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BLM accepting public input and will host public meetings on environmental impacts of proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project

LAS VEGAS, Nev.

BLM seeks public input and will host public meetings on the environmental impacts for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project

BLM Albuquerque District implements fire restrictions across public lands

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The BLM Announces Jason O’Neal as Director of Law Enforcement Program

WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management announced Jason O'Neal today as its new Director of the Office of Law Enforcement and Security.

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Bureau of Land Management Seeks Public Comment on 172.51 Acres Non-competitive Direct Sale of Public Land to Lander County
The Mount Lewis Field Office is seeking comment on a proposed non-competitive direct sale to Lander County of the United States’ reversionary interest in 172.51 acres of land in Lander County, Nevada.
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BLM Color Country District Office advances Bailey Mountain Geothermal Project

CEDAR CITY, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Field Office is authorizing the Bailey Mountain Geothermal Exploration Project that aims to identify geothermal en

BLM to gather wild burros in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area

KINGMAN, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin a wild burro gather on May 2, 2022, in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area located west of Kingman, in Mohave Co

The BLM initiates seasonal fire and target shooting restrictions in the California Desert District
BLM issues fire prevention order, urges public to help prevent human-caused wildfires 

RENO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Nevada is asking for your help to prevent human-caused fires all year long.

BLM Pecos District implements fire restrictions across public lands

Trona Pinnacles rise from the desert floor in the morning light. (Bob Wick/BLM)
BLM seeks public input on proposed trona mining project in Sweetwater County

KEMMERER, Wyo.

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BLM Selects San Juan Islands National Monument Manager
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District Manager Kurt Pindel announces the selection of Brie Chartier as the San Juan Islands National Monument Manager.
A virus has been identified as the principal cause of the outbreak and mortality at BLM’s wild horse and burro facility

CAÑON CITY, Colo.

BLM authorizes Nine Mile Canyon interpretive infrastructure improvements for better visitor experience

PRICE, Utah — Nine Mile Canyon, a place of rich heritage and solitude, will receive improvements to the visitor experience through a decision issued by the Bureau of Land Managemen

BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council to meet in May

BLM to implement Tamarack Fire Salvage Project

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Sierra Front Field Office has approved the implementation of the Tamarack Fire Salvage Project in accordance with Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulat

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Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument to help bolster population of sensitive species

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Bureau of Land Management leases public lands for renewable energy development

SALT LAKE CITY – The Bureau of Land Management announced today it has leased eight parcels, covering approximately 21,685 acres of public land in a geothermal lease sale for develo

Recreation Plan for South Sand Wash Open OHV Area Public Scoping Meetings

BLM Farmington and Taos implement fire restrictions across public lands

FARMINGTON, N.M.

BLM to begin Sinbad Herd Management Area wild burro gather

PRICE, Utah — On April 30, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office will begin gather operations to remove wild burros from within and outside of the Sinbad Herd Mana

Bureau of Land Management opens new campground and finalizes rules in the Klondike Bluffs area

MOAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office has opened a new campground and issued final rules that limit camping to designated areas, require use of a portable or establishe

BLM Sponsors Lovelock Cave Days for Local Fourth Graders

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – On May 17-19th the Humboldt River Field Office will host the annual Lovelock Cave Days.

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Annville, Pennsylvania
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Annville, Pennsylvania

MILWAUKEE – The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event June 10-11, offering approximately 60 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at Shale Knoll Aren

BLM to celebrate grand reopening of the El Malpais National Conservation Area Ranger Station

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Friday, May 6, 2022, from 10 a.m.