Press Releases

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Oregon-Washington

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.

National Office

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.

Colorado

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. 

Colorado

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.

Idaho

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 

National Office

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

Alaska, Arctic DO

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)

Wyoming

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.

Wyoming

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

Wyoming

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

Montana-Dakotas

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

Nevada

Gallery Receptions to be held for Black Rock Artists in Residence

Winnemucca, Nev.

Nevada

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.

Colorado

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.

Colorado

BLM evaluating oil and gas leasing proposals in Royal Gorge Field Office

CANON CITY, Colo.

Idaho

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

Nevada

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.

Utah

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

Colorado

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

Nevada

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.

National Office

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

New Mexico

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.