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The thinning of trees in the Genoa, NV and Virginia City Highlands areas has produced piles of branches which will be burned sometime within the remainder of December and could continue into January 2023, with an estimate of two to five ignition days.
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The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper will close Dec. 25, 26, and Sunday, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
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As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible development of renewable energy on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a series of public scoping meetings to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the BLM’s utility-scale solar energy planning.
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In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office is initiating a 30-day scoping period to receive public input on potential oil and gas lease sales on one parcel in Michigan totaling 40 acres, three parcels in Mississippi totaling 90.86 acres, and three parcels in Louisiana totaling 88.81 acres.
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In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 115 oil and gas parcels totaling 95,580 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.
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The King Range National Conservation Area on the California North Coast now includes 80 additional acres of important stream and forest habitat, following the Bureau of Land Management’s acquisition of lands near the community of Whitethorn with funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on a plan to expedite fuels reduction treatments and fire protection efforts near high fire-risk areas on public lands in 44 counties throughout California and northwest Nevada.
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In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office started a 30-day scoping period to receive public input on 13 parcels totaling more than 16,619 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.
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The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office is accepting comments on a proposed withdrawal extension of Public Land Order No. 7566 to protect and preserve significant cultural and recreational resources in the historic town of Rhyolite, Nevada, located in Nye County.
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Due to ice formation on Santa Cruz Lake and at the boat launching dock, the Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office has temporarily closed access to the Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area.
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Bureau of Land Management announced it will commence review of the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project.
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Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau recently announced $228 million for wildland fire management.
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There were 20 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Dec. 17, according to the Federal Register.
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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recently announced a multi-agency effort to protect Hawaii forest birds.
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News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
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News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Brother of Abraham Lincoln. Place of Birth: Hodgenville, Kentucky. Date of Birth: 1812 or 1813. Place of Death: Hodgenville, Kentucky. Date of Death: 1812 or 1813. Cemetery Name: Redmon Cemetery. Little is known about Thomas Lincoln Jr., the younger brother of Abraham Lincoln. Born...
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News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
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News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
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News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
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The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.