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• Changes to BLM's Wild Horse Program may stem from Colorado incident Play Video

  January 7, 2013 7:49 PM

  Changes are here for the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program; the BLM is charged with managing public land and the wild animals on it. A Colorado Springs activist for protecting wild horses and burros says she believes the changes come from a heated conversation Interior Secretary... more »

• Judge takes BLM to task over mustangs

  August 31, 2011 3:29 PM

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - A federal judge in Nevada is taking the government to task for misconduct by a helicopter contractor during one of the government's biggest wild horse roundups in the West. U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben denied a request from horse protection advocates late Tuesday to halt... more »

• BLM institutes fire restrictions

  April 14, 2011 6:34 PM

  The Bureau of Land Management has initiated Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on BLM lands in northern and southeastern Colorado and along the Front Range. "It has been very dry throughout the winter months with little or no change to date within the lower to mid elevations along the Front... more »

• BLM wants to set up wild horse sanctuaries

  March 29, 2011 2:36 PM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking proposals to set up wild horse sanctuaries amid controversy over the agency's handling of these icons of the range. The BLM said Tuesday it will provide up to $40 million over five years to establish wild horse... more »

• Nearly $1 million alloted for Fourmile Fire recovery

  November 1, 2010 1:24 PM

  The Bureau of Land Management has received $974,000 for stabilization efforts at the Fourmile Canyon Fire west of Boulder in September. About $907,000 for Emergency Stabilization treatments is available immediately, while $67,000 for rehabilitation treatments is expected to be available in January or February of next year. "Getting... more »

• Burning planned in Cotopaxi, Parkdale areas

  November 1, 2010 12:38 PM

  Residents in the Cotopaxi and Parkdale areas west of Canon City may see smoke in the near future as a result of slash pile burning by the Bureau of Land Management. The slash piles consist of debris from forest thinning projects. The project areas include: Arkansas Mountain, four miles... more »

• Oil shale research for Colorado moves forward

  October 13, 2010 7:16 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Bureau of Land Management says it has completed its review of three nominations for oil shale research leases on federal land in Colorado and Utah and is forwarding them to state offices for the next phase of review. BLM Director Bob Abbey said Wednesday that... more »

• BLM to offer first geothermal lease in Colorado

  September 17, 2010 9:32 AM

  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is offering the first geothermal lease on federal land in Colorado during its Nov. 10 auction. The BLM withdrew the lease from two previous sales after protests and questions about the impacts. Federal officials say an environmental review shows the lease complies with... more »

• Colorado BLM plans roundup of 138 wild horses

  September 15, 2010 9:10 AM

  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it will gather an estimated 138 wild horses in northwest Colorado and place most of them up for adoption. The BLM says the horses southwest of Meeker are outside an area designated for managing wild horses. The roundup is set for... more »

• Crews contain wildfire in NW Colorado

  August 20, 2010 9:52 AM

  Crews have contained a wildfire in northwest Colorado that quickly spread to thousands of acres. The fire charred about 12 square miles after a lightning strike Wednesday 10 miles north of Maybell in Moffatt County. Crews declared the fire 100 percent contained Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Bureau of... more »

• Colorado wildfire blackens 10 square miles

  August 19, 2010 3:22 PM

  Crews are battling a wildfire in northwest Colorado that has grown quickly after being sparked by lightning. The fire was first reported 10 miles north of Maybell in Moffat County on Wednesday afternoon and spread to about 1,000 acres by nightfall. On Thursday the U.S. Bureau of Land Management... more »

• Wildfire burns 1,000 acres in NW Colorado

  August 19, 2010 8:27 AM

  Crews are battling a wildfire in northwest Colorado that has grown quickly after being sparked by lightning. The fire was about 10 acres when first reported 10 miles north of Maybell in Moffatt County Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it was spread rapidly by high... more »

• BLM extends comment period for Christo project

  August 16, 2010 3:01 PM

  The BLM has extended a 45-day public review and comment period for Christo's Over The River Draft Environmental Impact Statement. All written comments are now due on or before Sept. 14. "The BLM has received a number of requests to extend the 45-day comment period; citing 45-days is not... more »

• Christo to lecture on Arkansas River proposal

  July 28, 2010 8:45 AM

  Artist Christo is giving more free public lectures on his proposal to suspend large fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. He plans to speak on "Over the River" Wednesday in Colorado Springs and Thursday in Pueblo. The Bureau of Land Management must issue a permit for the... more »

• Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in Idaho

  July 14, 2010 4:37 PM

  A fire at the Idaho National Laboratory site in southeastern Idaho has burned about 170 square miles since it started Tuesday afternoon. Officials say no "critical infrastructure" has burned, but power lines had been charred, causing a loss of electricity to the Materials & Fuels Complex, where research and... more »

• Vandalism, theft at Colorado's Canyons of the Ancients

  July 13, 2010 9:13 AM

  A conservation group says it's concerned about vandalism, looting and destruction at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado and other protected lands. The nonprofit Conservation Lands Foundation, based in Durango, said Monday it's leading a volunteer restoration project at the Canyons of the Ancients. ... more »

• Colorado energy leases offered on prime hunting land

  May 13, 2010 11:11 AM

  Federal energy leases are being offered in an area of northern Colorado that is prized by hunters and anglers for its biological richness. Leases on about 11,400 acres of public land near Walden were up for bid in the Bureau of Land Management's quarterly auction Thursday in Denver. ... more »

• New fireworks proposed on public lands

  May 10, 2010 7:17 PM

  The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a new rule to prohibit the use of fireworks and other explosive devices on all public lands in Colorado. This new rule would bring BLM regulations in line with other land management agencies in the state in an effort to reduce wildfires. ... more »

• Wild horses cause problems in Wyoming town

  March 9, 2010 10:09 AM

  They're considered an American icon and a symbol of the West. But very soon, thousands of wild horses could be moving east. The Bureau of Land Management says wild horse populations are growing so quickly, they can barely keep up with them. In fact, in the tiny Wyoming city of... more »

• BLM backs away from Colorado geothermal

  January 29, 2010 9:31 AM

  Federal officials are withdrawing their first-ever proposed lease for geothermal development in Colorado so they can do more environmental analysis. The delay announced by the Bureau of Land Management Thursday is the third on the 799-acre parcel near Buena Vista and Mt. Princeton Hot Springs in western Colorado. The... more »