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BLM and Northern Nevada Correctional Center announce wild horse adoption event for October 2022

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on Saturday, October 8, 2022.


Elko District signs decision for West Wendover legislative conveyance

News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District Office will sign a decision to support the West Wendover legislative conveyance Sept. 30, 2022 in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. This decision will convey between 4,000 and 6,000 acres of lands deemed as excess by Hill Air Force Base to the City of West Wendover, Nevada and Tooele County, Utah.


“CONFIRMATIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 18, 2015

“CONFIRMATIONS“ was published in the Senate section on page S8913 on Dec. 18, 2015



New notice from Land Management Bureau to be published on Sept. 30

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 30.


News Release: Klamath Falls, ORE. - The emergency closure area for the Van Meter Fire has been reduced this week to the fire perimeter. Members of the public may not enter closed areas, and all uses-including hiking, hunting, and dispersed camping-are prohibited.


BLM releases draft business plan for public review for Public Information Center

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management today released the Draft Business Plan for the Alaska State Office Public Information Center in Anchorage for a 30-day public comment period. The plan includes details about the America the Beautiful interagency pass sales location, associated operating costs, financial analysis and the proposed use of collected revenue. The public is encouraged to offer comment on the draft business plan through Oct. 28.


Federal Partners to Hold First-Ever Tribal Consultations on Alaska Fisheries Protection and Restoration

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold Tribal consultations with Alaska Native leaders and subsistence users on fisheries protection and restoration at two locations on Oct. 5 and 7. The sessions will take place in person and virtually. 


News Release: KANAB, Utah - On Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area staff will celebrate the 13th Anniversary of National Fossil Day through a series of planned activities intended to highlight the importance of paleontological resources on public lands. Visitors are invited to join paleontologists, monument and park service staff in fossil-related fun throughout the day.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” was published on pages H7629-H7630 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 27, 2016.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H7614-H7616 on Dec. 16, 2016


There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 29.


The Congressional Record published “REMARKS ON THE 114TH CONGRESS” in the Extensions of Remarks section on Dec. 30, 2016.


The US Interior Department published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to South Carolina today to highlight the Interior Department’s commitment to help tell a more complete story of America.


Interior Department Advances Health and Nutrition Efforts Across Indian Country

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) will create Indigenous Food Hubs for BIE-operated schools and BIA-operated detention centers to help source Indigenous foods, enhance culturally based healthy nutrition education and boost training for healthy and culturally appropriate food preparation.


“NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT” published by Congressional Record  on Jan. 3, 2017

“NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT” was published on pages S7181-S7184 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 3, 2017.


BLM to host virtual scoping meetings on recreational target shooting at the Sonoran Desert National Monument

News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management Lower Sonoran Field Office will host two virtual scoping meetings as it considers an amendment to the Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan. The purpose of the amendment is to determine where and whether recreational target shooting should be allowed inside the monument, to meet the terms of an April 2022 settlement agreement.


BLM seeks public input on proposed improvements to Muddy Mountain Road, parking areas

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking public input on a proposal to improve Muddy Mountain Road and parking areas within the Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area south of Casper. The 14-day public comment period ends October 10.


Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to boost watershed restoration  in Alaska

News Release: FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - The Bureau of Land Management recently awarded a $1 million grant to the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District as part of an ongoing effort to restore impacted mine lands in the Alaska Eastern Interior Field Office. The grant was made possible through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.