BLM employees in New Mexico care for 13.4 million acres of public lands plus 26 million acres of federal oil, natural gas, and minerals. These lands contain nationally significant energy and mineral resources, a great variety of wildlife, and an abundance of recreational opportunities.
Come explore our outstanding national monuments and wilderness areas, visit unique historic and prehistoric sites, and enjoy our developed recreation sites! Public lands in New Mexico offer breathtaking scenery, from rolling prairies and lush riparian areas to open woodlands and desert peaks – the iconic landscapes of the American West.
BLM employees in Texas manage about 11,000 acres of land (the Cross Bar property near Amarillo) plus the nation’s Federal Helium Program. Oklahoma BLM manages almost 20 million acres of federal and Indian mineral estate in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, plus long-term holding facilities for wild horses and a very active horse and burro adoption program.