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Royal Gorge Field Office drops all fire restrictions

CAÑON CITY, COLO - The Bureau of

BLM strengthens fire restrictions and suspends firewood sales for Albuquerque District’s Rio Puerco and Socorro Field Offices

Albuquerque, N.M. – Due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought, the BLM’s Albuquerque District has updated Fire Prevention Order # NMA00000-22-01 and suspended sale of all

Portion of Nestucca Back Country Byway Road Closure Begins May 31

Update as of October 1, 2022: Bible Creek Access road and the Nestucca Back Country Byway are now open.

BLM donates wildland firefighting engine to Milford Volunteer Fire Department
Coos Bay District Campgrounds Open for Summer

North Bend, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management will open its campgrounds on the southern Oregon Coast for the summer starting Memorial Day weekend.

Seasonal opening for BLM’s Blackwell Island boat launch set for May 26

BLM to open Muddy Mountain Road Friday

CASPER, Wyo.

Loon Lake Recreation Area Opening Targeted for July

North Bend, Ore.

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BLM to Invest in Orphaned Well Plugging and Reclamation

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced it would invest funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug high-priority orphaned oil and gas wells on public

Dry, hot conditions lead to additional fire restrictions on most BLM lands in Arizona

PHOENIX –Due to ongoing hot and dry weather conditions and increased risk for wildfire activity, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing Stage

Annual campfire restrictions to start on BLM rivers in Central Oregon

Prineville, Ore.

BLM announces public meetings to discuss the development of the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan
Adopt a BLM wild horse at two Wyoming events in June

The Bureau of Land Management kicks-off the summer with two wild horse adoptions in Wyoming in June.

The BLM Moab Field Office is accepting comments on proposals to make camping more sustainable in high-use areas

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office is seeking public input on proposals to better manage camping in three areas.

Map depicting public land order 7555
The Bureau of Land Management Invites Public Comment on a Withdrawal Extension for Chugach National Forest’s Russian River Watershed Recreation Corridor
The Bureau of Land Management is announcing today that the United States Forest Service (USFS) has requested that the Secretary of the Interior extend the withdrawal for the Russian River and Upper Russian River Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The existing Public Land Order No. 7555 provides for recreational use and the protection of the Russian River watershed.
BLM Klamath Falls Field Office Opening Two Campgrounds in Time for Memorial Day Weekend

Klamath Falls, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District is announcing the opening of the Gerber and Topsy campgrounds in time for the Memorial Day weekend.

BLM Roswell issues emergency closure for Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and Lincoln tracts

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Royal Gorge Field Office cancels Stage 1 fire restrictions in northern counties

Canon City, COLO - The Bureau of land Management's Royal Gorge Field Office dropped Stage 1 fire restrictions from BLM-administered lands within the boundaries of Larimer, Weld, Logan, Sedgwick, Ph

National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center opening temporary exhibit at Baker Heritage Museum

BAKER CITY, Ore.

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BLM Invites Public Nominations to Open Lands to Recreational Access

WASHINGTON ­– The Bureau of Land Management has opened

Volunteer Event at Wood River Wetlands

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — On Saturday, June 4, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management’s Klamath Falls Field Office is hosting a Volunteer Event at Wood River Wetlands from 10 a.

Humboldt River Field Office has initiated a 30-day public comment period on a Preliminary Environmental Assessment for the Eggers Desert Land Entry

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. — A Preliminary Environmental Assessment has been prepared to analyze a Desert-Land Entry application.

BLM seeks public input on proposed transmission line upgrade

KINGMAN, Ariz. -The Bureau of Land Management Kingman Field Office has completed a preliminary Environmental Assessment for the proposed UniSource Antares to Meadview 69kV Upgrade

BLM issues decision on Grand Canyon West Interconnection Project

KINGMAN, Ariz. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Kingman Field Office has issued a decision authorizing the Grand Canyon West 69 kV Interconnection Project that will moderniz

BLM identifies successful bidder to submit a proposal for the Dry Lake East Designated Leasing Area

LAS VEGAS –The Bureau of Land Management’s Las Vegas Field Office has identified a successful bidder for the right to submit a solar energy development proposal for the 1,635-acre