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2008 News Releases

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Top of Page November Pinedale BLM To Impound Trespass Livestock BLM National Public Lands Day Event in Worland a Success Top of Page October Teamwork Results in Clean-up of BLM Rattlesnake Butte Area BLM Rock Springs Asks Hunters to Stay on Existing Roads & Trails BLM Reminds Public to Submit Photos for Share the Experience Photo Contest South Gillette Draft EIS Available: Hearing set for November 19, 2008 Installation ceremony held for BLM Casper Field Manager Joe Meyer Kempthorne Launches Initiative to Spur Geothermal Energy and Power Generation on Federal Lands Public Workshops Solicit Involvement in Habitat Projects Secretary Kempthorne to Announce Geothermal Energy Leasing and Development Plan for U.S. Public Lands BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board for November 17 in Reno Federal Oil & Gas Sale Scheduled for December 2, 2008 Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burns Worland BLM to Host National Public Lands Day Event BLM Signs Horseshoe Basin 3D Seismic Survey Decision Record Public Comment Period Begins for the BLM Bighorn Basin RMP Revision Trail Center Returns to Winter Hours Installation Ceremony Planned for BLM Wind River/Bighorn Basin District Manager;  Landscape Stewardship Award Presented BLM Lifts Fire Restrictions in Johnson, Sheridan, and Campbell Counties BLM Announces New Rule for Land Withdrawals BLM Oil & Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $9 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Nearly Half Scab Creek Campground Early Closure Warren Bridge Campground Closed  BLM Realigns Beginning Oct. 1 Buffalo Field Office Plans Prescribed Burns BLM Sponsors National Public Lands Day Projects Top of Page September  BLM Director Announces Cody Area Wins 2008 Rangeland Stewardship Award Federal Oil & Gas Sale Scheduled for October 7, 2008 Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn BLM Celebrates National Public Lands Day Casper BLM Celebrates National Public Lands Day with “No Fee” Day; Encourages Public to Visit Local BLM Sites on Saturday, September 27 Worland BLM Releases Fifteenmile Wild Horse Gather EA Lander BLM Plans Fall Burn near Lysite Mountain Cody BLM Releases McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Gather EA for Public Comment  BLM Announces That Firewood Is No Longer Available at Scab Creek Campground BLM joins Platte River Revival in celebration of NPLD Trails Center Helps Host Equality State Book Festival with Special Presentations & Free Admission "Operation Respect" Hunter Information Available at BLM CFO BLM Plans Prescribed Burns Throughout Bighorn Basin PAWG Meeting & Field Tour September 25 & 26 BLM to Host National Public Lands Day Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn “Operation Respect” Hunter Information Available at BLM Pinedale Anticline Project Area Record of Decision Signed BLM Conducts Prescribed Burn Firewood Available at Scab Creek Campground Wild Horse Hearing Scheduled BLM Issues Firewood Permits in Muddy Mountain Area BLM Celebrates the 15th National Public Lands Day on September 20 BLM Hosts Open House on the Rand’s Butte Project Cody BLM to Host National Public Lands Day Event BLM Announces Availability of Scoping Report for Proposed Gateway West Transmission Line Project BLM Celebrates the 15th National Public Lands Day on September 13 Kemmerer BLM Seeks Comments on Exploratory Well Rawlins BLM Extends Scoping Comment Period for Chokecherry & Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project EIS BLM Identifies Lands for Potential Development of Significant Oil Shale Resources Platte Pipeline Road Closed at Fifteen Mile Creek The Wyoming Bureau of Land Management & the Wyoming Honor Farm Celebrates 20th Anniversary: Wild Horse Adoption on September 19 & 20 in Riverton Kemmerer BLM Seeks Comments on Exploratory Well Rawlins BLM Plans Fall Burns Road & Trails Reopen in Rattlesnake Mountain Area Lander BLM to Host National Public Lands Day Event Top of Page August Cody BLM Seeks Comments on Proposed Rocktober Drilling Project Road & Trail Closures Due to Gunbarrel Fire National Public Lands Day at CCC Ponds Recreation Area: Volunteers Needed! Proposed Kemmerer RMP and Final EIS Available Proposed Pinedale RMP & Final EIS Available Wyoming Mustang Challenge a Huge Success Federal Oil and Gas Sale Scheduled for October 7, 2008 Media Alert:  NHTIC Will Close Early On Saturday for Fifth Annual Celebrity Chef Cook Off PAWG Water Resources Task Group Meeting Senator Craig Thomas to be Honored at Renaming Ceremony Rock Springs BLM Seeks Public Comment on the Proposed Horseshoe Basin Seismic Survey MEDIA ADVISORY: