trees and has extended a program to give free Christmas tree permits to fourth graders.
BLM Updates Oil and Gas Leasing Process To Add Online Land Nominations
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today launched its third initiative this year to modernize its oil and gas program by automating the way members of the public and industry nominate
BLM Offers Guided Hikes in Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District is hosting two guided hikes in the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Monument) on November 19 and December 17, 2016.