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2012 Press Releases

Southwest Resource Advisory Council to Meet (10-16-12)

BLM needs help with Fourmile area restoration project (10-15-12)

BLM, BIA, FWS, NPS, and USFS plan to issue multiple contracts for a wide range of fuels management reduction work to reduce the risk of wildland fires (10-11-12)

BLM seeks public comment on fuels reduction above project El Jebel (10-11-12)

BLM seeks public comment on Eagle Valley fuels reduction plan (10-11-12)

Anasazi Heritage Center Hosts Author Erica Olsen at a Reading and Book Signing (10-11-12)

Public Invited to Discuss Potential Non-profit Foundation to Support Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and Anasazi Heritage Center (10-11-12)

Thomas Heinlein named BLM Colorado Front Range District Manager (10-10-12)

2012 BLM Artist-in-Residence Program Artworks Exhibit at Dolores Public Lands Office (10-10-12)

National Fossil Day celebration comes to Fremont County (10-10-12)

BLM seeks public comment on coal lease modification (10-09-12)

Firefighters reach 60% containment on Highway 13 Fire (10-09-12)

Wildfires Activity Subdued, Yet Still More Work Ahead (10-09-12)

Crews to continue monitoring Highway 13 Fire Small, nonthreatening smokes likely to continue (10-07-12)

Highway 13 Fire now 80 percent contained (10-06-12)

Air resources key to stopping spread of Highway 13 Fire today (10-05-12)

Two Wildfires Reported in North of Hotchkiss; Red Flag Warning in Effect (10-05-12)

BLM seeks input for gravel quarry environmental assessment (10-04-12)

Highway 13 Fire burns 500 acres north of Rifle (10-04-12)

BLM hosts Front Range photo contest (10-02-12)

BLM releases final Geothermal Leasing Environmental Assessment (10-02-12)

150 to Volunteer in Canon City on National Public Lands Day

BLM hosts White River Oil and Gas Amendment meetings this week (09-24-12)

Calling all volunteers: help BLM build a trail at Ruby Mountain (09-24-12)

Volunteers needed for National Public Lands Day project in wild horse area (09-20-12)

HOHOKAM ARCHAEOLOGIST SPEAKING AT ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER (09-19-12)

BLM celebrates Public Lands Day with events to get people outdoors (09-18-12)

BLM Extends Comment Deadline for the Tres Rios Field Office February 2013 Oil and Gas Lease Sale (09-17-12)

Oh Be Joyful Campground Temporarily Closed (09-17-12)

Wanted: Volunteers for trails project at Garden Park Area (09-17-12)

BLM to Initiate Closure During Air Show (09-14-12)

BLM approves 95-mile pipeline in western Colorado, eastern Utah (09-14-12)

BLM lifts emergency closure - concludes emergency gather (09-13-12)

BLM approves coal exploration license (09-11-12)

BLM accepting public comment on proposed land exchange near Glade Park (09-11-12)

BLM Announces the Winners of the General Land Office Art Contest (09-11-12)

BLM to Host Wild Mustang and Burro Adoption in Grand Junction

Volunteers Needed for National Public Lands Day Event near Lake City

BLM accepting public comment on coal lease application in Rio Blanco, Moffat counties

BLM seeks public comment on well pad proposal south of Rangely (08-31-12)

BLM Extends Deadline for Private Land Wild Horse Ecosanctuary Proposals (08-30-12)

Cowboys, Clerks and Controversy (08-30-12)

Local volunteers help ensure Gunnison sage grouse habitat is safe from hovering raptors (08-30-12)

BLM Approves Two Colorado Oil Shale RD&D Leases to Test Innovative Heat Extraction Technologies Second Round of Leases Encourage Promising, Innovative Techniques

COLORADO SPRINGS MAN SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR ILLEGALLY COLLECTING AND SELLING GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (08-30-12)

Secretary Salazar Announces New Appointments to Colorado’s BLM Resource Advisory Councils (08-30-12)