BLM Wyoming Holds Teleconference to Discuss Announcement of Buffalo Resource Management Plan Revision Public Workshops Solicit Involvement in Habitat Projects BLM BFO Releases Draft Buffalo RMPA/EA for the Fortification Creek Area BLM Oil & Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $14 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Half BLM & Wyoming PBS Celebrate the Trails Center’s 6th Anniversary BLM places partial fire restrictions in Buffalo Field Office Area Top of Page July BLM Wyoming wild horses to be featured in WY Mustang Challenge BLM to Prepare Beaver Creek Coal Bed Natural Gas Development Project EIS Rawlins BLM Sets Scoping Meetings for Chokecherry & Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project EIS Federal Oil & Gas Sale Scheduled for August 5, 2008 Rawlins BLM Announces Scoping Period for the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project EIS Rubicon 3-D Geophysical Platte Pipeline Road Closed At Fifteenmile Creek Pinedale BLM Seeks Public Comment on the Proposed Dry Basin Draw Sand and Gravel Pit UW Conservation Corp Students to Begin Sage Grouse Work with BLM in Newcastle PAWG Meeting Scheduled for July 24 BLM Issues Firewood Permits in Muddy Mountain Area More Wildland Fires Reported Near Rainbow Family Gathering Wild Horse Available for Adoption at Cheyenne Frontier Days General Land Office recreated by BLM at Cheyenne Frontier Days Wildland Fire Reported Near Rainbow Family Gathering BLM Announces Fireworks Areas BLM Prepares EA on Proposed Uranium Site Top of Page June Opening of Carter Mountain Road Delayed Fire Season Approaches Final SEIS will be Available for Pinedale Anticline Project Area BLM Temporarily Closes Goldeneye Wildlife and Recreation Area BLM Improves Recreational Opportunities along Trapper’s Route Join Us on the Trail: BLM celebrates National Trails Day on Muddy Mountain  BLM Sponsors Climb to Conquer Cancer on Muddy Mountain Trails Center hosts annual Pony Express Re-Ride: Facility offers free admission part of the day $228 Million Paid to County Governments as Compensation for Lost Taxes on Federal Lands BLM Employee Tom Bills Earns National Award BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed Transmission Line Project in Idaho & Wyoming Free Firewood Permits Available from BLM Buffalo Field Office BLM to Explore Future Actions for Teton Reservoir BLM Plans Juniper Thinning Project as Part of Mule Deer Habitat Improvement PAWG Tour Date Postponed Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn in Converse County BLM to Prepare GMI Natural Gas Development Project EIS Wild Horse & Burro Adoption June Jonah Interagency Office Newsletter Now Available Muddy Mountain Road to Open - Campground Remains Closed Oregon-California Trails Association Trek Visits “New” Ruts BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $11 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Half  McCullough Peaks Road Temporarily Closed Top of Page May Platte Pipeline Road Closed At Fifteenmile Creek BLM Announces New PAWG Members BLM Initiates Environmental Analysis of Solar Energy Development BLM to Explore Future Actions for Teton Reservoir Federal Oil and Gas Sale Scheduled for June 3, 2008 Report Offers Road Map for Energy Relief Jonah Interagency Mitigation and Reclamation Office Approves Third Round of Off-Site Project Applications Nominations to Serve on the PAWG Currently Being Solicited Opening of Muddy Mountain Road Delayed Rock Springs BLM Seeks Comments on Proposed Puma Prospect EA Rock Springs BLM Seeks Comments on Proposed Luman Rim Project EA BLM BFO Hosts Informational Meeting on Sage-Grouse Management BLM Plans Green Mountain Forest Thinning, Fuels Reduction Project BLM Seeks Public Input on Proposed Transmission Line Project in Idaho & Wyoming Hike Through Natural Corral! BLM Sponsors National Trails Day Event Pinedale BLM Seeks Comment on Proposed Transmission Line & Substation PAWG Meeting to be Held May 29 Rock Springs BLM Seeks Comments on Proposed Rubicon 3D Seismic Survey BLM Issues Firewood Permits Lander BLM Extends Green Mountain Common Allotment Environmental Assessment (EA) Public Comment Period BLM Sponsors Boulder Lake Public Dig Media Alert: 1st and 2nd Graders Plant Aspens Wyoming Honor Farm Wild Horse Adoption Upcoming JIO Presents Grant to the Museum of the Mountain Man Vlcan Named New Trails Center Volunteer Coordinator Top of Page April Pinedale BLM Seeks Comment on Proposed Sand/Gravel Pit Expansion Lander BLM Releases Green Mountain Common Allotment EA for Public Comment Dorsey Creek Road Closed BLM Announces Revisions to Handbook Designed to Make Environmental Reviews More Efficient Cordero Mining Submits Successful Bid at Coal Lease Sale Federal Oil & Gas Sale