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The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment in support of the proposed renewals of grazing authorizations for two allotments on public lands south of Phoenix.
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment for a gold mine proposed on about 195 public acres in the Rogers Wash area near Wickenburg in Maricopa County.
The Bureau of Land Management’s Gila District will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions in Apache and Navajo counties in Arizona, effective February 28, at 8 a.m.
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Copper Creek Exploration Project on public lands near Mammoth in Pinal County.
The Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip Field Office announces the temporary closure on public lands for a race in Mohave County, Arizona, from 6 a.m. through 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
There’s a new tool for recreationists planning visits to public lands. The Free National Mobile Map Package Program allows anyone to access maps so they have the information they need to get outside, even when they are offline
The Bureau of Land Management’s will conduct a single day prescribed fire near the Nine Mile Ranch headquarters on BLM-managed public land located seven miles south of Bowie, Arizona.
The federal grazing fee for 2025 remains $1.35 per animal unit month for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month for lands managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 
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The Bureau of Land Management is seeking good homes for wild burros during three “Burro Palooza” adoption and sale events in March.
The BLM Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restriction of selected public lands for the 2025 Legacy Racing the Dam 500 race in La Paz County.
The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Ranegras Plains Energy Center solar project in La Paz County.
The Bureau of Land Management is announcing approval of the 600-megawatt Jove Solar Project, which could generate enough clean energy to power roughly 180,000 homes annually.
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Agua Fria National Monument and the National Conservation Lands in 2025. The BLM will plan special events throughout the year. 
The Bureau of Land Management’s is planning work funded through the Great American Outdoors Act to repair and upgrade recreation facilities and roads in the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area.
The Gila District is currently recruiting applicants for seasonal, emergency wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire season.
The Bureau of Land Management released a final decision on a resource management plan amendment, updating the Bureau’s administration of grazing in the Sonoran Desert National Monument.
The Lake Havasu Field Office Fisheries Improvement Program will have a dumpster available for drop-off of Christmas trees from December 26 to January 6 at Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center.
The Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restriction of selected public lands for the 2025 Unlimited Racing’s Parker 400 race in La Paz County, Arizona.
The Bureau of Land Management released the final Environmental Impact Statement for the Jove Solar Project, which if approved could generate up to 600 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power roughly 180,000 homes.
The Arizona Strip Field Office is offering permits to harvest Christmas trees now through December 24.
To decrease the risk of future wildfires and protect cultural and natural resources, the Arizona Strip District anticipates initiating prescribed fire treatments and pile burns this fall from November through January.
The Bureau of Land Management announced its approval of a vegetation management plan that covers integrated vegetation management activities targeting landscape restoration for the majority of the Safford Field Office.
Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District are planning to conduct prescribed burning at Senator Wash North Shore recreation area.
Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District will conduct prescribed burning near Parker, Arizona, between November 2024 and March 2025.