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Join a ranger for a hike on one of Indiana Dunes National Park's most popular trails on Sunday, November 13 from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm.
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Bureau of Land Management reissues solicitation seeking services to expand fertility control efforts for wild horses and burros

The Bureau of Land Management has modified and reissued a solicitation seeking new contract services to humanely gather, treat with fertility control, and then release wild horses and burros back to the range.
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BLM seeks comments on proposed Copper Rays Solar Project

The Bureau of Land Management Pahrump Field Office is seeking public comments on the proposed Copper Rays Solar Project in Nye County, Nevada.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund up to $9 Million to Advance Wildfire Science

The Biden-Harris administration this week announced $9 million in new grant opportunities from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance research into wildfire prevention and post-fire restoration on federal lands
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BLM to conduct prescribed burning near Parker

The Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District will conduct prescribed burning near Parker, Arizona, between November and March, as weather and fuel conditions allow.
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Christmas tree permits available at southeast Idaho BLM offices

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be issuing Christmas tree permits beginning Nov. 14 through Dec. 24, 2022.
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BLM to conduct prescribed burning in the Hualapai Mountains

The Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District will conduct prescribed burning near the communities of Atherton Acres, Pine Lake, Hualapai Mountain Park, Getz Peak, and Potato Patch communication sites, as well as BLM’s Wild Cow Springs Campground.
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Bureau of Land Management seeks comment on environmental study for Chaco Area Withdrawal

The Bureau of Land Management Farmington Field Office has released the proposed Chaco Area Withdrawal Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review and comment period.
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BLM welcomes input on amenity fees at South Yuba Campground

The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is seeking public input on a draft business plan to expand amenity fees for recreation and services at the South Yuba Campground in Nevada County
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The BLM plans prescribed burns in Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou and Butte counties

The Bureau of Land Management is planning prescribed pile burning projects for the fall and winter months on public lands in Shasta, Butte, Siskiyou and Trinity counties.
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BLM Requests Public Input on Revised Greenhouse Gas Leasing Analysis

To ensure consistency in responding to court challenges to greenhouse gas emissions analysis in its leasing program, the Bureau of Land Management has released an updated environmental assessment for public comment.
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BLM to close northeast California campgrounds for winter season

The Bureau of Land Management will close several campgrounds and recreation sites for the winter season beginning Monday, Nov. 14.
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Power line project to limit access to Shaffer Mountain Road

The BLM would like the public to be aware that public access to the Shaffer Mountain Road near Litchfield in Lassen County will be temporarily restricted later this month, as the Lassen Municipal Utility District completes a project to underground a power line serving the communication site on the mountaintop.
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Bureau of Land Management to conduct Prescribed Burns to reduce wildfire threat

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District will be conducting two prescribed burns in Owyhee County this fall to remove hazardous vegetation and reduce the risk of wildfires.
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BLM Starts 622-Acre Juniper Thinning Project

The Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to thin a total of 622 acres of juniper within the Steelhead Falls Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project area this fall.
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BLM to Burn 13 Logging Slash Piles Southeast of La Pine

If conditions are favorable, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to burn 13 piles of logging slash in the Outback Project area Thursday, November 10.
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The BLM begins hazard reduction work at Swasey, limiting trail access

The BLM is beginning work to remove dead trees and brush this fall and winter in the Swasey Recreation Area to improve public safety and fire resiliency. Mountain bikers and hikers may find some trail access restrictions as crews work in the area.
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Vale District Bureau of Land Management implementing seasonal prescribed burns and continuing juniper treatments

As temperatures drop and fall precipitation arrives, the Vale District Bureau of Land Management is implementing seasonal prescribed fire projects, and continuing juniper treatments across the Malheur and Baker field offices.
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BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seek public comment on the Two Rivers Wind Energy Project

The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment of the proposed Two Rivers Wind Energy Project, which would be located near the Towns of Medicine Bow and Rock River in Carbon and Albany counties, Wyoming.
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Trails Center hosts model train exhibit through December

The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is hosting its annual model railroad exhibit throughout the month of December.
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