Scheduled for June 3, 2008 BLM & Johnson County Fire Mitigation Committee Conduct Fuels Assessment BLM Conducts Prescribed Burn Nowater Creek Crossing Reopened WLCI Executive Committee Selects Leadership BLM road closure reminder BLM Recognizes Bill Barrett Corporation: Award Presented at BMP meeting in Buffalo Casper BLM Reviews Grazing Allotments Outlaw Cave Access Road Remains Closed Trails Center Prepares for Summer with Extended Hours & Special Events PAWG Wildlife Task Group Plans April 30 Meeting Ruby Pipeline Project: Public Scoping BLM Buffalo Field Office hosts Best Management Practices Workshop BLM Rock Springs announces temporary closure of wild horse corrals Public Meeting in Rock Springs to Discuss Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $30 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Half Top of Page March JIO Receives Third Round of Project Applications Federal Oil and Gas Sale Scheduled for April 1, 2008 BLM, WGFD Partner with Local Groups on Sage Grouse Distribution Project BLM Offers Additional Time for Comment on Oil Shale Study BLM Holds Coal Sale BLM partners with WGFD and Industry on Fortification Creek Elk Study BLM Announces Spring Prescribed Burns Throughout Basin PAWG Cultural/Historical Task Group to hold April 22 Meeting Federal Coal Lease Sale Set for Mar. 19, 2008 Scholar Offers Glimpse into Historical Conflict PAWG Wildlife Task Group Meeting Time Change BLM Swears in New Pinedale Field Manager & Law Enforcement Ranger Casper Field Office Plans Prescribed Burns BLM High Desert District Fire Zone Plans Spring Prescribed Burns PAWG Cultural/Historical Task Group Plans March 11 Meeting BLM Works with Oil & Gas Industry on Spring Wildlife Restrictions Top of Page February PAWG Plans March 27 Meeting Nowater Creek Crossing Closed for Repairs BLM announces scoping for Meeteetse 3-D Geophysical Project Rock Springs BLM Seeks Comments on Proposed Encana Natural Gas Development Within NPL BLM seeks scoping comments on Overland Pass Pipeline proposal BLM Hosts Women’s History Presentation Pinedale BLM to Hold Ceremony February Jonah Interagency Office newsletter now available Horse trainers needed for Wyoming Mustang Challenge PAWG Water Quality Task Group Plans March 12 Meeting Foundation Wyoming Land Company Submits Successful Bid at Coal Lease Sale BLM Open House Features Vegetation Treatment Projects PAWG Wildlife Task Group Plans March 25 Meeting April oil and gas lease sale notice available Cross-Country Ski Trail Now Open for Winter Season Public Comment Sought By BLM on Powerline Right-Of-Way Proposal Kemmerer BLM Office Closes Winter Range Areas To Protect Big Game Populations Federal Coal Lease Sale Set for Feb. 20, 2008 in Cheyenne, Wyo. West Antelope II Draft EIS Available: Public Hearing set for March 24, 2008 BLM and Forest Service Announce 2008 Grazing Fee National Public Lands Foundation Honors BLM Employees for Special Professional Achievement Public Meeting Will Provide Information on BLM Oil Shale Planning BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $18 Million, State of Wyoming to Get Half PAWG Wildlife Task Group Plans Feb. 14 Meeting Top of Page January PAWG Reclamation Task Group Plans Feb. 12 Meeting Pinedale BLM Selects JIO Project Manager Federal Oil and Gas Sale Scheduled for Feb. 5, 2008 BLM Approves Jonah Worker Camp Media Advisory: Energy Corridor PEIS Meeting in Cheyenne BLM Sets Public Meetings on Draft Oil Shale & Tar Sands Planning Document BLM Will Hold Additional Public Meeting for Pinedale Anticline SEIS BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities to Care for and Maintain Wild Horses Public Invited to Comment on Draft Proposal for Energy Corridors on Federal Lands BLM Realigns Organizational Structure BLM Prepares EIS on Coal Lease Application: Scoping meeting set for Jan. 31, 2008 Jonah Interagency Office Now Accepting Project Applications  Pinedale BLM to Implement Mesa Seasonal Vehicle Closure Pinedale BLM to Host Blood Drive Westside Irrigation District Land Transfer Study Available Kemmerer BLM to Provide Additional Analysis for Moxa Arch Preferred Alternative  Public Meeting in Rock Springs to Discuss Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative BLM Rock Springs Announces Scoping for Devon Drilling Proposal Annual Mid-Winter Eagle Survey Scheduled  Pinedale BLM Office Holds Ceremony and Open House: Public invited to meet new Field Manager Chuck Otto & Ranger Shane Wasem BLM Issues Final EIS for Rawlins Resource Management Plan BLM Sets Public Meeting for the Pinedale Anticline Revised Draft Supplemental EIS At Direction of Congress, BLM Will Start Collection of $4,000 Processing Fee For Each New Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Application Top of Page