Usdi Bureau of Land Management
Recent News About Usdi Bureau of Land Management
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The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a virtual information session regarding proposed new regulations to reduce the waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and gas production activities on Federal and Indian leases.
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As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible renewable energy development on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a public scoping meeting in Sacramento to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the BLM’s utility-scale solar energy planning.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment that proposes a restoration project to improve forest health and reduce the threat of large, severe wildfire across the planning area.
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The Bureau of Land Management will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event in Mercedes, Texas, Jan. 27-28, at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Showgrounds.
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The Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office, in collaboration with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, has temporarily closed the Stinking Springs area near the South Fork of the Snake River to all motorized vehicles and human entry in order to support wildlife survival rates.
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The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is implementing off-highway-vehicle and conditional seasonal restrictions in the Wood River Valley to minimize impacts to wintering deer and elk. No motor vehicles are allowed in the identified areas from Jan. 1–April 30, 2023.
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The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period to January 23, 2023 for the proposed rule to update regulations for the construction and operation of broadband infrastructure on public lands.
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Bureau of Land Management Wyoming seeks public comment for proposed June 2023 oil and gas lease saleConsistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming today released an environmental assessment analyzing 209 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 250,950 acres for a proposed lease sale that would be held in June 2023.
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The Bureau of Land Management announces Zachary Ormsby as the new Central Coast Field Manager. Ormsby brings nearly 20 years of natural resource management experience to the position where he will oversee management of approximately 315,000 acres of public lands in 12 counties stretching from the Pacific Coast to the San Joaquin Valley.
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The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District Fire and Fuels program will conduct prescribed fire operations along U.S. Highway 50 near Scipio, Utah, in Millard County between Jan. 4, 2023, and Jan. 31, 2023.
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Wild horse and burro adoptions at the Bureau of Land Management Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral near Susanville have been temporarily suspended, as icy conditions have made it unsafe to move the animals into the loading area.
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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.