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Southwest DO

BLM Colorado presents Volunteer of the Year awards to Marian and Peter Rohman

Cortez, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pleased to announce Marian and Peter Rohman as co-recipients of BLM Colorado’s Volunteer of the Year Award.

Southwest DO

BLM Southwest Resource Advisory Council to meet June 15

Montrose, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council will hold a meeting on June 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO

BLM seeks public input on Penrose Commons management

CAÑ

Southwest DO

BLM Southwest District RAC sheep grazing sub-committee to meet June 13

Montrose, Colo.

Colorado

BLM seeks public input on routes in Fremont County

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office is seeking public input on a recent survey of routes in northwest Fremont County.

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO

Colorado's Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council To Meet in June

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado's Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing its 2023 summer meeting.
Colorado

BLM seeks public input on campsite maintenance plan

CAÑON CITY, COLO.

Colorado

Steve Leonard selected as new Kremmling Field Manager

KREMMLING, Colo.

Tres Rios FO

Derek Padilla sworn in as the BLM Tres Rios Field Manager

DOLORES, Colo. — Derek Padilla was sworn in today as the field manager for the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office.

Colorado

Forest Service, BLM Seek Public Comments on Thompson Divide Withdrawal

Delta, Colorado, May 3, 2023 – The USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are seeking public scoping comments and hosting two public meetings on a requested withdrawal of National

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO

BLM Colorado solar lease bids for more than $200,000

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Rocky Mountain District held a successful lease sale of the De Tilla Gulch solar energy zone at its Cañon City office.

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO

Royal Gorge Field Office rescinds stage 1 fire restrictions

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office has rescinded stage 1 fire restrictions on all BLM-administered public lands within the boundaries of B

Southwest DO

BLM Southwest District RAC sheep grazing sub-committee to meet May 9

Montrose, Colo.

Southwest DO

BLM plans to conduct prescribed fires on West Dolores Rim and Animas City Mountain

DOLORES, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to conduct two prescribed fire treatments within the Tres Rios Field Office this spring.

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO

Royal Gorge Field Office enters stage 1 fire restrictions

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office entered stage 1 fire restrictions today due to dry conditions and high fire danger.

Northwest DO, White River FO

BLM to host wild horse adoption at Meeker Mustang Makeover event

MEEKER, Colo.

Southwest DO

Heavy snowpack increases safety concerns for BLM Uncompahgre recreational users

MONTROSE, Colo. — Heavy snowpack this year means that stream flows could be particularly high, making recreation more hazardous.

Southwest DO

BLM Seeks Comments on Proposed Supplementary Rule for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposed supplementary rule for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.
Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, San Luis Valley FO

Notice of Competitive Offer for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands in Saguache County, CO

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Rocky Mountain District, Canon City, Colorado, will accept competitive bids to lease public lands for solar energy projects on approximately 1,064 acres in Saguache County, Colorado.
Colorado

BLM to offer 1,064 acres for solar lease auction

CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management announced today it is auctioning 1,064 acres of public land for solar energy production in the De Tilla Gulch area of Saguache Cou

Southwest DO

BLM Southwest District RAC sheep grazing sub-committee to meet April 5

Montrose, Colo.

Colorado, Rocky Mountain DO, Royal Gorge FO

BLM plans prescribed burn at Deer Haven

The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn in the Deer Haven area, approximately 15 miles northwest of Cañon City, south of High Park Road, and west of County Road 69 i