Press Releases

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Idaho

Idaho Sage-Grouse Collaborative Wins National Award

[Boise]  The Idaho Sage-Grouse Action Team has been named the winner of the Public Lands Foundation’s Landscape Stewardship Award for 2016.

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon wildfire fuel reduction project begins October 20

Las Vegas – Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will begin a wildfire fuels reduction project October 20 in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Idaho

BLM Seeks Feedback on Plans to Improve Ross Point Site

Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed a draft environmental analysis (EA) for recreation improvements at the Ross Point Recreation Site along the Spokane River near

Alaska

BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council and Subcommittee to meet in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Oct. 24-25, beginning at 1 p.m. on the first day and at 9 a.m.

Utah

BLM Posts Proposed Parcel List for December 2016 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

BLM, UTAH —The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Office has posted the proposed list of parcels for the upcoming quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale, schedul

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon wildfire fuel reduction project begins October 20

Las Vegas – Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will begin a wildfire fuels reduction project October 20 in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Utah

Red Cliffs Land Acquisitions Move Forward

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Utah

BLM Seeks Scoping on Proposed Permit Renewals for Motorized Events

Monticello, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Monticello Field Office (MtFO) is seeking public input for a proposal to issue or renew several Special Recreation Permits (SRPs) to provid

New Mexico

BLM Dripping Springs Visitor Center Slated for Improvement Project

Starting October 17, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Dripping Springs Visitor Center, located off Dripping Springs Road, will undergo work to widen and resurface all of the sidewalks near the p

California

BLM Presents 'Making a Difference' National Volunteer Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management p

National Office

Matthew Allen Named BLM Communications Director

The Bureau of Land Management today announced it has selected Matthew Allen as the Assistant Director for Communications, a key leadership position based in its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

National Office

BLM Announces Additional Online Oil and Gas Lease Sales in 2016

WASHINGTON – Building on the success of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent Eastern States Office online oil and gas lease sale, the BLM announced today that it will hold four additional o

California

BLM Rescinds Fire Restrictions for Central Coast Field Office

MARINA, Calif. ­-  Effective Oct 15, the Bureau of Land Management is rescinding fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Central Coast Field Office.
 

California

BLM Desert Advisory Council Schedules October Public Meeting

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The next field trip and meeting of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert Advisory Council (DAC) will be held October 14-15, 2016.

California

BLM Hosts Open House at New Redding Office

REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will host an open house Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at its new Redding Office, 6640 Lockheed Drive.

California

Experimental Stewardship Steering Committee Meets Oct. 19-20 in Cedarville

CEDARVILLE, Calif. – Members of the Modoc-Washoe Experimental Stewardship Steering Committee will tour public rangelands and discuss a variety of range management topics, when

California

Arcata, Ukiah Field Offices Lift Fire Restrictions

REDDING, Calif.

Nevada

Carson City BLM hosts American Flat Mill Exhibit

Carson City, Nev.

California

BLM Hosts Anniversary Celebration of Founding Legislation

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – The public is invited to attend a celebration hosted by the Bureau of Management, California Desert District, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the

Nevada

BLM Seeks Public Input on Perry Pit Amendment

ELKO, Nev.

California

Annual Fall Colors Ride set for Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail

SUSANVILLE, Calif. –A special fall colors bike ride and bike shuttle will be offered Saturday, Oct.

Colorado

BLM hosts public meetings and extends comment period on draft Gunnison Sage-Grouse rangewide plan amendment

LAKEWOOD—The Bureau of Land Management is hosting public meetings and extending the public comment period on the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Rangewide Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft En