Announcements

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Colorado, Gunnison FO
People start up the Bakers Park Trail being built in Silverton, CO

Sept. 28: Bakers Park Trail Construction, Silverton, CO

Join crew leaders from the BLM and Silverton Singletrack Society on National Public Lands Day for an afternoon of trail construction and fence building at Bakers Park Trailhead on County Road 110 north of Silverton, CO!
Colorado, Tres Rios FO
Flyer promoting NPLD Sand Canyon cleanup in Canyons of the Ancients NM

Sept. 28: McElmo Canyon Roadside Cleanup, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, CO

Join BLM staff in cleaning up the roadside along the southern boundary of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument from Sand Canyon Trailhead to Ismay Trading Post.
Colorado, Uncompahgre FO
Image of female Gunnison sage-grouse in sagebrush habitat

Sept. 21: Gunnison Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration, Gunnison Gorge NCA, CO

Join the BLM and Colorado Canyons Association in a National Public Lands Day project aimed at restoring critical habitat for the threatened Gunnison sage-grouse in Gunnison Gorge NCA and give back to your public lands!
Colorado, Gunnison FO
Volunteers perform trail work on Signal Peak Trail System near Gunnison, CO.

Sept. 14: Signal Peak Trail Construction, Gunnison, CO

Join staff from the BLM Gunnison Field Office and Gunnison Trails to construct the newest segment in the Signal Peak Trail System northeast of Gunnison, CO!
Colorado, Tres Rios FO
Phil's World trail system in Tres Rios Field Office, CO.

Sept. 14: Phil's World Simon Draw Trailhead Cleanup, CO

The BLM Tres Rios Field Office is partnering with Leave No Trace and Ramble Campgrounds on an early National Public Lands Day event to pick up trash and debris at Simon Draw Trailhead, Phil’s World Trail System, south of Dolores, CO.
Colorado, Tres Rios FO
Map showing the West Dolores Rim prescribed fire units planned for treatment in Fall 2024.

Sept. 7-8: BLM to conduct prescribed fire treatments on West Dolores Rim

BLM Tres Rios Field Office plans to conduct prescribed fire treatments on West Dolores Rim this weekend to reduce hazardous fuels and improve ecosystem health.
Colorado, Uncompahgre FO
Singletrack trail in the Dry Creek Travel Management Area of the Uncompahgre Field Office, CO.

BLM releases final rule guiding travel management on public lands in the Uncompahgre Field Office

The BLM has finalized a supplementary rule implementing decisions approved in travel management plans for the Dry Creek, Ridgway, and Norwood-Burn Canyon travel management areas in the Uncompahgre Field Office, Colorado.
Colorado
Man stands in front of US Flag and BLM Logo wearing suit jacket

BLM Colorado hires Brian St. George as Associate State Director

BLM Colorado hires Brian St. George as Associate State Director
Colorado, Grand Junction FO
A band of five different colored wild horses stand near each other on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range Aug. 30, 2024.

BLM to gather wild horses on Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range

The Grand Junction Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or around Sept. 11 on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range near De Beque, Colorado. The purpose of the gather is to ensure safe and humane fertility control will be effective in maintaining a healthy herd in Little Book Cliffs for many years to come.
Colorado, Uncompahgre FO
Comet NEOWISE visible at dusk from Otter 2 camp in Gunnison Gorge NCA (2020); photo by Andrew Hancock

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park recognition

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area earns International Dark Sky Park certification from DarkSky International.
Colorado, Royal Gorge FO
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BLM issues decision on mine expansion in Salida

The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office has issued a decision on the expansion of the Hard Rock Paving and Redi-Mix sand and gravel pit in Salida.