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BLM seeks nominations for Public Lands Rule Advisory Committee
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for a new Federal advisory committee that will help inform how the Bureau implements the Public Lands Rule.
A large rusting tank, part of an orphaned well, stands in heavy forest near the Shenango River Lake in northwestern Pennsylvania.
BLM seeks input for plans to plug orphaned wells in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
The BLM is seeking public input on draft environmental assessments evaluating potential impacts from the proposed plugging of 30 orphaned oil and gas wells on public lands in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Duck fly over a wetland
Biden-Harris Administration finalizes strategy to guide balanced management, conservation of public lands
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 Staff conducting compliance check on oil and gas development in Colorado
BLM ensures fair taxpayer return, strengthens accountability for oil and gas operations on public lands

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to revise the Bureau of Land Mana

A map containing the Marietta Unit of the Wayne National Forest outlined in red. Below that is an inset map zoomed out, showing the area is located on the Ohio and West Virginia Border. A BLM logo, and a map legend showing distance are in separate boxes on the right and left of the inset map, respectively.
BLM seeks input on additional environmental analysis for oil and gas leasing in Ohio

FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Four tan colored horses running over sagebrush.
BLM Hosting Wild Horse and Burro Event in Jackson, Miss. Feb. 22-24

FLOWOOD, Miss.— The Bureau of Land Management is scheduled to host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangela

Photo of oil and gas rig in north dakota
BLM announces March 2024 oil and gas lease sale in Mississippi

Falls Church, Va.

Photo of the Northeastern States District Office located at 250 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin
BLM names Pamela Mathis as new Northeastern States District Manager

MILWAUKEE, Wis.

Side view of two horses heads at a BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption event.
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Gainesville, Georgia

*** UPDATE: Due to inclement weather the Gainesville Wild Horse and Burro event is delayed one day and will now take place Jan. 19-20. *** 

 

Silhouette of a pumping oil rig at sunset.
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Mississippi

FALLS CHURCH, Va.

The interior of Doe Run mine.
BLM approves Doe Run lease modifications for minerals exploration in southeast Missouri

Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northeastern States District released its approved Decision Record of the environmental assessment for the Doe Run Company Lease Modifications, which auth

Three brown horses in a row eating hay together.
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Gonzales, Louisiana

FLOWOOD, Miss.

Oil and gas rig in front of a sunset.
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Mississippi

Falls Church, Va.

Wild horses in Carthage, Missouri
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Carthage, Missouri

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding a wild horse and burro placement event on November 3-4, 2023, offering approximately 30-70 excess animals gathered

A burro in Ocala, Florida
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Ocala, Florida

FLOWOOD, Miss. — The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event on October 19-21, 2023, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from we

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Cullman, Alabama

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in West Bend, Wisconsin

MILWA

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Raleigh, North Carolina

FLOWOOD, Miss.—The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Franklin Furnace, Ohio

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event August 11-12, 2023, offering approximately 30 excess animals gathered from western

BLM seeks comment on a proposed plan amendment and land sale in central Mississippi

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on its proposal to sell 12.3 acres of BLM land in Simpson County, Mississippi, to resolve a decades-long

BLM oil and gas lease sale in Michigan and Louisiana nets $224,026

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Perry, Georgia

FLOWOOD, Miss.— The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Doswell, Virginia

FALLS CHURCH, Va.— The Bureau of Land Management will host an adoption and sales placement event June 16-17, 2023, offering approximately 36 horses and burros gathered from western

BLM to host Wild Horse and Burro Event in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
BLM to host Wild Horse and Burro Event in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

FLOWOOD, Miss.— The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, on June 8 – June 10, at

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Elkhart, Iowa
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Elkhart, Iowa

MILWAUKEE, Wis.