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News Release: CHEYENNE. Wyo. - Christmas tree permits are available at BLM Wyoming field offices and online.
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Prescribed Burning to Begin on BLM Managed Lands
News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burns in portions of Douglas County on BLM-administered lands beginning the week of November 14. The prescribed burns will continue as conditions permit through the Spring of 2023. These prescribed fires reduce activity...
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Bureau of Land Management Releases Policy to Support Habitat Connectivity on Public Lands
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management released a new policy today designed to protect connections between habitats for fish, wildlife, and native plants, preserving the ability of wildlife to migrate between and across seasonal habitat, a concept known as habitat connectivity. The policy will support the BLM’s ongoing partnerships with states, Tribes and diverse stakeholders aimed at meeting 21st century conservation challenges.
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BLM Salmon Field Office launches Adventure Kits for local children
News Release: SALMON, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salmon Field Office has developed several BLM Adventure Kits that will be available for free checkout at the Salmon Public Library starting Nov. 15. This partnership brings in more hands-on outdoor learning opportunities to the youth of Lemhi County, Idaho.
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Haaland: America the Beautiful Challenge invests ‘in projects that advance collaborative conservation’
Awards of 55 grants worth nearly $91 million will be given through the America the Beautiful Challenge established in May 2022 by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Measurement of Oil discussed on Nov. 15 by Interior Department
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Interior Department publishes rule on Nov. 15
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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BLM tree-thinning treatments improve land health and reduce catastrophic fire risk
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Ely District is hand thinning selected pinyon-pine and juniper on 539 acres of the public lands in the Kern Mountains near the Utah state line, about 50 miles northeast of Ely, Nev.
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DOI-BOR grant application closes on Jan. 31
Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2023 grant opened on Nov. 16.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Measurement of Gas discussed on Nov. 15 by Interior Department
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Facility Site Security on Nov. 15
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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BLM announces December virtual meeting of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee
News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management will host a virtual public meeting of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee on Dec. 13, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with public comments accepted at 1:45 p.m. This meeting will be held via Zoom. Meeting participants must register in advance to attend at.
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The BLM lifts seasonal fire and target shooting restrictions in California Desert District
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -The California Desert District has lifted seasonal fire restrictions, effective immediately, to allow campfires and target shooting on BLM-managed public lands in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, southern Inyo, eastern Mono, San Diego, and eastern Kern counties.
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BLM to Begin Pile Burning in Steelhead Falls Project Area
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - If conditions are favorable, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to begin burning 367 acres of hand piles the week of November 14. The piles are within the Steelhead Falls Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project area which is adjacent to the community of Crooked River Ranch.
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Management Contracts discussed on Nov. 14 by Interior Department
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The BLM Bakersfield Field Office lifts fire restrictions
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Field Office is lifting fire restrictions today for approximately 650,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura and Tulare counties due to reduced wildland fire conditions. The fire order can found here.
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Comments needed on proposals to restore former shooting area near Redding
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposal to restore an unused target shooting area along Clear Creek Road near Redding.
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Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Permits for Recreation on Public Land on Nov. 14
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Beebe: New grant opportunity shows it’s ‘imperative we fund research’ to understand management of fire-prone landscapes
Applications for grants to research the prevention of wildfires and post-fire rehabilitation projects through the Joint Fire Science Program for fiscal year 2023 will be accepted through Dec. 20.
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Bureau of Land Management seeks comments on fee increase for Cove Recreation Site
News Release: Boise, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments from Nov. 14 through Dec. 13, 2022, on a proposed fee increase for the Cove Recreation Site; a popular day-use and camping facility within the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA), located...
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