July 5, 2023
RENO — The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office leased 10 parcels totaling 19,954 acres for $295,309 in total receipts for its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The combined bonus bids and rentals from the lease will be distributed between the federal government and the State of Nevada. Oil and gas lease sales support domestic energy production and American energy independence, while contributing to the nation’s economic and military security. Consistent with Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy,” the BLM’s lease sales help meet the energy needs of U.S. citizens and solidify the nation as a global energy leader long into the future.
ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Nevada North Lithium Exploration Project near Montello in Elko County.
WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Spring Valley Gold Mine project in Pershing County. It is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Lovelock and 70 miles southwest of Winnemucca.
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the proposed sale of 2,062 acres of public lands within the Anaconda Mine Site in Lyon County to Atlantic Richfield Company in order to facilitate clean-up activities at the site.
LOVELOCK, Nev. –The Bureau of Land Management today issued a Final Environmental Assessment for the Sierra Solar Utilities Project. The project would cross approximately 55 acres of public lands in Churchill County to connect the proposed Sierra Solar facility to the electric grid. If approved, NV Energy would be authorized to construct, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission two 345-kilovolt gen-tie transmission lines, buried collector lines, and a new access road on public lands.
RENO — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada has committed $1.79 million to support wildfire risk reduction efforts across the state through the Wildland Fire Community Assistance Program. The funding, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help local fire departments, counties, and non-profit organizations implement fuels management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risks to communities.
WALKER RIVER — The Bureau of Land Management today announced the withdrawal of lands around Walker Lake and transfer that land into trust for the Walker River Indian Reservation. A Secretary’s Order dated Nov. 26, 1906, set aside all lands within one mile of the lake’s high-water mark for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Truckee-Carson Project.
CARSON CITY — As colder weather approaches, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reminding residents that firewood cutting permits are required for gathering firewood on public lands in the Carson City District. Permits are now available online and at several local locations for individuals wishing to collect firewood for personal use.
— The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on 12 oil and gas parcels totaling 23,202 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in Nevada. The comment period ends Nov. 28, 2024. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels on August 2024 and is now seeking public comment on the parcels, potential deferrals, and the related environmental analysis.
Pinyon pine and juniper trees were recently removed from the Overland Pass Habitat Improvement Project area on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District. This initiative is in line with the USDA Forest Service's National Wildland Crisis Strategy, which aims to minimize the risk of hazardous fuels. As part of this effort, the public is permitted to gather dead and downed wood in the Big Wash-West area south of Cherry Spring Canyon and the Overland Pass area, all located in the southern portion of the Ruby Mountains.
WINNEMUCCA — With colder weather approaching, people may start thinking about gathering firewood. Firewood permits are required to gather firewood from public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the Winnemucca District. Woodcutting areas can be found in Humboldt and Pershing counties, as well as portions of Lander, Churchill and Washoe counties.
CARSON CITY — The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on October 12, 2024. Thirty-five qualified bidders including successful adopters from all over the United States attended the event.
WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public review of a Determination of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Adequacy (DNA) for the Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area (HMA.) The 30-day comment period will conclude Oct. 31.
ELKO — The Bureau of Land Management has issued a final decision approving the Murdock Mountain Phosphate Exploration Project in Elko County. Under the proposal, Nevada Organic Phosphate will assess phosphate mining potential across a 1,575-acre project area, creating roughly 9 acres of new surface disturbance on public lands.
WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management is announcing it has completed the Final Environmental Assessment for the proposed Dutch Flat Exploration Project in Humboldt County. Osgood Mountains Gold, LLC, proposes to assess gold mining potential across more than 4,000 public and private acres, with an estimated surface disturbance of approximately 110 acres, with 76 of those on public lands.
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is inviting public comments on proposed amendments to the Section 368 West-wide Energy Corridors to support potential renewable energy projects, including the 200-megawatt Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center in Washoe County. The Dodge Flat II project is currently under separate analysis, with a draft environmental assessment expected to be available for public review and comment in the coming months.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Robertson Mine Project, located in the Shoshone Range of Lander County. Nevada Gold Mines, LLC, the company behind the project, plans to explore and mine approximately 5,990 acres, with an estimated 4,177 acres of surface disturbance on public lands.
LOVELOCK — BLM’s final environmental analysis of a proposed expansion of the Colado Mine in Pershing County is now available online for public review. BLM analyzed potential impacts from the proposed modification and expansion of the current 969-acre silica operation across an additional 1,811 public and private acres.
ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District Office invites the public to provide input on the Programmatic ESR & Weeds Environmental Assessment (EA). This EA will update existing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and will cover vegetation management work located within the Elko District, which encompasses Elko County, and the northern portions of Eureka, and Lander Counties. The 30-day public review period will open September 9, 2024, and will close October 9, 2024.
WINNEMUCCA— The Black Rock Field Office announced temporary closure and temporary restrictions for activities on public lands for five years in June 2023. The temporary closure will affect public land immediately surrounding the site of the Burning Man event to protect public resources, provide for public safety on the Black Rock Desert, and enable law enforcement personnel to support state and local law enforcement agencies with enforcement of existing laws.
WINNEMUCCA – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the proposed Dutch Flat Exploration Project in Humboldt County. Osgood Mountains Gold, LLC, proposes to assess gold mining potential across more than 4,000 public and private acres by disturbing the surface of approximately 110 acres, with 76 of those acres on public lands.
LOVELOCK – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to expand the Colado Mine Project in Pershing County. BLM has analyzed potential impacts from the proposed modification and expansion of the current 969-acre silica operation across an additional 1,811 public and private acres.
