Press Releases

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New Mexico

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Buffalo, Texas

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro sale event in Buffalo, Texas, on March 23-24.

New Mexico

BLM to work on access road to Picacho Peak Recreation Area

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Starting the week of March 12, the Bureau of Land Management will begin work to repair and improve the 1.5-mile unpaved road to the Picacho Peak Recreation Area.

New Mexico

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument to change hours

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—The Bureau of Land Management and the Pueblo de Cochiti have announced hours changes for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in an effort to better manage the resources

National Office, Montana-Dakotas, New Mexico

BLM issues land payments to Montana and New Mexico

Today, the BLM announced the distribution of $326,000 to ten counties in Montana and three in New Mexico.

New Mexico

Prescribed burns planned near Carlsbad

CARLSBAD, N.M. – Beginning Wednesday, March 7, the Bureau of Land Management Carlsbad Field Office will begin prescribed burns at five locations through the month, weather permitting.

New Mexico

Prescribed Burn Planned in Dripping Springs Natural Area

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On March 6, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area, near Las Cruces.

New Mexico

BLM plans prescribed burn near Canadian River

AMARILLO, Texas – The Bureau of Land Management has planned a prescribed burn, of up to 4,300 acres, in the Cross Bar Management Area, approximately 15 miles north of Amarillo, Texas.

New Mexico

BLM offers February outdoor events in Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is offering two outdoor events in February that take advantage of southern New Mexico’s outstanding public land resources.

New Mexico

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Robstown, Texas

NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro sale event in Robstown, Texas, on March 9-10.  The event, at the R.M.

New Mexico

Commemorative anniversary stamps now available for New Mexico and West Texas National Historic Trails

SANTA FE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico invites visitors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act, by collecting three new passport stamps.

New Mexico

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Hallettsville, Texas

NORMAN, OK - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro sale event in Halletsville, Texas, on Feb. 9-10.

New Mexico

BLM Farmington District Resource Advisory Council to meet at San Juan College

FARMINGTON, NM – The Bureau of Land Management today announced it will hold a meeting of the Farmington District Resource Advisory Council, demonstrating that partnerships and inclusion are vital t

New Mexico

BLM Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Las Cruces

Las Cruces, NM - On January 30 and 31, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management’s Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council will convene for a day-long tour and a half-day meeting at the Las Cruces

New Mexico

BLM offers guided hike to Prehistoric Trackways

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Jan.

New Mexico

Prescribed Burns Planned in Lincoln County

ROSWELL, N.M.

New Mexico

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument unavailable January 6

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is announcing that due to the request of Cochiti Pueblo, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument will be unavailable on January 6.

New Mexico

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument unavailable

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Due to emergency staffing issues, the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument will be unavailable December 30 – January 1.

New Mexico

Wild horse & burro event in Mercedes, Texas

NORMAN, OK - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption and sale event in Mercedes, Texas, on Jan. 12-13, 2018.

New Mexico

Prescribed Fire Planned for McKinley and Sandoval Counties

The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct an approximately 300 acre prescribed fire within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas from January to March,

New Mexico

BLM seeks comments on analysis of oil and gas lease sale in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas

NORMAN, OK - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on the analysis of 25 parcels across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas for the June 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sale.

New Mexico

BLM New Mexico oil and gas lease sale nets more than $30 million

SANTA FE, N.M.

New Mexico

BLM Christmas tree permits available in northern New Mexico

FARMINGTON, N.M.

New Mexico

BLM New Mexico to hold online Federal oil and gas lease sale December 7

SANTA FE, N.M. - On Dec. 7, the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office will hold its quarterly oil and gas lease sale using the internet-based auction system EnergyNet.

New Mexico

BLM Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Roswell

ROSWELL, N.M.