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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior will expand efforts with state, local and tribal partners to map lands that are vital to the survival of the greater sage-grouse, a ground-dwelling bird that inhabits much of the West, while guiding and managing new conventional and renewable energy projects to reduce...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District has concluded the Calico Mountains Complex gather north of Gerlach, Nev., with 1,922 excess wild horses removed.  The gathered horses were transported to the Indian Lakes Road holding facility in Fallon, Nev. where they are being prepared for the BLM’s...
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The California Trail Interpretive Center will be open during the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Tuesday, Jan. 26. through Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to check out the center and see the progress being made of installation to exhibits and dioramas. The 10-foot-tall “I Saw the...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE ELKO, Nev. – The Northeast Nevada Interagency Fire Management program is hosting a job fair at the BLM Elko District Office at 3900 East Idaho St. in Elko on Jan. 6, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. Interagency fire staff and computers will be available to help people as they apply for positions....
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BLM NEWS RELEASE With the December 2010 deadline for obtaining incentive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act only a year off, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey today reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to helping the nation reach its “green energy future” by guaranteeing full environmental analysis and public review for...
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WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office, began the Calico Complex Wild Horse gather today. The Calico Complex includes five wild horse herd management areas (HMAs) in northwestern Nevada in Washoe and Humboldt counties. The gather plan is to start at the Black Rock Range East HMA...
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Schell Field Office has released the preliminary environmental assessment for the Eagle Herd Management Area (HMA) Wild Horse Gather. The BLM is proposing to reduce the herd size to approximately 100 animals, to maintain a thriving natural ecological balance among wild horse populations, wildlife and livestock. The BLM...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office, has issued the Decision Record for the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Calico Mountains Complex Wild Horse Capture Plan. The decision is for the BLM to gather and remove excess wild horses so that about 600-900...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE CARSON CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office proposes to offer one 628-acre parcel of federally-owned public land, about two miles southwest from downtown Fernley, Nev., for sale by competitive sale. BLM is seeking public comments regarding the proposed sale on or before January 15, 2010....
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE CARSON CITY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Carson Ranger District, announce the availability of Christmas tree cutting permits to the general public.  The agencies conduct Christmas tree sales to thin small trees in overstocked areas and to provide recreational experiences...
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