Announcements

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposal to change fees at Haystack Mountain and Mescalero Sands North Dune off-highway vehicle areas near Roswell.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces that it is seeking public nominations for vacant positions and positions that will become vacant on its Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council.

The BLM is preparing a prescribed burn at the Blanca Wetlands. The burn is scheduled for between mid-January 2025 and late March 2025 and will be conducted as weather and fuel moisture conditions permit.

The BLM is planning prescribed burns on 300 acres of Pariette Wetlands from late January to March 2025. These burns control invasive vegetation, benefiting waterfowl. Portions may be closed in this time.

Weather conditions permitting, the Elko District is planning a 51-acre prescribed fire on public land on the western portion of Spruce Mountain.

BLM is seeking public comment on a proposed withdrawal of approximately 1,044 acres of public lands in Clark County for the next 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District’s, Shoshone Field Office will host a virtual information forum on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, from 5-8 p.m., to gather public input on the Taurus Wind and Snake River Solar projects proposed by Arevia Power. The two projects are proposed on approximately 53,803 acres of BLM-managed public land in Gooding, Jerome, and Lincoln counties.

The BLM is seeking comment on a proposal to withdraw approximately 308,890 acres of public lands in Nye County to protect the region’s unique resources and help avoid impacts from mining activities.

The Bureau of Land Management Burley Field Office management will implement an annual seasonal motorized travel closure in the South Hills area, south of Twin Falls, Jan. 16 to March 15, 2025.

The Bureau of Land Management has closed on the Blue Valley Ranch land exchange which will increase public access for fishing, hunting, and other recreation in Grand and Summit counties, Colorado.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Kemmerer Field Office has issued a decision record and finding of no significant impact for Uinta Wind Energy LLC’s Wind Farm Project.