Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a preliminary Environmental Assessment for the Wildcat Exploration Project in the Seven Troughs Range of Pershing County.

Las Vegas Field Office to auction 25.6 million tons and 740,000 loose cubic yards of sand and gravel on Friday, June 14 at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office.

Vandalism to Winnemucca Mountain occurred approximately May 12, 2024, and is currently under investigation.

The Bureau of Land Management has issued its final environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzing the potential effect of the proposed expansion of the Bald Mountain gold mine in eastern Nevada.

The Black Rock Station will be reopening to visitors starting Memorial Day weekend through August 11, 2024.

The agency is advising residents living Humboldt, Pershing, northern Washoe, and portions of Churchill and Lyon counties, to prepare their homes and property for the advent of wildfire season.

The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Red Rock Herd Management Area Wild Horse and Burro bait and water gather near Las Vegas, Nev., on May 11, 2024.

In celebration of National Trails Day, the Black Rock Field Office, in cooperation with Friends of Nevada Wilderness (FNW), Stewards of Black Rock Desert (SBRD) and Friends of Black Rock-High Rock (FBRHR), is hosting a National Trails Day event in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area (NCA).

High Rock Canyon Road is open for the season. High Rock Canyon is a fourteen-mile-long canyon and a great place for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and off-roading.

The Black Rock Field Office and partner organizations Friends of Black Rock-High Rock, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, and Stewards of the Black Rock Desert are hosting the 20th Anniversary of Black Rock Rendezvous in the Black Rock Desert May 24-27, 2024.

BLM offers public tour of Indian Lakes Off-Range Corrals located in Fallon, Nevada on May 31, 2024

The annual Lovelock Cave Days will take place May 14-16, 2024 and will be hosted by the Humboldt River Field Office.

The Bureau of Land Management is holding a virtual public meeting on May 30, 2024, to share information and receive public input on three applications for solar and energy storage projects.

The Humboldt River Field Office is developing a Herd Management Area Plan (HMAP) for the Blue Wing Complex. A 30-day public scoping period will begin on May 2, 2024, and will end at 11:59 PM PST on June 1, 2024.

A Bureau of Land Management fire official Wednesday advised eastern Nevada residents to prepare their home and property for the advent of wildfire season.

A 2024 Fire Prevention Order is in effect beginning Wednesday, May 1 through October 31, 2024.

The BLM, Sierra Front Field Office announces the Indian Creek Campground in Alpine County will remain closed until further notice.

BLM is seeking public input on Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) funding for conservation, restoration, and improvement projects throughout Nevada, the Lake Tahoe Basin, and the Lake Mead NRA.

The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to help guide the balanced management of America’s public lands. The final Public Lands Rule provides tools for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help improve the health and resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate; conserve important wildlife habitat and intact landscapes; facilitate responsible development; and better recognize unique cultural and natural resources on public lands. 

BLM seeks input on proposed GridLiance West Transmission Project near Las Vegas

Elko, Nev. – The Wells Field Office, Elko District, Bureau of Land Management, will be closing the Orange Bridge to vehicle use beginning Monday, June 3 through Friday, October 30, 2024.  The Orange Bridge is in the Marys River watershed in northern Elko County, Nevada and is part of BLM road 1096.