News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


The Bureau of Land Management today announced it will extend the withdrawal for public lands along a nearly ten-mile segment of the Sweetwater River in Wyoming for another 20 years.


The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office is implementing seasonal motor vehicle closures in central Idaho, from Dec. 15, 2022, until May 1, 2023, to protect wintering wildlife, important elk calving areas and bighorn sheep lambing grounds.


The Bureau of Land Management this week announced opportunities for both small and Tribally-owned businesses to bid on orphaned well plugging and restoration projects on federal lands, which will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.


The Bureau of Land Management will host a virtual information forum for interested stakeholders on the recently issued policy guidance to implement the oil and gas leasing provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and updated direction on other program components.


Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is scheduled to be closed to the public three days each year, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Independence Day.


Artists are encouraged to apply for the 2023 Artist-in-Residence program at Shenandoah National Park.


Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Specialist Caitlin Campbell has won the Freeman Tilden Award, the highest award presented to a National Park Service individual to recognize outstanding contributions to the profession of interpretation. T


Tune up your vocal cords and join fellow visitors for a not so silent night of holiday songs with musicians Susan and Garry Brown on Sunday, December 11, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.


The Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Front Field Office seasonal motorized vehicle closure of the Sand Hills Critical Wildlife Area went into effect on Dec. 1, 2022, and will end on April 30, 2023.


The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office is seeking volunteers to assist with a national mid-winter bald eagle survey on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.


The Black Rock Field Office concluded the Calico Complex wild horse gather near Gerlach, Nevada on October 1, 2022.


The Bureau of Land Management is kicking off its environmental analysis of the proposed Jove Solar Energy project with two public scoping meetings scheduled in January 2023.


The Bureau of Land Management has aerially seeded 1,900 acres of the public lands near Shingle Pass in Cave Valley, about 45 miles south of Ely, Nev.


Throughout the winter season, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement three prescribed fires, depending on weather conditions.


The Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office has announced a two-year segregation of more than 4,400 acres of public land in Maricopa and Yuma Counties to allow for the consideration of two proposed utility-scale solar energy projects


The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper reopened Thursday after a brief closure for maintenance on Wednesday.


Annual seasonal closure of wildlife winter range goes into effect on December 1 for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the City of Durango


The Bureau of Land Management California announces the selection of Sherri Lisius as the Bishop Field Manager.


The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office is seeking volunteers in the Basin, Worland and Thermopolis areas to assist with the Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.


The Bureau of Land Management is planning a prescribed burn at the Piceance Basin, approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker. The burn is scheduled between Dec. 12, 2022 and Mar. 30, 2023, weather permitting.