Press Releases

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New Mexico

BLM to repair access road to Picacho Peak Recreation Area

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Starting on Nov. 28, the Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District staff will begin repairing the access road to Picacho Peak Recreation Area, northwest of Las Cruces.

New Mexico

Public meeting to highlight Soledad Canyon road improvements

LAS CRUCES, N.M. ‒ The Federal Highway Administration and Doña Ana County are hosting a public meeting on November 28, 2017, to present the Soledad Canyon Road Improvement Project.

New Mexico

Dripping Springs Natural Area holiday closures

LAS CRUCES, N.M.

New Mexico

BLM to conduct three prescribed burns in Catron County

SOCORRO, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is planning to burn piles of juniper and piñon cuttings in three locations in Catron County from Nov. 15, 2017 - April 1, 2018, weather permitting.

New Mexico

BLM announces brush treatments in Socorro and Catron counties

SOCORRO, N.M. ‒ Beginning Nov.

New Mexico

BLM announces brush treatments in Sierra, Doña Ana, Hidalgo, Luna, and Otero counties

LAS CRUCES, N.M. ‒ Beginning the week of Nov.

New Mexico

BLM Pecos District Seeks Advisory Council Nominations

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pecos District announces that it is seeking public nominations for four positions on its Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the BLM on public land is

New Mexico

BLM Las Cruces District sponsors photo contest

LAS CRUCES, NM:  The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District is sponsoring a photo contest and inviting public land users to submit their favorite photograph(s) of a special landsca

New Mexico

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument unavailable for two days in November

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is announcing that Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument will be unavailable for two days in November.

New Mexico

Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Event in Odessa Texas

NORMAN, OK - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Odessa, Texas, on November 3-4, 2017.

New Mexico

Public Invited to Attend Meetings to Discuss BLM Planning Efforts

LAS CRUCES, NM - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District is hosting three public meetings to discuss the management and use of public lands, with a focus on the Robledo, Las Uvas, D

New Mexico

BLM issues travel advisory for Quebradas Backcountry Byway

SOCORRO, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is advising travelers that recent heavy rains have damaged the Quebradas Backcountry Byway.

New Mexico

BLM Offers October Outdoor Events in Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES, N.M.

New Mexico

23rd Annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo Henderson, Texas

HENDERSON, TX.

New Mexico

BLM Taos Field Office plans prescribed burn near Peñasco

TAOS, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management will be conducting a 650-acre prescribed burn in the Copperhill Management Area, located 2-3 miles west of Peñasco, New Mexico.

New Mexico

BLM seeks volunteers for cleanup on National Public Lands Day

FARMINGTON, NM ‒ On Sept.

New Mexico

BLM seeks comments on analysis of northern New Mexico oil and gas lease parcels

SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on the analysis of 26 parcels in northern New Mexico for the March 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sale.

New Mexico

BLM and Partners Sponsor National Public Lands Day Events

LAS CRUCES, NM – On Sept.

New Mexico

Local Ranchers Bid on McGregor Range Grazing Units

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management successfully auctioned nine grazing units within the McGregor Range in southern New Mexico.

New Mexico

Temporary limited access to the BLM New Mexico public room

SANTA FE, N.M. – The public room of the Bureau of Land Management’s New Mexico State Office, located at 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, N.M., will have limited access Sept.

New Mexico

Prescribed burns planned for Lincoln County

ROSWELL, N.M. – Beginning in late September, the Bureau of Land Management will be conducting prescribed burn operations north of the town of Lincoln.

New Mexico

Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Event in Ft. Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, TX - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Ft. Worth, Texas, Sept. 15-16, 2017.

New Mexico

BLM New Mexico oil and gas lease sale nets more than $130 million

SANTA FE, N.M.

New Mexico

BLM to offer 62 parcels in September oil and gas lease sale

SANTA FE, N.M.