U.S. Bureau of Land Management

U.S. plans 50% more wild horse roundups amid Western drought

Critics say ranchers don’t want mustangs competing with livestock for limited resources

August 4, 2021

Interior secretary visits new BLM headquarters in Grand Junction

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks Thursday during a news conference about federal solutions to ease the effects of the drought…

July 23, 2021

Regional News

Committee issues 10-10 vote for embattled BLM nominee

U.S. Senate will weigh in on Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination

July 22, 2021

Local News

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to visit BLM headquarters in Grand Junction

Agency’s relocation has been controversial; office sits mostly empty

July 21, 2021

Local News

Contentious vote looms for BLM nominee

has been without a director since Obama administration

July 20, 2021

Local News

Conflicting versions of tree-spiking case overshadow Stone-Manning nomination

Rep. Lauren Boebert says Biden’s public lands pick is ‘unfit to lead’

July 19, 2021

Local News

Wildfire east of Durango now 100% contained

Vosburg Pike Fire is 67 acres in size

June 17, 2021

Local News

Evacuations lifted for homes near 70-acre wildfire east of Durango

is 75% contained; cause remains under investigation

June 16, 2021

Regional News

BLM nominee faces GOP opposition, Democrat praise

Stone-Manning’s views on land use, location of headquarters hit home in West

June 10, 2021

Local News

BLM headquarters in Grand Junction sits mostly empty

‘It was nothing more than a poorly disguised attempt to destroy the BLM from the inside’

June 9, 2021

Local News

Despite nice weather, wildlife closures remain in effect

sees uptick in activity on closed lands

April 8, 2021

Local News

Hikers report illegal target shooting on Canyons of the Ancients Monument

officer responds to area west of north Sand Canyon

April 8, 2021

Local News

Rep. Lauren Boebert invites Deb Haaland to Grand Junction

Interior secretary will likely visit BLM headquarters in near future

March 28, 2021

Local News

BLM plans habitat improvement for Gunnison sage grouse

Piñon and juniper trees would be removed to improve sagebrush conditions

March 27, 2021

Local News

Durango receives federal support for fire mitigation

will support work in high-risk areas

February 20, 2021

Regional News

Only 41 employees moved West with their BLM jobs; nearly 300 left instead

Critics say move hollows agency and deprives it of expertise

February 1, 2021

Local News

Durango identifies 6 miles around city limits for fire mitigation

Two-year effort aims to eliminate overgrowth near populated areas

January 30, 2021

Southwest Life

Canyons of Ancients hires new manager

O’Neil served as national park ranger in Arizona, Utah

January 29, 2021

Local News

Colorado lawmakers want fully functioning BLM headquarters in Grand Junction

Senators, representatives advocate to keep operations on Western Slope

January 29, 2021

Regional News

Biden’s pause on oil and gas development on public lands splits conservationists, industry

producers predict billions in losses for Western communities

January 25, 2021

Local News

Montezuma County expands historic road map

of way claims run into federal jurisdiction

January 24, 2021

Regional News

Grand Junction fights to keep BLM headquarters under Biden administration

moved public lands agency to Colorado from Washington, D.C.

January 21, 2021

Local News

Durango photographer one of last to view mysterious monolith in Utah

Illegally installed structure gained international attention

November 30, 2020

Local News

Phil’s World trail expansion complete

open to mountain biking, hiking, horseback

November 29, 2020