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Sand Mountain, has seen an increase in recreationists during holiday weekends. Within the last few years, Sand Mountain visitation during Easter weekend has increased to approximately 2,500 visitors.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a virtual informational meeting about geothermal leasing on BLM-managed public lands in southern Idaho via Zoom on Thursday, April 17, 2025, from 6-7 p.m. MDT. The public meeting will explain how geothermal energy works, what development looks like, geothermal potential locations, the federal leasing process, environmental reviews, public participation, stipulations or protections, benefits for Idaho taxpayers, and the financial boost for local economies.
The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office, in cooperation with CAL FIRE Lake Napa Unit, the Tribal EcoResotration Alliance (TERA), Mendocino National Forest and Lake County District 5, plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Black Forest along Soda Bay Road, on the northeast side of Mount Konocti in Kelseyville, Lake County. Pile burn operations are scheduled to start April 14 and may continue periodically through May 30. Burning will take place only when weather and fuel moisture allow for safe and successful burning.
The Bureau of Land Management is reopening the Priest Hole Recreation Site on the John Day River. Following renovations, BLM managers invite everyone back to enjoy the site’s improvements.
Enjoy the benefits of outdoor play and learning in the snow at “Winter’s Last Blast” on Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casper Mountain Outdoor Center at McMurry Mountain Park.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event in Poteau, Okla., April 11-12, at the Phil Gardenhire Memorial Rodeo Arena in Poteau, Okla.
The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, April 11-12, 2025, at the Cheshire Fairgrounds in Swanzey, NH.
The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro adoption April 11-12, 2025, offering horses and burros at Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock, Colorado.