Press Releases

The BLM released a Final Environmental Impact Statement and proposed resource management plan amendment for the Lakeview planning area, covering 3.2 million acres of public lands in Lake and Harney counties.

The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Land Management has published proposed updates to strengthen conservation and management of greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands.

Bureau of Land Management recreation managers are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to fill host positions at six unique locations for the 2025 summer recreation season.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking citizens with an interest in public lands management to fill vacant positions on its Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council. Applications are due November 15, 2024.

Christmas tree permits for cutting your own tree(s) from BLM-administered lands will be available from the Bureau of Land Management’s Roseburg District Office beginning November 12 through December 24, 2024.

The BLM will conduct prescribed burns in portions of Douglas County on BLM-administered lands beginning the week of October 28. The prescribed burns will continue as conditions permit through the Spring of 2025.

The Bureau of Land Management has removed all fire restrictions and emergency closures on lands administered by the BLM, Roseburg District.

With recent cooler, wetter weather reducing fire danger levels, the Bureau of Land Management has lifted restrictions on certain activities on open BLM land in northwest Oregon.

Bureau of Land Management are preparing to close Little Elk Mountain Road around November 1, 2024. A landslide is encroaching on the road, also known as BLM Road 16-8-36, around mile marker 1.4.

Due to a recent precipitation and an extended forecast that indicates cooler and moister conditions, officials have elected to further decrease campfire restrictions on the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River.

The BLM is seeking public nominations for positions on the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council. This citizen-based council assists in developing recommendations that address public land management issues.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for a new Federal advisory committee that will help inform how the Bureau implements the Public Lands Rule.

Thanks to widespread rain and cooler temperatures, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are reducing public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for existing and upcoming member vacancies in nine Resource Advisory Councils.

The Bureau of Land Management has lifted the emergency closure associated with the No Man Fire.

Teaters Road outside of Prineville remains open for public access. Teaters Road provides a direct connection between Hwy 380 north to the BLM North Fork Crooked River area and the Ochoco National Forest.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced a proposed plan for the management and protection of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southcentral Oregon and northern California.

The BLM has issued an emergency temporary closure associated with the Pine fire, on lands administered by the BLM, Prineville District.

As fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, the BLM is preparing for fall and winter prescribed burning. Fuels specialists may begin ignitions as early as October 15, if conditions are favorable.

The Steens Mountain Advisory Council will meet Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. A virtual participation option is available as well.

The Bureau of Land Management has amended the emergency closure associated with the No Man fire, along Canton Creek and Pass Creek on lands administered by the BLM Roseburg District.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council will meet in person on Tuesday Nov. 19, and Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. The public is welcome to attend both meetings.

While the BLM's Gerber Recreation Area remains open year-round, the area will soon be entering off-season starting September 30, 2024.

The Bureau of Land Management will conduct aerial herbicide applications from Sept. 25 through Oct. 31, 2024. Weather permitting, approximately 2,599 acres in Klamath County will be treated.

The Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office is excited to announce that repair work has finished on the Rainie Falls Trail nearly three months ahead of schedule.