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The Bureau of Land Management has issued a decision to promote safe wildfire response, develop fire resilient lands, and create habitat for special status species.
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Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management will be burning piles of brush and tree limbs near the Trinity County communities of Douglas City and Lewiston beginning Monday, Feb. 13, and continuing through Friday, Feb. 24.
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The Bureau of Land Management published a public land order (PLO) today extending by 20 years the withdrawal for the Russian River and Upper Russian River Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska.
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Ninety volunteers spent the morning of Jan. 7 searching for bald and golden eagles across the Powder River Basin, counting 461 eagles along more than 1,500 miles of public roads.
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The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of certain public lands under its administration on February 18, 2023.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will conduct a prescribed burn at the CJ Strike Bruneau Duck Ponds located 12 miles south of Mountain Home between Feb. 9 and March 31, 2023, depending on weather and vegetation conditions.
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The Bureau of Land Management’s Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral near Susanville has reopened for animal adoptions and purchases after a closure due to weather-related issues.
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The Bureau of Land Management is inviting the public to open house meetings that will outline the process for a strategic, landscape-scale approach to respond to increased interest in renewable energy projects proposed on public lands managed by the BLM in southern Idaho.
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The Bureau of Land Management welcomes anyone interested in off highway vehicle recreation on public lands to share ideas about the use of grant funding, when the BLM Northern California District hosts a virtual public meeting via Zoom, Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 7 p.m.
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The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office wants to hear ideas from the public on how to improve off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail safety and maintenance on public lands throughout Central California at a virtual public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) asks the public to avoid utilizing a user-created parking site located along the edge of the Cline Falls Highway near the intersection of the highway and the Vor Road (Federal Aviation Administration Road) for public safety and to avoid conflicts with private land.
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BLM Colorado State Director Doug Vilsack announced the selection of Gordon Toevs as the new Associate State Director. Toevs, a 17-year BLM veteran, has been acting in the position since October.
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Due to substantial public interest, the Bureau of Land Management has added one more virtual session to its series of public scoping meetings seeking input on potential changes to its solar energy program.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council (JDSRAC) will meet for a formal business meeting of the council February 22 to 23, 2023.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico Office has acquired a right-of-way from the New Mexico State Land Office (NMSLO) to improve recreational access along the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST), the agencies announced today.
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The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lower Sonoran Field Office invites public input on a proposed developed recreation area near Apache Junction.
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The Bureau of Land Management announces the start of construction of the Desert Quartzite solar project near Blythe in eastern Riverside County, advancing the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to combat the climate crisis by supporting the development of renewable energy.
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The 30-day public scoping period for the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron project began on December 20, 2022 and extended through January 20, 2023.
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In order to improve wild horse management and wildlife habitat for greater sage-grouse and other wildlife species in Sand Wash Basin, the Bureau of Land Management is announcing it will invest $625,000 in the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area to better manage the wild horse population through increased fertility control and small-scale gathers.
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IIJA Bureau of Land Management Colorado Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program grant opened on Feb. 10.