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Elko District Office

In The Spotlight

BLM releases Preliminary Environmental Assessment for Owyhee Complex Wild Horse Gather

BLM releases EA for proposed Water Trap of three HMAs in Northeastern Nevada (written comments accepted until Oct. 4)

Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council to meet Sept. 20

BLM releases EA of Warm Creek/Snow Water Lake permit renewal (written comments accepted through Oct. 5)

BLM releases EA for Noble Energy Seismic Surveys (written comments accepted through Sept. 28)

BLM begins process to analyze Proposed Northeast Nevada Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary (written comments accepted through Sept. 19)

Interagency Fire Management Team announces fire restrictions on public lands

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ABOUT THE ELKO DISTRICT
The Elko District Office encompasses 12.5 million acres and has topography typical of the Great Basin with broad valleys separated by mountain ranges. Elevations range from 4,000 to over 10,000 feet. Vegetation types range from salt desert shrub communities to sagebrush and perennial grasses, from cheat grass monoculture to pinion-juniper woodlands and mixed conifer stands.

Elko County lies in the northeastern corner of Nevada. Its county seat of Elko is a bustling town of about 21,000 people, with an additional 15,000 living in the immediate area. Elko is approximately 230 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, 295 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada, and 255 miles south of Boise, Idaho.

Employment Opportunities within Elko District


National Public Lands Day
Sept. 29, 2012
Southfork Recreation Area
Elko District NPLD 2012 Flyer


Current Federal Register Notices

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Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary in Elko County, Nevada, and an Associated Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Wells Field Office

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Long Canyon Mine Project, Elko County, Nevada


Elko District Office Map
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Elko District Leadership 2012 

 Elko District Leadership Team 2012

Back Row (L to R): Rich Adams, Tuscarora Field Manager; Bryan Fuell, Wells Field Manager; Tom Warren, Operations Manager; Dylan Rader, Fire Management Officer (acting), Adam George, Assistant District Manager, Support Services; Brad Sones, Law Enforcement.

Front Row (L to R): Lesli Ellis, public affairs; Dave Overcast, Assistant District Manager; Ken Miller, District Manager; David Jamiel, California Trail Center Manager; Victoria Anne, Planning and Environmental Coordinator


Elko District Office
3900 E. Idaho Street  |  Elko NV 89801  |  Phone: 775-753-0200 
Office Hours: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm M-F  |  Public Room Hours: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm M-F