Press Releases

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Idaho

BLM to Conduct Prescribed Burning in Southwest Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burns on several projects within Owyhee County and the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation

Idaho

Twin Falls District Citizen Based Advisory Council to meet Next Week

TWIN FALLS, ID – The Bureau of Land Management Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Wednesday, March 15 at the Shoshone Field Office, 400 West F Street, Shoshone,

Idaho

BLM Authorizes Soda Fire Fuel Breaks to Protect the Owyhee Front

BOISE, Idaho — The Bureau of Land Management announced today it has issued a Decision Record for the Soda Fire Fuel Breaks Project, located in Owyhee County, Idaho and Malheur

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Ryan Zinke Sworn In as 52nd Secretary of the Interior

Today, Ryan Zinke (pronounced Zink-EE) was confirmed and sworn in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior.

Idaho

BLM Seeks Public Input on Travel Plan Analyses around Birds of Prey NCA

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is announcing it is preparing an environmental assessment for a travel management plan that will encompass public lands within and around the west half

Idaho

BLM Salmon Field Office Implements Emergency Closure of Discovery Hill Bluffs Road

SALMON, ID - Idaho's weather is changing by the minute, and continued moisture is having an impact on some recreational areas.

Idaho

4-H Club Members to Pick Up Their Wild Horse Weanling Project

BOISE, ID. – On Saturday, Feb.

Idaho

BLM Seeks Three Volunteer Campground Hosts

POCATELLO, ID - If you're an outdoor enthusiast looking for some adventure this summer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) might have just what you're looking for.  The BLM Pocatello Field Of

Idaho

BLM Idaho Boise District Announces Appointments to Council to Advise Agency on Balanced Management of Nation's Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management recently announced new appointments and re-appointments of members to Idaho’s Boise District citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the agency on

Idaho

Partnerships Key to Fire Rehabilitation Efforts in Shoshone Field Office

Through a partnership agreement between Pheasants Forever and the Twin Falls District Bureau of Land Management, 75,000 sagebrush seedlings were planted on 3,400 acres within the Shoshone Field Office, Craters of the Moon National Monument last fall.
Idaho

BLM Plans Challis Wild Horse Bait Trap Gather

CHALLIS, ID –  The Bureau of Land Management Challis Field Office announced today plans to conduct a bait trap gather of wild horses within the Challis Wild Horse Herd Management Area (CHMA) b

Idaho

BLM Seeks Public Input on Travel Plan Analyses in Southwest Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management is announcing it is beginning preparation of two Environmental Assessments for travel management plans on public lands in Owyhee County.

Idaho

Roads Across the Twin Falls District - Hazardous to Impassable

TWIN FALLS, ID – Several of the major Bureau of Land Management (BLM) access roads within the Twin Falls District have experienced severe erosion due to the recent flooding.

Idaho

BLM Idaho Falls District Announces Appointments to Council to Advise Agency on Balanced Management of Nation's Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management recently announced new appointments or re-appointments of members to Idaho’s Idaho Falls District citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the

Idaho

BLM Idaho Twin Falls District Announces Appointments to Council to Advise Agency on Balanced Management of Nation's Public Lands

TWIN FALLS, ID -- The Bureau of Land Management recently announced new appointments or re-appointments of members to Idaho’s Twin Falls District citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC),

Idaho

Stressed Elk and Deer Herds in Blaine County Require Extra Precautions this Winter

SHOSHONE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office has teamed up with Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to work alongside Blaine County and the cities of Bellevue and H

Idaho

BLM Continuing Fire Rehabilitation with Aerial Seeding

Boise, ID – The Bureau of Land Management is planning to conduct aerial seeding of several fire scars in the region beginning this week through the end of January, contingent on weather conditions.

Idaho

Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office and U.S. Forest Service Westside Ranger District Closed

POCATELLO, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office (PFO) and U.S.

Idaho

Boise District Resource Advisory Council Meeting Set for Jan. 25, 2017

BOISE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management Boise District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet at the Boise District Office on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, from 9 a.m.

Idaho

Citizen-based Resource Advisory Council to Meet with BLM Officials

Idaho Falls, ID-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Tuesday, Jan.

Idaho

BLM Releases Record of Decision and Approved Cottonwood Resource Management Plan Amendment for Domestic Sheep Grazing

COTTONWOOD, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the release of the Record of Decision and approved Cottonwood Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for Domestic Shee

Idaho

BLM Authorizes Routes for Final Segments of Gateway West Transmission Line

BOISE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has signed a Record of Decision to authorize routes for the final two segments of the Gateway West transmission line project, which connects the Hemi

Idaho

Wild Horses Available for Adoption January 19-21

BOISE, ID – Wild horses will be available for adoption on Jan.19, 20 and 21 at the BLM Boise District Wild Horse Corrals, from&nbs

Idaho

BLM Seeks Public Input on Grant to Improve Recreational Trails

POCATELLO, ID – The Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office (PFO) is looking to enhance outdoor opportunities by improving trail systems in the Pocatello area and is submitting a

Idaho

Records of Decision Issued for the Rasmussen Valley Mine Phosphate Project

POCATELLO, ID: Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office and U.S.