Press Releases

The Department of the Interior today announced it generated over $39 million in total receipts from oil and gas lease sales held in the first quarter of 2025

BLM conducted a competitive online sale through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, offering 10 parcels/76.85 acres in the Las Vegas Valley. Eight parcels/41.85 acres sold and generated $16,575,000.

The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office leased 10 parcels totaling 19,954 acres for $295,309 in total receipts for its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

On March 17, crews will begin road repairs and other maintenance at Sand Mountain Recreation Area, located 28 miles east of Fallon, Nevada.

The Las Vegas Field Office announces the closure of the of public lands near Laughlin from April 11 to 13 to minimize the risk of potential collisions between racers and spectators for the Legacy Battleground OHV Race.

Ruby Hill Mining Company, LLC, is authorized to build additional facilities on private lands and expand operations into additional subsurface federal mineral estate within existing approved boundaries.

The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Nevada North Lithium Exploration Project near Montello in Elko County.

The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Final Pancake Complex Wild Horse Gather & Herd Management Plan for how wild horses will be managed within the Pancake Complex.

The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure on March 7-8, 2025. This closure will minimize the risk of potential collisions with spectators and racers during the 2025 Mint 400 race.

The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day comment period beginning Feb. 28, 2025, for a proposed update to the plan of operation for the Silver Peak Lithium Mine near Silver Peak, Nevada.

The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event on February 22, 2025. Forty-five qualified bidders including successful adopters attended the event.

The management area includes more than 146,700 acres of BLM-managed public lands. It also encompasses nearly 10,500 acres of mixed private and other public lands.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Spring Valley Gold Mine project in Pershing County, approximately 20 miles northeast of Lovelock and 70 miles southwest of Winnemucca.

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 is seeking public comments to update how the agency will manage wild horses and burros near Tonopah, Nevada.

The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse adoption event at the NNCC on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

The Bureau of Land Management today issued updates for how the agency will manage weeds and support wildlife restoration and rehabilitation work on public lands effected.

Asking the public to review and provide comment on a preliminary environmental assessment analyzing White Pine Pumped Storage Hydrogeologic Evaluation Project proposal to gather groundwater data in Steptoe Valley.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments to update how the agency will manage wild horses and burros in the Jackson Mountains Herd Management Area.

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. 

The Bureau of Land Management will be closing a portion of the High Rock Canyon Road in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area to vehicle use.

BLM firefighters kickoff the second year of a wildland fire education program at a career-tech high school in Reno, Nevada.

The BLM announces the approval of the Rough Hat Clark Solar Project, the 48th renewable energy project approved on public lands under President Biden’s leadership.

Weather conditions permitting, the Elko District is planning a 51-acre prescribed fire on public land on the western portion of Spruce Mountain.

BLM is seeking public comment on a proposed withdrawal of approximately 1,044 acres of public lands in Clark County for the next 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.