Rio Grande Natural Area Commission meets Sept.13 in Alamosa (08-30-12)

Fee program begins this weekend at the North Fruita Desert to improve visitor services (08-29-12)

BLM Competitive Coal Lease Sale in Routt County Nets $800,000 (08-22-12)

BLM Proposes Plan Amendment to Guide Expanded Oil and Gas Development in Northwestern Colorado (08-22-12)

BLM seeks comments for a Travel Management Plan near Norwood (08-21-12)

Several Wildfires Contained, East Coal Creek Fire Continues to Burn (08-20-12)

BLM seeks comments on drilling applications (08-20-12)

Oil and Gas lease sale assessment for lands in Moffat, Routt and Rio Blanco counties available for public comment (8/17/12)

BLM Tres Rios Field Office Accepts Comments for the February 2013 Oil and Gas Lease Sale (8/17/12)

BLM Releases Environmental Assessment for February 2013 Oil and Gas Lease Sale (8/17/12)

Smoke from Fires Outside Colorado Affecting Visibility Locally (08-15-12)

BLM approves Bowie coal mine lease modifications (08-15-12

Fire Restrictions Lifted for BLM lands (08-15-12)

Weather Conditions Favorable on East Coal Creek Fire (08-13-12)

East Coal Creek Fire Grows to 100 Acres (08-14-12)

BLM’s Colorado State Office Posts List of Proposed Parcels for November Oil and Gas Lease Sale (08-10-12)

BLM oil and gas lease sale nets $102,953 (08-09-12)

BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council Meets Aug. 23 in Meeker (08-08-12)

Emerald Mountain to be closed this weekend for mountain bike race and marathon (08-07-12)

BLM Needs Help In Identifying Vandalism Suspect (08-06-12)

BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council meets August 8 in Salida (08-06-12)

BLM to Implement Fee - Seeks Camp Host (08-02-12)

Fire Restrictions Lifted (08-02-12)

USFS and BLM fire lift fire restrictions in five southwestern Colorado counties (07-31-12)

BLM fire restrictions lifted in six western Colorado counties (07-31-12)

Local residents recognized as “Land Managers of the Year” by the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (07-30-12)

Kremmling and White River BLM offices lower fire restrictions (07-27-12)

BLM lowers fire restrictions to Stage 1 Grand Valley Ranger District remains in Stage 1 (07-27-12)

BLM Issues Interim Final Rule Regarding Placer Mining Claim Maintenance Fees (07-27-12)

Friends of the Mustangs Turns Thirty (07-26-12)

BLM Seeks Comments on Hartman Rocks Recreation Area Management Plan (07-25-12)

Rice Mountain Fire Contained (07-20-12)

BLM Seeks Input on Land Conveyance to City of Durango (07/20/12)

Mineral Fire Contained (07-19-12)

BLM issues final environmental assessment on Destiny Mine proposal (07-19-12)

Mineral Fire Update (07-19-12)

Fire Restrictions Lifted from Federal Lands (07-17-12)

BLM reduces fire restrictions in five southwestern Colorado counties (07-17-12)

BLM reduces fire restrictions in six western Colorado counties (07/17/12)

BLM releases assessment of proposed pipeline for public review (07-16-12)

HEIRLOOM FRUIT EXPERT TO SPEAK AT ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER (07-16-12)

New Trails Proposed for Handcycling at Hartman Rocks Recreation Area (07-13-12)

BLM to begin emergency gather of up to 50 horses in West Douglas (07/13/12)

Fire restrictions reduced for BLM lands along Colorado’s Front Range (7/11/12)

BLM Offers Land in Routt County for Competitive Coal Lease (7/11/12)

Public Meeting Scheduled for DeBeque Citizens (07-11-12)

BLM closes lands burned by Pine Ridge Fire (07-10-12)

Stage II fire restrictions to continue in SLV (07-10-12)

BLM Considers Proposal for New South Sand Canyon Parking (07-10-12)

