Press Releases
BLM Issues Temporary Prohibition on Open Fires and Fireworks due to Extreme Fire Danger -- Eastern Interior Field Office
FAIRBANKS, AK — The Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Interior Field Office today issued a Fire Prevention Order temporarily prohibiting open fires (except at established campgrounds), fireworks,
BLM Alaska holds Open House to provide information on Haines area planning effort
GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management will hold an Open House June 20 at the Chilkat Center for the Arts in Haines, Alaska for the Supplemental Draft Environmental Imp
BLM Alaska seeks public input on Environmental Assessment of Groundwater Monitoring Well
ANCHORAGE, Alaska –The Bureau of Land Management Anchorage Field Office is seeking public comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment of a proposed groundwater monitoring well to
BLM Issues Fire Restrictions for Federal Lands near Steese Highway NOAA Facility
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Tuesday issued a Fire Prevention Order prohibiting campfires, explosives and fireworks on federal lands in a fire-prone area of black spru
Notice of Tundra Closure
FAIRBANKS, AK — The Bureau of Land Management’s Arctic District Office today announced the closure of winter overland tundra travel for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska eff
BLM Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Councils
ANCHORAGE — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that it is seeking public nominations for positions on 31 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) nationwide, including five vacancies in A
BLM invites public to comment on Draft Bering Sea – Western Interior Resource Management Plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management’s Anchorage Field Office is seeking public comments on a draft plan for future public land management actions in the Bering Sea-We
BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed Sitka Dock Construction
GLENNALLEN, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to construct a dock extending from private property at 725 Alice Loop in Sitka to BLM-man
BLM Seeks Public Input on Travel and Transportation in the White Mountains and Steese Areas
BLM Announces Leadership Teams in DC, Alaska, and Idaho
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management today announced leadership appointments at the agency’s headquarters and in its Alaska and Idaho state offices.
BLM Campbell Tract Welcomes Iditarod Fans for Ceremonial Start Activities
ANCHORAGE, Alaska –The Bureau of Land Management will host the finish of the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday, March 2 at the BLM Campbell Tract.
BLM Alaska seeks public input on King Salmon Air Station Right-of-Way
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management Anchorage Field Office is seeking public input on an Environmental Assessment of a right-of-way request from the U.S.
BLM Looking for 2 Artists in Residence for This Summer
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host two Artists in Residence this summer, one for the Dalton Highway and one for the Pinnell Mountain National Re
Public Meetings Scheduled for Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program
BLM POSTPONES PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR COASTAL PLAIN OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
BLM conveys title to almost 40,000 acres in Goodnews Bay
ANCHORAGE – BLM Alaska conveyed 39,995 acres to the State of Alaska in the Goodnews Bay area recently pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959. This is the largest single conveyance of la
BLM Alaska Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program
ANCHORAGE – In furthering the Trump Administration’s goals of responsibly developing our natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released the Draft E
BLM reschedules scoping meetings for new NPR-A plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management rescheduled the four remaining public scoping meetings that were postponed due to the Nov. 30 earthquake in Anchorage.
December NPR-A oil and gas lease sale generates $1.5 million
BLM seeking public comment at scoping meetings for new NPR-A plan
Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Begins Planning Effort for NPR-A
WASHINGTON – Fulfilling Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s promise to jump-start development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), the Bureau of Land Management