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News Release: SALT LAKE CITY -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District rescinded fire prevention order UTW002-2022-01 today on BLM-managed lands within Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Millard, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah and Wasatch counties. Fire prevention order UTW002-2022-08 went into effect today on BLM-managed lands on West Mountain and Lake Mountains in Utah County. The public is encouraged to continue to use their “fire sense" to help prevent wildfire.
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BLM Announces Temporary Closure Of Public Lands
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Deschutes Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM), Prineville District will implement a temporary closure of public lands near La Pine, Oregon at 8:00 AM, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, to protect public health and safety.
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President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Conserve Ecosystems, Clean Up Legacy Pollution Sites Across the Country
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $10 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 17 project sites to address legacy pollution and conserve ecosystems. These new awards are part of a $68 million investment made earlier this year.
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BLM announces thinning treatments in San Juan and Rio Arriba Counties
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - Beginning today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office, in partnership with the San Juan Soil and Water Conservation District, will treat approximately 9,350 acres of sagebrush. Treatments will occur on BLM, State of New Mexico, and private lands within San Juan and Rio Arriba Counties in northwestern New Mexico, where sagebrush densities have surpassed historic, naturally occurring levels.
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Interior Department discusses Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Grants to States and Tribes on Oct. 18
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The Black Rock Field Office has initiated a 30-day public scoping period
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Black Rock Field Office has initiated a 30-day scoping period for a proposed road re-route within the Soldier Meadows Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area). Route 2054 “High Rock Lake Road" currently crosses critical habitat for the desert dace, a federally protected fish species, only found within the Soldier Meadows area.
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BLM plans prescribed burns in NE California, NW Nevada, to prevent wildfire risk
News Release: ALTURAS, Calif. - Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management Applegate Field Office will conduct prescribed burns to reduce hazardous fuels near Fall River Mills in Shasta County, starting as early as October 20. Carefully managed broadcast burns will be conducted on no more than 800 acres of BLM-managed...
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What releases are upcoming from the National Park Service on Oct. 20
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 20.
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BLM seeding a component of large-scale landscape restoration project
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Ely District recently finished aerially seeding 3,000-plus acres of the public lands along the west slope of the Egan Range in White River Valley, about 15 miles south of Ely, Nev.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $210 million for Drought Resilience Projects in the West
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced $210 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through water storage and conveyance projects.
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BLM to burn debris along the Dalton Highway for forest health and wildfire management
News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - In mid- to late October, the Bureau of Land Management's Fairbanks District and Alaska Fire Service personnel will burn woody debris piles near the Dalton Highway at Mileposts 62 and 180 to reduce the risk of wildfire to communities and facilities, and to provide a safe space for firefighters to suppress fires in the future.
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BLM West Desert District rescinds seasonal fire restrictions
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District rescinded fire prevention order UTW002-2022-01 today on BLM-managed lands within Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Millard, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah and Wasatch counties. Fire prevention order UTW002-2022-08 went into effect today on BLM-managed lands on West Mountain and Lake Mountains in Utah County.
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BLM Lifts Fire Restrictions in Eastern Washington
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District has lifted the fire restrictions on public lands administered by the BLM and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) in eastern Washington.
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BLM to host additional Newcastle land use plan meeting in Lusk
The Bureau of Land Management will host an additional open house public meeting on November 2 to solicit early public involvement for the upcoming Newcastle Resource Management Plan revision.
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Battle Mountain District Public Lands Fire Restrictions Rescinded
Fire restrictions in the Battle Mountain District on public lands are rescinded as of 12:01 a.m. Oct. 12, 2022.
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BLM offers public tour of Indian Lakes Off-Range Corrals located in Fallon, Nevada on November 4, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, November 4.
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BLM seeks public input on Minister Road right-of-way
The Sierra Front Field Office is seeking public input that will be used to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects for a proposal from Nevada Division of State Parks (NDSP).
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BLM to host Wild Horse and Burro event in Carthage, Missouri
The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event November 4-5, 2022, offering approximately 60 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Civil War Arena, 11838 Civil War Rd., Carthage, Missouri.
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BLM Elko District announces rescission of fire restrictions
Due to cooler temperatures, the Elko District is rescinding some fire restrictions pursuant to 43 CFR 9212.2 effective October 15, 2022. Fire restrictions reduce the number of wildfires, protect lives and property as well as wildlife and other resources.
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Campbell Creek Science Center introduces new registration process for fee-based public programs
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) is introducing a new registration process for fee-based public programs using Recreation.gov.
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