New Report: Interior Activities Contributed $385 Billion to Economy, Supported Over 2 Million Jobs in FY 2011

Ten Years After the Burn Canyon Fire (07-09-12)

Firefighters Take a Moment to Remember Tragedy (07-06-12)

Third Water Spring Firefighters Make Good Progress (07-05-12)

CURATION FACILITY TOURS AT ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER (07-05-12)

ARTHUR SHORT BULL TO SHARE ART VISIONS AT ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER (07-03-12)

NAVAJO ELDER JAMES PESHLAKAI TO SPEAK AT ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER (07-03-12)

BLM seeks public input on forest thinning proposal (07-02-12)

Pine Ridge Fire Update (06-30-12)

Firefighters halt Pine Ridge Fire on the banks of the Colorado-strengthen heel (06-29-12)

Crews Work to Keep Wildfires Small in West Central Colorado (06-29-12)

No Fireworks or Campfires in Fremont County (06-29-12)

Pine Ridge Fire Advances to Colorado Rivers Edge and Forces Closure of I-70 (06-28-12)

TOWN OF DE BE BEQUE SOUTH of S ½ ROAD BEING EVACUATED BY MESA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE and De BEQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS EVACUATING U RD. SOUTH. (06-28-12)

Firefighters on-scene of Pine Ridge Fire above the Book Cliffs NE of Grand Junction (06-27-12)

BLM Institutes Stage Two Fire Restrictions (06-27-12)

Risk of wildland fire on the rise in SLV (06-26-12)

Stage II Fire Restrictions Issued for SLV (06-25-12)

Stage II Fire Restrictions on BLM lands along Colorados Front Range (06-25-12)

Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (06-22-12)

Northwestern Colorado BLM lands move to Stage II Fire Restrictions (06-21-12)

Highway 50 and Arkansas River to Reopen after Spike Buck Fire (06-21-12)

BLM conducts emergency water operations; closes public lands for drought stricken wild horses (06-20-12)

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PRESENTATION AT ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER (06-20-12)

Spike Buck Fire Update (06-20-12)

Spike Buck Fire (06-20-12)

BLM Institutes Stage I Fire Restrictions in Hinsdale, Saguache and San Juan (06-20-12)

Volunteers remove nearly 800 pounds of barbed wire from wild horse area (06-20-12)

BLM reminds public to leave fireworks at home (06-19-12)

First public comment period on proposed Sutey Ranch Land Exchange ends June 20 (06-19-12)

Conditions warrant fire restrictions in northwest Colorado (06-12-12)

BLM Seeks Bids for New Long-Term Pastures to Care for Wild Horses (06-15-12)

Fire restrictions in effect for BLM public lands along Colorados Front Range (06-14-12)

BLM seeks public input for the West Elk coal lease modifications

Fire restrictions now in effect on White River National Forest and unincorporated lands in Garfield County (06-08-12)

BLM to hosts information meeting on proposed Sutey Ranch land exchange in Aspen June 13 (06-06-12)

Lura Matthews Hired as BLM Colorado Service First Coordinator (06-06-12)

Logging projects on BLM land underway in Grand County (06-05-12)

BLM and U.S. Forest Service Institute Fire Restrictions (06-05-12)

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area secures 400 additional acres (06-05-12)

BLM Seeks Input on Plaza-Waverly Project (06-04-12)

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Initiated for SLV (06-04-12)

Sunrise Mine Fire Cause Inconclusive (05-31-12)

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Sutey Ranch land exchange (05-29-12)

Sunrise Mine Fire Update (05-28-12)

Sunrise Mine fire partially contained (05-27-12)

Evacuations and road closures in place near Sunrise Mine Fire (05-26-12)

Sunrise Mine fire burning north of Paradox (05-26-12)

BLM to host Greater Sage-grouse EIS economic workshop (05-25-12)

BLM conveys land to City of Glenwood Springs (05-25-12)

