Press Releases

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Arizona

BLM seeks comments on plans to address ailing cottonwood tree at San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (Extended Comment Period)

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office is seeking public input as it plans to address safety hazards created by an ailing cottonwood tr

Arizona

BLM seeks comments on plans to address ailing cottonwood tree at San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office is seeking public input as it plans to address safety hazards created by an ailing cottonwood tr

Arizona

BLM to hold public meetings for the Skull Valley Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Defense System Project

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the potential impacts of the Skull Valley Wildla

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BLM and Partners to Hold the First Agua Fria Day

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), The Friends of the Agua Fria National Monument (FAFNM), and Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD)

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BLM Arizona Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Phoenix

The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in Phoenix on April 28, 2016.

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BLM and Southwest Utah National Conservation Lands Friends to Host Free Photo Workshops Featuring Nationally Published Photographer

St. George, Utah – On Friday, April 29, 2016, from 5 to 8:30 p.m., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) St.

Arizona

BLM Seeks Comment on Proposed Transmission Line

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed electrical transmission line between Maricopa and La Paz Cou

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BLM Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Councils

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on 34 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), which advise the BLM on public land issues.

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BLM Takes Key Steps to Expedite Solar Energy Development on Public Lands

As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and spur rene

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BLM Announces New Appointments to Council to Advise Agency on Balanced Management of National Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona State Director today announced the appointment of three new members and reappointment of two former members to Arizona's citizen-based Resource Advisory

Arizona

Brown Bag Lecture: Eastern Arizona College Students Focus on Student Conservation Efforts

BLM invites public to February 18 brown bag lecture from Eastern Arizona College students

Arizona

Free Interagency Brown Bag Lecture Schedule for February 2016

Free Interagency Brown Bag Lecture Schedule for February 2016

 

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Birders Celebrate Profusion of Color at 2016 Winter Bird Festival in St. George, Utah

St. George, Utah —For many, January might mean setting New Year’s resolutions; but for birders it’s prime time for birding.

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BLM seeks public input for revision of a portion of the Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan

Court-ordered plan amendment will address recreational target shooting impacts

 

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BLM and Western Announce the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Southline Transmission Project

The Bureau of Land Management and Western Area Power Administration today announced the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Southline Transmission Line Project, a 360-mile e

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BLM creates new hotshot firefighting crew in Southern Arizona

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today the creation of a new hotshot firefighting crew in southern Arizona.

Arizona

BLM Takes Major Step to Bring Solar Energy to Arizona

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released the Draft Regional Mitigation Strategy for Arizona, building on the planning groundwork established by the BLM's Western Solar Plan, and taking a

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Fireworks Prohibited on BLM Lands

Although the sale of ground and hand-held fireworks and their use is legal in Arizona please remember fireworks are not permitted on public lands at any time, year-round.

This includes:

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BLM Issues the Rapid Ecoregional Assessment for the Madrean Archipelago

The Bureau of Land Management today released its Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, or REA, summarizing the conditions of the Madrean Archipelago ecoregion.

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BLM to Offer Wild Horses, Burros at Extreme Mustang Makeover

As part of the Extreme Mustang Makeover on April 24-25 in Queen Creek, Ariz., the Bureau of Land Management will be offering wild horses and burros for adoption.