Press Releases

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New Mexico

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Holiday Closures and Fall/Winter Hours

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (Monument), including the Slot Canyon, Cave Loop, and Veterans’ Memorial Loop Trail and the Veterans’ Memorial Scenic

New Mexico

Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Event in Navasota, Texas

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Navasota, Texas, November 18-19, 2016.

New Mexico

BLM Announces an Additional Public Scoping Meeting on Verde Transmission Project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced an additional public scoping meeting on the Verde Transmission Project (Project), following two previous meetings held in October in Española and S

New Mexico

BLM and BIA Update Scoping Meeting Schedule for Mineral Leasing and Development Effort in Northwest New Mexico

On October 21, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Navajo Regional Office announced the start of an expanded resource managem

New Mexico

Special BLM Outdoor Presentation Features "The Hermit" and La Cueva

The public is invited to join the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a free evening presentation highlighting one of the most famous and mysterious characters from the history of the Mesilla Valle

New Mexico

BLM Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Las Cruces

On October 25 and 26, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet for a field trip and meeting.  On October 25, the field trip wil

New Mexico

BLM is on the Move

If you are looking for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Oklahoma Field Office after October 24, 2016, you will find it on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

New Mexico

BLM Advisory Council to Meet in Carlsbad

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pecos District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the Carlsbad BLM field Office, 620 East Greene Street, Carlsbad, New M

New Mexico

BLM Dripping Springs Visitor Center Slated for Improvement Project

Starting October 17, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Dripping Springs Visitor Center, located off Dripping Springs Road, will undergo work to widen and resurface all of the sidewalks near the p

New Mexico

BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed Verde Transmission Project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking the public to help identify potential issues associated with a proposed high-voltage, overhead, power transmission line in Santa Fe and Rio Arriba coun

New Mexico

BLM Closing Its Office in Tulsa, OK September 30, 2016

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oklahoma Field Office is consolidating its Tulsa and Oklahoma City offices into a new facility in Norman, Oklahoma.  The move is expected to improve organiz

New Mexico

BLM Personal-Use Fuelwood Permits on Sale in Taos

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office will be selling fuelwood permits for personal-use to the public starting October 3, 2016.  The cost of the fuelwood permit is $12.00 per c

New Mexico

Local Ranchers Bid on McGregor Range Grazing Units

Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) successfully auctioned six grazing units within the McGregor Range in southern NM.   The bids ranged from $20 to $35 per Animal Unit Month (AUM)

New Mexico

Oil and Gas Leases Garner Record-breaking Sums at BLM Sale in New Mexico

Oil and gas leases sold today at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) competitive auction in Roswell, N.M., shattered previous records, garnering a record-breaking $145.6 million in total receipts a

National Office, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

BLM Issues Guidance for Implementing Greater Sage-Grouse Plans

 WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today moved forward on its collaborative effort to conserve Greater Sage-Grouse and its habitat by issuing Instruction Memorandums (IMs) that

New Mexico

Third Annual Helium Auction Generates Nearly $43 Million

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducted its third annual auction of Federal crude helium at the Amarillo Field Office, under the terms of the Helium Stewardship Act (Act) of 2013.  The B

New Mexico

$5,000 Reward for Burrowing Owl Case in New Mexico

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust (Trust) are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and convic

New Mexico

BLM to Hold Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale on September 1, 2016

The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management's Oil and Gas Lease Sale originally scheduled for July 20, 2016, has been rescheduled to September 1, 2016, in order to ensure adequate public notice.

New Mexico

Fireworks Prohibited on New Mexico Public Lands

As the July 4th holiday approaches, the Bureau of Land Management would like to remind all public lands users that unless otherwise authorized by the BLM, the possession or use of fireworks on all

New Mexico

No Parcels Available for the October 19, 2016 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The BLM leases parcels for oil and gas development up to four times a year, if lands are available for leasing, based on recommendations and input from the public, industry, tribes and other consti

New Mexico

BLM Issues Final Approval for the Southline Transmission Line Project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Southline Transmission Line Project (Project), a 367-mile, 345-kV electric transmission line

New Mexico

BLM Helium Sales Generate $115 Million in 2016

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will transfer $115 million to the U.S.

New Mexico

BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets $51,521 from Parcels in Oklahoma and Kansas

A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease auction today netted $51,521 in revenues including rental and administrative fees from the sale of 11 Federal leases in the States of Oklahoma an

New Mexico

BLM to Hold Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale on April 20, 2016

On April 20, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold its quarterly oil and gas lease sale in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

New Mexico

Additional Amendment Made to the BLM's April 20, 2016 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management's New Mexico State Office (BLM) announced today that 11 parcels totaling about 2,306 acres will be offered at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale scheduled for April