BLM Releases Environmental Assessment for November Oil and Gas Lease Sale (05-23-12)

Fire restrictions begin May 24 for BLM Grand Junction, Colorado River Valley field offices (05-22-12)

Salazar Highlights 10 Projects in Pacific Northwest and Western States as America’s Great Outdoors Rivers (05-22-12)

BLM seeks comments on Alamosa River Analysis (05-22-12)

BLM and U.S. Forest Service institute fire restrictions in Gunnison County (05-21-12)

Obama Administration to Hire 20,000 Young People for Summer Work on Public Lands (05-18-12)

Environmental Assessment of two proposed oil shale research proposals available for review (05-18-12)

BLM welcomes new public affairs specialist to Western Colorado (05-16-12)

BLM Competitive Coal Lease Sale in Elk Creek Nets Nearly $1 Million (05-15-12)

BLM seeks comments for coal exploration license (05-14-12)

Emerald Mountain trails open early (05-14-12)

Public open house regarding old munitions at two former Colorado Guard National Training Sites (05-11-12)

BLM Colorado State Office Posts Sale Notice for August Oil and Gas Lease Sale

BLM oil and gas lease sale nets $4.8 million (05-10-12)

BLM Director Bob Abbey to Retire After 34 Years of Public Service (05-10-12)

BLM seeks public comment on connection trail in Meeker (05-09-12)

Artist-in-Residence to lead sketching hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (05-07-12)

BLM hosts community session about oil and gas development (05-07-12)

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Sutey Ranch land exchange (05-08-12)

Volunteers needed for river restoration work (05-07-12)

Interior Releases Draft Rule Requiring Public Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing on Public and Indian Lands (05-04-12)

Forest Service and BLM seek volunteers (05-04-12)

Immigration is Old News: Expert Traces Ancient Southwest Exodus (05-04-12)

Bureau of Land Management requests comments on carbon dioxide well proposal (05-03-12)

Rio Grande Natural Area Commission meets May 16 in Alamosa (05-02-12)

BLM defers all North Fork Valley oil and gas parcels in August 2012 lease sale (05-02-12)

BLM releases Bowie coal mine lease modifications for public review (04-30-12)

BLM Offers Land in Elk Creek for Competitive Coal Lease (04-30-12)

BLM and GARNA offer Salida youth experience in natural resources management (04-26-12)

Global Wildfire Awareness Week – April 29th – May 5th (04-26-12)

Penitente area to be temporarily closed for maintenance (04-27-12)

BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council meets May 8 and 9 in the San Luis Valley (04-26-12)

BLM NW Colorado Resource Advisory Council meets May 10 in Silt (04-26-12)

BLMs Dinosaur Flats Area closed Saturday for clean-up (04-25-12)

Public Events and New Websites Commemorate BLM’s Historic Roots (04-25-12)

Gunnison County Road 64 closed until Memorial Day for repairs (04-24-12)

BLM offers public more review time for Geothermal Leasing Environmental Assessment (04-24-12)

BLM extends nomination period for Front Range Resource Advisory Council (04-23-12)

BLM extends nomination period for Northwest Colorado RAC (04-23-12)

BLM Offers Webcast of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting (04-23-12)

Volunteers Needed for Trail Work in Dry Creek (04-20-12)

BLM Continues To Implement Travel Management Plan (04-20-12)

BLM Selects Proposed Wild Horse Ecosanctuary on Private and Public Land in Nevada for Environmental Analysis (04-19-12)

BLM Mud Springs Campground opens early, but without water (04-18-12)

Local volunteers recognized for 500 hours of service (04-17-12)

Guest lecturer shares insight into documenting ancient art at the Anasazi Heritage Center (04-16-12)

BLM Announces Landscape Approach for Public Land Management (04-13-12)

27¼ Road shooting range closed for maintenance April 21 (04-13-12)

BLM to conduct sampling activities at Bassick Mine site (04-13-12)

BLM public lands key to Fat Tire Festival (04-12-12)