LOVELOCK — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a preliminary Environmental Assessment for the Wildcat Exploration Project in the Seven Troughs Range of Pershing County.
Updates by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to its oil and gas leasing rule for public lands will likely discourage the industry from continuing to operate in states like Nevada where exploration rarely turns up a substantial oil deposit, according to state officials. With last month’s updates — the first comprehensive overhaul of the rule since 1988 and the first update to some components of it in more than a century — oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on public lands, a move praised by conservation groups but one Nevada officials say could eliminate several million dollars per year from state and county coffers.
The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, which both proponents and detractors say marks a shift in the agency’s focus toward conservation, directs land managers at the agency to identify landscapes in need of restoration and to create plans to fill those needs.
RENO —The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host free public tours of the Winnemucca Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral located in Paradise Valley, Nevada, on Thursday May 16 and Friday, May 17.
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment during the next 45 days on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine in central Nevada.
The number of wild horses and burros in Nevada has decreased since last year, according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
BATTLE MOUNTAIN — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal from Nevada Gold Mines, LLC to construct, operate, and eventually close and reclaim the proposed Robertson Mine Project on approximately 5,990 acres in Lander County. A Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement will publish in tomorrow’s Federal Register and begin a 45-day public comment period.
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed fiscal year 2025 budget includes $15 million for permanent sterilization efforts for wild horses and burros.
DENIO JUNCTION — On or about March 18, the Humboldt River Field Office plans to begin a wild burro gather on and around the McGee Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) located approximately 24 miles southwest of Denio Junction, in Humboldt County, Nevada.
ELKO — Two virtual information forums will be held to gather public input for the proposed Rooster’s Comb solar variance project. This proposed solar project could encompass approximately 3,293 acres of public lands in Lander and Humboldt counties, approximately 18 miles north of Battle Mountain, Nevada.
LOVELOCK – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input to inform the development of an environmental impact statement for the proposed Spring Valley Mine Project in Pershing County, Nevada.
ELY — The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will host an information forum on Jan. 23, 2024, to gather public input on the Pantheon Solar Project proposed in a solar variance area on approximately 2,682 acres of BLM-managed land in White Pine County, approximately 16 miles west of Ely.
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) — U.S. land managers are planning to round up more than 2, 800 wild horses across four Nevada counties beginning next week in an effort to reduce pressure on the drought-stricken rangeland. The Bureau of Land Management announced details of the operation Friday, saying the current wild horse population across portions of Pershing, Humboldt, Churchill and Lander counties is more than six times what it should be.
RENO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering four parcels covering 3,498 acres in Nevada.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns. The M-44 ejector-devices that critics call "cyanide bombs" have unintentionally killed thousands of pets and non-predator wildlife, including endangered species, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture`s Wildlife Services. They have a scented bait and emit a poisonous cloud when triggered by a physical disturbance.
RENO — The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on two oil and gas parcels totaling 2320 acres that may be included in a June 2024 lease sale in Nevada. The comment period ends December 27, 2023.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — ؙThe Bureau of Land Management announced today approval of the Gibellini Vanadium Mine Project outside Eureka, Nevada, green-lighting a proposal to develop critical minerals on BLM-managed public lands. Vanadium is a U.S. Geological Survey-designated critical mineral used in steel manufacturing, aerospace applications, and battery technology.
RENO — As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s efforts to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal to permit 25 gigawatts of solar, wind, and geothermal production on public lands by 2025, the BLM announced it has leased 33 parcels covering 96,605.5 acres for $1,025,396 in a competitive geothermal lease sale.
ELY — The Bureau of Land Management is setting aside lands proposed to be used by the Pantheon Solar Development Project for two years, preventing the land from being sold or subject to new mining claims while the BLM studies the proposal to develop renewable energy resources in the area.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN — The Bureau of Land Management has published a final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Goldrush Mine project in Lander and Eureka counties.
CARSON CITY — During remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposed geothermal exploration project on public lands in Lyon County. BLM is developing a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Wabuska Geothermal Exploration Project, which would assess the potential for future geothermal development on approximately 54 acres of public lands north of Yerington.
Claiming the federal government violated its own provisions on how to manage wild horses and burros, two Nevada ranches are suing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over its failure to remove an excess of wild horses from central Nevada.
RENO – The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 5, 2023, to offer four oil and gas parcels totaling 3,498.342 acres in Nevada.
RENO — On Oct. 10, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opened a 30-day public comment period to inform the direction of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) that will cover a range of Special Recreation Permits (SRPs) for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) events on 8,879 miles of roads and trails in Nevada.
RENO — The Bureau of Land Management has announced the selection of Kim Prill as the associate state director for Nevada. Prill currently serves as deputy state director for Energy, Minerals and Realty for the BLM Montana and Dakotas.
RENO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management has issued two new leases in the Amargosa Valley Solar Energy Zone in Nevada, which will allow the leaseholder to proceed with next steps in the development of utility-scale solar energy. In June, BLM auctioned four parcels across 23,675 acres in the Amargosa desert. This highestyielding onshore renewable energy auction in agency history resulted in $105.15 million in high bids, and in addition to identifying preferred applicants for two of the parcels, the auction also identified the provisional winners of the two leases being issued today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bureau of Land Management is welcoming public input on a plan to inform recreation management on America’s public lands.
The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on five oil and gas parcels totaling 4,538 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in Nevada. The comment period ends September 7, 2023.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District, Tuscarora Field Office, is seeking public input in preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Crescent Valley Geothermal Development Project in Eureka and Lander Counties, Nevada. The 30-day public scoping period will open on June 28, 2023, and will close July 28, 2023.
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