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Utah

BLM Approves ATV Trail in San Juan County Indian Creek Area

MONTICELLO, UtahThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Monticello Field Office has approved an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail in the Indian Creek area northwest of Montice

Utah

BLM Approves First Master Leasing Plan in Utah

MOAB, UtahThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released the final decision approving a plan that will guide responsible mineral development in and around Moab while also prot

Utah

BLM Releases Proposed Plan for Eastern Lake Mountains

SALT LAKE CITY—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO) today released a proposed plan that would ensure public safety and protect cultural resources by restricting target

Utah

BLM-Utah Quarterly Oil and Gas Lease Sale Results

SALT LAKE CITYThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah received bonus bids totaling $192,072.00 for 19 parcels covering 9,049.97 acres at the quarterly oil and ga

Utah

BLM Moab Field Office Welcomes New Manager

MOAB, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) welcomes Christina Price as the new manager for the Moab Field Office.  Christina brings a fresh perspective and commitme

Utah

BLM Issues Decision for Cedar Mountain Wild Horse Gather

SALT LAKE CITYThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office today signed the Decision Record for the upcoming Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) wild

Utah

BLM to Host Statewide Public Hearing Regarding the Use of Motorized Vehicles and Aircraft within the Wild Horse and Burro Program

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah will host its annual statewide public hearing at the BLM-Utah Salt Lake Field Office to discuss the use of

Utah

Public Invited to Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Artists-in-Residence Reception

PRICE, Utah–The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office invites the public to a reception highlighting the artwork and contributions of artists in the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Art

Arizona, Utah

Arizona Strip Free Interagency Brown Bag Lecture Series for December

Every Friday in December, the Bureau of Land Management and its partners host the popular Brown Bag Lecture series, which provides unique opportunities to learn more about the area’s natural resources and public lands.
Utah

Prescribed Fires Planned this Winter in San Juan County

MOAB, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyon Country Fire Zone will conduct a number of prescribed fires on public lands in San Juan County in coming months, November through March. 

Utah

BLM Announces Coal Lease Sale for Greens Hollow Tract

Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a Competitive Coal Lease Sale for a tract of Federal coal in Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah.

Utah

Little Sahara Recreation Area Prepares for Winter Season with Water Turn-off and Visitor Center Closure

FILLMORE, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Little Sahara Recreation Area (LSRA) visitor center will be closed for the winter through 

Utah

Mountain Bike Ride Celebrates Completion of New Trails

CEDAR CITY, Utah—A mountain bike ride is scheduled for Nov.

Utah

BLM Posts Proposed Parcel List for February 2017 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

BLM, UtahThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Office has posted the proposed list of parcels for the upcoming quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale, tentati

Utah

BLM Utah Initiates Planning Process for Recreation Management Plan

PRICE, Utah –The Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office (BLM), Utah State Parks, and Emery County are proposing to create a cooperative management agreement for the management of recreation r

Arizona, Utah

Arizona Strip: Christmas Tree Permits Available Beginning Second Week of November

For Immediate Release                           

Utah

BLM Offers Holiday Tree Permits for Non-commercial Uses in Utah

Salt Lake City – The holiday season is coming and thousands of people will be finding their trees on public lands this year.  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah will begin selling non-co

Utah

High on Life Defendant Agrees to Pay Fines for Bonneville Salt Flats Violations and is Banned from Public Lands

SALT LAKE CITY – Members of the Canadian lifestyle company High on Life appeared before US Magistrate Judge Mark Carman on Nov.

Utah

BLM Seeks Input on Proposed Non-Motorized Trail to Connect BLM Campground to Bluff, Utah

MONTICELLO, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Monticello Field Office is seeking public input on a proposed non-motorized recreation trail that would connect the town of Bluff, Utah to the

Utah

November 2015 Lease Sale Rescheduled for February 2016

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah today rescheduled the postponed November 2015 oil and gas lease sale for Feb.

Utah

BLM Seeks Feedback on Plan to Protect Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges

MOAB, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Moab Field Office is seeking comments on a proposed supplementary rule that would make permanent restrictions on certain rope

National Office, California, Nevada, Utah

BLM Leases 41,000 Acres for Geothermal Energy Development

SACRAMENTO, Calif. –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held a successful competitive geothermal lease sale in Sacramento on Oct.

Utah

BLM Seeks Public Comment on Rights of Way for Enefit Project

Vernal, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has announced a 60-day comment period on the Enefit American Oil Utility Corridor Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (

Utah

BLM Prescribed Burn Planned for Tooele County

West Valley City, Utah – Fire crews in the Bureau of Land Management’s West Desert District are planning to conduct two prescribed burns of juniper slash in Tooele County begi

Utah

BLM Celebrates Grand Opening of the Kane Gulch Ranger Station Rock Art Exhibit

MONTICELLO, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Monticello Field Office invites the public to an open house at the Kane Gulch Ranger Station on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.