Southwest Resource Advisory Council to Meet (04-11-12)

Mythological Landscapes: Artist-in-Residence Kirk Gittings Shares his Vision (04-10-12)

100% Containment on all Gunnison County Wildfires (04-10-12)

BLM Extends Comment Period for Geothermal Leasing Environmental Assessment (04-09-12)

Weekend Wildfires in Gunnison County Determined to be Human-Caused (04-09-12)

More Details on the Little Henderson Fire Burning in Gunnison County (04-08-12)

New Wildfire Starts In Gunnison County As Firefighters Work to Contain Others (04-08-12)

Additional Wildfire Starts in Gunnison County While Fire Crews Work to Contain MM 125 Fire (04-07-12)

Palisade Rim Trail ribbon cutting Saturday (04-05-12)

BLM seeks public comment on revised natural gas pipeline proposal south of Rifle (04-05-12)

McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area launches Facebook page (04-05-12)

Most motorized routes north of Kremmling to open April 15 (04-03-12)

Secretary Salazar Visits North Dakotas Oil Boom; Unveils Initiatives to Accelerate Drilling Permits and Leases on Federal Lands (04-03-12)

BLM seeks comments on proposed trail system near Norwood (04-03-12)

BLM Extends Deadline for August 2012 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Comments (04-03-12)

BLM Invites the Public to Tour Wild Horse Long-Term Holding Pastures in Kansas (03-30-12)

BLM seeks comments on the development of the Ridgway Travel Management Plan (03-30-12)

National Public Lands Foundation Honors BLM Employees for Exceptional Professional Achievements (03-29-12)

Fire Danger Depends On Location in the SLV (03-29-12)

BLM Seeks Bids for New Type of Contracts for Wild Horse and Burro Management (03-28-12)

Decision to Mine Federal Coal in North Fork Valley Upheld in Court (03-28-12)

Grandview Ridge, Animas City Mountain and Twin Buttes Reopen for Public Access (03-26-12)

BLM opens northern portions of the Hartman Rocks Recreational Area (03-26-12)

BLM to conduct controlled burn in western Moffat County (03-23-12)

Prescribed burns planned for this Spring (03-23-12)

BLM seeks comments on the SG Interests’ Bull Mountain Unit Master Development Plan (03-23-12)

BLM Director Approves Nearly $300,000 in Funding for Projects Aimed at Improving Conditions on Western Rangelands Where Wild Horses and Burros Roam (03-22-12)

Bureau of Land Management Names 2012 Artists-in-Residence Winners (03-22-12)

Ribbon cutting for new trail section Saturday (03-22-12)

BLM Announces Appointment of Ruth Welch to Lead National Operations Center in Denver (03-21-12)

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for April 23-24 in Reno, Nevada (03-19-12)

BLM’s Royal Gorge Field Office launches Facebook site (03-16-12)

BLM decision allows Oxbow’s Elk Creek Coal Mine operations to continue (03-16-12)

BLM Colorado Honors Volunteer of the Year, Loren Otto (03-15-12)

Road Scholars help maintain Anasazi Heritage Center’s Ancestral Puebloan Artifacts (03-15-12)

Durango area recreationists encouraged to heed BLM closures (03-15-12)

BLM Colorado Unveils New Website to Track and Encourage Public Participation in Quarterly Oil and Natural Gas Lease Sales

Gold Basin Prescribed Burn Expected to Begin March 16th (03-12-12)

Valley resident to receive BLM Colorado Volunteer of the Year Award (03-12-12)

BLM Seeks Input on Geothermal Leasing Environmental Assessment (03-13-12)

Local Road Closures Protect Gunnison Sage-grouse Habitat and Maintain Roads (03/12/12)

BLM releases preliminary environmental assessment for proposed North Fork Valley oil and gas leases (03/08/12)

BLM Continues Implementing Travel Management Plan (03-06-12)

BLM Colorado Honors 2011 Stewardship Award Winners (03-06-12)

