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BLM Buffalo to conduct prescribed burn in Johnson County

News Release: Buffalo, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a prescribed burn this fall in the Beartrap Meadow area along Hazelton Road in southwest Johnson County.

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Lower Rogue River Boating Permits Available by Phone

News Release: Galice, Ore. - The Rum Creek Fire has damaged phone and internet service at the Smullin Visitor Center in Rand, causing a change to how permits are issued for boating on the Wild Section of the Rogue River from Grave Creek to Foster Bar.

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Short: 'We’re really excited to come together and get this work done as a community'

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management will be celebrating National Public Lands Day by holding a volunteer event at the Campbell Tract Sept. 24.

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“House Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record on Sept. 15

“House Committee Meetings“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D979-D981 on Sept. 15

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Bureau of Land Management Medford District revises public land closures as Rum Creek Fire activity decreases

News Release: Medford, Oregon - Thanks to progress made by firefighters on the Rum Creek Fire, the Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office is reopening some areas of public lands near the Rum Creek Fire.

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DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Sept. 20

Experienced Services Program grant opened on Sept. 20.

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Interior Department Invests Over $5.5 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Utah

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Department of the Interior announced that it has invested over $5.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuels management projects in Utah on 24,490 acres of land across the state. ...

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BLM issues Decision for the Johnson Lane Area Drainage Implementation Project

News Release: Carson City, Nev - The Sierra Front Field Office has issued the Decision and environmental assessment (EA) for the Johnson Lane Area Drainage Master Plan (ADMP) Implementation Project.

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Restrictions Still In Effect on Public Lands in Medford District

News Release: Medford, Ore. - Thanks to recent moisture, the Bureau of Land Management has reduced fire danger from Extreme to High on BLM-managed public lands in the Medford District. Fire officials want to remind the public that we are still in High Fire Danger and that public use restrictions are still in effect.

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September land use plan meeting in Lusk cancelled, BLM to reschedule

News Release: Newcastle, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Newcastle Resource Management Plan public meeting scheduled for September 28 in Lusk, Wyoming, has been cancelled due to schedule conflicts. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.

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Interior Department Invests Over $3.5 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Idaho

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Department of the Interior announced that it has invested over $3.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuels management projects in Idaho on 35,436 acres of land across the state. ...

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Fourteen new citizens sworn in on September 17, 2022 at Naturalization Ceremony in Bandelier National Monument

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Blue Mesa Water Quality Advisory – Toxic Algae Found

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Interior Department Invests Over $3.3 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Alaska

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Department of the Interior announced that it has invested over $3.3 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuels management projects in Alaska on 7,952 acres of land across the state. ...

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Interior Department Invests Over $7.5 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in California

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif - Today the Department of the Interior announced that it has invested over $7.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuels management projects in California on 9,969 acres of land across ...