Press Releases
BLM Invites You to an Open House for Public Lands Appreciation
IDAHO FALLS, ID – This year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites members of the public to an open house celebrating two significant milestones: the 70th anniversary of the creati
BLM to Hold Tours of Soda Fire Rehabilitation Treatments
The Bureau of Land Management's Boise and Vale Districts will conduct two public tours of Soda Fire rehabilitation treatments. The tours will take place on
BLM Conducting Timber Pile Burning Near Silver City, Idaho
Boise, ID - This fall the Boise District BLM will be prescribed burning timber piles from a 2015 hazardous fuels reduction project in the Owyhee Field Office near Silver City, Idaho.
BLM's Cottonwood Office to Hold Open House
Cottonwood, ID – The Bureau of Land Management’s Cottonwood Field Office will hold an open house at their newly constructed office building on
Idaho Sage-Grouse Collaborative Wins National Award
[Boise] The Idaho Sage-Grouse Action Team has been named the winner of the Public Lands Foundation’s Landscape Stewardship Award for 2016.
BLM Seeks Feedback on Plans to Improve Ross Point Site
Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed a draft environmental analysis (EA) for recreation improvements at the Ross Point Recreation Site along the Spokane River near
Slash Pile Burns Planned in the Shoshone Field Office: Primary objective to reduce fuels and improve forestry health
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Fuels Reduction Work Prompts Temporary Closure at BLM's Mineral Ridge Trail
Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene Field Office will be finalizing hazardous fuels treatments on the popular Mineral Ridge Trail east of Coeur d’Alene the week of
BLM Challis Field Office Resumes Business
CHALLIS, ID – Following a Tuesday morning fire at their office on Blue Mountain Road, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employees from the Challis Field Office are making strides to resume business.&
BLM Unveils Routes for Final Segments of Gateway West Transmission Line: BLM's Preferred Alternative avoids private land and sage grouse habitat, and minimizes impacts to the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
BOISE, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the final two sections of the Gateway West Transmission Project that
Construction Activity Underway at Lud Drexler Park Campground
TWIN FALLS, ID – Visitors can expect construction activity and temporary closures of certain campsites at Lud Drexler Park near Salmon Falls Dam for the next month.
BLM Begins Work on the Paradigm Fuel Breaks Project
Boise - Starting in early October, crews from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Boise District will begin work on the Paradigm Fuel Breaks project, a system of fuel breaks built along both side
BLM Challis Field Office Destroyed by Fire
IDAHO FALLS, ID – In the early morning hours of Tues., Oct.
BLM releases draft plan for livestock grazing in Craters of the Moon National Monument
Shoshone, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental analysis for grazing management in the Craters of the Moon National Monument.
Parking Area Improvements Prompt Temporary Closure to Cougar Bay Recreation Site
Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will finalize a parking lot improvement project at the John C.
Public Lands Appreciation Open House Celebration
TWIN FALLS, ID — The BLM’s Twin Falls District is hosting an open house on October 4th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM to celebrate public lands and to honor those who value and care for those lands.
BLM to Enact Seasonal Travel Restrictions on Challis Field Office Lands: Seasonal Route Restrictions Begin Oct. 1
CHALLIS, ID –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office is announcing seasonal travel restrictions that go into effect Oct. 1, 2016.
Military Training to be Conducted in Owyhee County's Hunt Unit 40
Are you hunting in Unit 40 this October? There may be more birds in the sky.
Treatments Continue on Soda Fire
Boise, ID -- Treatments within the Soda Fire burn area continue this fall with applications of herbicide on BLM-managed lands in both Idaho and Oregon.
Trail Ride Celebrating Idaho's Wild Horses
BOISE, ID – The Boise District BLM, in cooperation with the Idaho Mustang Club, will host a trail ride on Sept. 24 at 11:00 a.m.
September Events Planned in Idaho to Celebrate National Public Lands Day
[Boise] Several events are planned throughout Idaho this month to celebrate a special year for National Public Lands Day.
Come Lend a Hand at BLM National Public Lands Day Event
Coeur d’Alene, ID – Come lend a hand and celebrate public lands on Thursday, Sept. 22 during National Public Lands Day (NPLD)!
First Idaho Geothermal Project on Public Land since the 1980s Receives Permit to Drill: Project to include 22 wells and mitigation for sage-grouse and ferruginous hawks
BURLEY, ID – Just this week, Burley Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Manager Ken Crane gave the nod to Walker Ranch Energy for a geothermal energy project that will take place 13 miles south o
Construction Activity Underway at Bruneau Canyon Overlook: Improvements to canyon access points and the walking path
TWIN FALLS, ID – The Bruneau Canyon Overlook is undergoing a facelift as construction crews begin work to create an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible pathway and install improved saf
Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled
Idaho Falls, ID-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Sept.