BLM Colorado’s oil and gas leasing reform (03-06-12)

New trail alliance in Grand Valley to hold public open house (03-05-12)

Rio Grande Natural Area Commission meets March 14 in Alamosa (03-05-12)

Cosgrove Fire to be re-seeded by air this month (03-05-12)

Parcel near Collbran being considered for Aug. oil and gas lease sale (03-01-12)

BLM conducts spring prescribed fires near Canon City (03-01-12)

Lonny Bagley Hired as BLM Colorado Deputy State Director for Energy, Lands and Minerals

BLM seeks comment on State Bridge permit renewal (02/29/12)

BLM Colorado presents State Director’s Excellence in Stewardship Award to Boulder County (02-28-12)

BLM Front Range Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Montrose (02-27-12)

Prescribed fire planned for Palisade watershed (02/27/12)

BLM advisory council to consider Upper Colorado River fee adjustment proposal March 8 in Montrose (02-24-12)

Weeklong BLM Artist-in-Residence Application Deadline Approaches (02-20-12)

BLM Announces 2012 Campground Fees (02-22-12)

BLM Seeks Input on Blanca Wetlands Area Expansion (02-22-12)

Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council to Meet (02-22-12)

BLM to Hold Joint Resource Advisory Council Meeting March 6-8 in Montrose (02-22-12)

Mesa County Sheriff program brings big benefits to BLM land (02-21-12)

Motorized travel limited to existing roads and trails in Little Snake (02-16-12)

BLM to increase fees at Shelf Road Campground (02-15-12)

BLM Colorado Hosts Student Art Contest (02-13-12)

Volunteers to plant 4,000 willows along the Dolores River (02-13-12)

Public Invited to Select Mural for the Montrose Public Lands Center (02-10-12)

National Forests Added and Comment Period Formally Extended on Planning for Sage-Grouse Conservation Measures (02-10-12)

BLM’s Colorado State Office Posts List of Proposed Parcels for May Oil and Gas Lease Sale (02-09-12)

BLM Colorado greater sage-grouse comment period extended (02-08-12)

BLM Seeks Bids for New, Publicly Accessible Pasture Facilities to Care for Wild Horses (02-07-12)

Comment Period for Great Sage-Grouse Scoping Extended by BLM and Forest Service (02-07-12)

BLM Uncompahgre Office Accepting Comments on Special Recreation Permits (02-07-12)

BLM Announces Three Selections for National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (02-06-12)

BLM seeks public comment on water treatment facility on Piceance Basin (02-06-12)

BLM Seeks Nominations to Front Range Resource Advisory Council (01-27-12)

BLM Seeks Nominations to Western Slope Resource Advisory Councils (01-27-12)

Bureau of Land Management Seeks Artists in Residence for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (01-26-12)

Closures at Grandview Ridge and Animas City Mountain Areas Effective January 31 (01-26-12)

BLM accepting public comments on wildlife habitat mitigation plan (01-25-12)

BLM begins greater sage-grouse planning effort in northwestern Colorado with public open house meetings (01-20-12)

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Pumba natural gas pipeline south of Rifle (01-19-12)

January Southwest District Resource Advisory Council Meeting Canceled (01-19-12)

BLM extends comment period to Feb. 29 for draft Colorado River Valley Resource Management Plan (01-17-12)

BLM seeks public comment on expanding Garden Park Fossil Area’s National Natural Landmark designation (01-13-11)

BLM seeks comments on natural gas development proposal near DeBeque (01-12-12)

BLM Colorado Associate State Director presents the State Director’s Excellence Award to the West Region Wildfire Council (01-12-12)

Camping permit system to begin this season at Ruby-Horsethief (01-11-12)

BLM Associate State Director presents the Colorado State Director’s Excellence Award to Local Organization

BLM seeks comments on grazing permit renewals for 2012 (01/05/12)

BLM Extends Deadline for August 2012 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Comments (01-03-12)