Press Releases

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Utah

BLM Seeks Comment on Environmental Assessment for Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Vernal, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Vernal Field Office is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the BLM’s proposal to offer 28 par

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BLM Investigating Deaths of Wild Burros

Salt Lake City -- The Bureau of Land Management is investigating the deaths of 18 wild burros at its Axtell, Utah wild burro corral and on the Sinbad Herd Management Area 30 m

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BLM-Utah West Desert District Issues Fire Prevention Order

West Valley City, Utah—The BLM-Utah West Desert District (WDD) has re-issued a fire prevention order that addresses year-round and seasonal fire restrictions.  These restricti

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BLM Utah to Host Resource Advisory Council Meeting/Conference Call

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a meeting/conference call Wednesday, June 29, 2016, from 9:00 a.m.

Utah

BLM-Utah West Desert District Issues Fire Prevention Order

West Valley City, Utah—The BLM-Utah West Desert District (WDD) has re-issued a fire prevention order that addresses year-round and seasonal fire restrictions.  These restricti

Utah

BLM Utah to Host Resource Advisory Council Meeting/Conference Call

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a meeting/conference call Wednesday, June 29, 2016, from 9:00 a.m.

Utah

BLM-Utah Volunteer Receives the "Making a Difference" National Volunteer Award

Salt Lake City—Bureau of Land Management volunteer Sharron Evans of central Utah has received the prestigious “Making a Difference Award” for her contributions to the agency’s Wild

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BLM Requests Public Input on Grazing EA

Moab, Utah -- The Bureau of Land Management  (BLM ) Moab Field Office is seeking input on an Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing potential impacts of renewing a ten y

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BLM Utah Receives $3.5 million for Resilient Landscapes Program

SALT LAKE CITY — The U. S.  Department of the Interior has announced $10 million in funding for the Wildland Fire Resilient Landscapes Program.

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Discover Dinosaurs in Your Backyard!

Hanksville, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management-Utah (BLM-Utah) Henry Mountains Field Station is partnering with the Burpee Museum of Rockford, Illinois, to conduct free guided tour

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BLM-Utah Offers New Recreation Maps for Mobile Devices

Salt Lake City— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released new mobile device compatible maps that highlight world class outdoor recreation opportunities on Utah’s public land

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$2,500 Rewards Offered for Information on Archaeological Resource Vandalism

Salt Lake City– The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-Utah and the non-profit Friends of Cedar Mesa have established an innovative partnership to combat the theft, vandalism, and dam

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BLM Extends Comment Period on Lake Mountain Planning Effort

Salt Lake City— The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office is extending until May 31, 2016, its public comment period on an environment assessment analyzing alter

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The BLM and Tread Lightly! Launch Respect and Protect Campaign

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Tread Lightly!

Utah

BLM-Utah Resource Advisory Council/Recreation Resource Advisory Council Meeting

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Resource Advisory Council/ Recreation Resource Advisory Council will host a meeting on Thursday, Ma

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BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Wild Horse Gathers in Central and Southern Utah

The BLM is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing proposed wild horse removal and research projects in the Conger and Frisco Herd Management Areas (HMA). 
Utah

BLM Implements New Camping Fees at Little Creek Campground

Salt Lake City—On April 15, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office will implement new camping fees at the Little Creek Campground in Randolph, Utah.

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BLM Utah Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Council

Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Utah is seeking public nominations for four open positions on its Utah Resource Advisory Council (

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BLM Releases Final Programmatic EIS To Use Three Herbicides on Western Public Lands

As part of ongoing efforts to combat the spread of invasive and noxious weeds that threaten the health and productivity of millions of acres of public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) tod

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BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Land Exchange

St. George, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah St.

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BLM Approves First Non-Motorized Mountain Bike Trail in Sand Flats

Moab, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Moab Field Office today issued a decision approving a new nine-mile non-motorized mountain bike trail in the Sand Flats Recreati

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Monticello Area Camping Fees to Increase in 2016

Monticello, Utah—Beginning Feb.

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Seeking Applications for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 2016 Artists-in-Residence Program

Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications beginning Dec. 22, 2015 through Jan.

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BLM Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Analysis for Sulphur Wild Horse Gather

Cedar City, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Office announces a 30-day public comment period beginning December 21, 2015 and ending on January 19, 2016, for the

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BLM Seeks Comment on Environmental Assessment for May 2016 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Color Country District is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the BLM's proposal to offer four parcels covering 6,743 acres