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Interior Department to Open 27 Million Acres of Federal Land to Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans

By BLM on Apr 22, 2022   Featured, General News  

Interior Department to Open 27 Million Acres of Federal Land to Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – During a roundtable discussion Thursday with Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning announced that the Department will open approximately 27 million acres of federal lands to selection by eligible Alaska Native veterans.    “We have a sacred obligation to […]

BLM Announces Winter Fortymile Federal Subsistence Caribou Hunt Dates and Harvest Limit

By BLM on Oct 21, 2021   Featured, General News, Interior Alaska, Rural  

BLM Announces Winter Fortymile Federal Subsistence Caribou Hunt Dates and Harvest Limit

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, after consulting with the National Park Service, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council, will open caribou hunting on federal public lands in Units […]

BLM AFS Seeks Contracts for Alaska Village-Based Type 2 Wildland Firefighting Crews

By BLM on Dec 27, 2019   Featured, Interior Alaska, State  

BLM AFS Seeks Contracts for Alaska Village-Based Type 2 Wildland Firefighting Crews

  FAIRBANKS – The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is soliciting contracts for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in rural Alaska villages for the 2020 fire season. Multiple contractors may be selected to base crews in communities in the Upper Yukon, Tanana and Galena Fire Management Zones for quick […]

BLM Alaska Conveys Land to Doyon, Ltd.

By BLM on Aug 24, 2018   Rural, State  

BLM Alaska Conveys Land to Doyon, Ltd.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska conveyed several tracts of land aggregating 15,845.80 acres in the Fortymile Mining District to Doyon, Limited (Doyon) yesterday.   This is the first in a series of conveyances in the Fortymile area transferring federal lands to Doyon, pursuant to Section 12(c) of the Alaska Native Claims […]

BLM Conducts Final Public Scoping Meeting for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program

By BLM on Jun 14, 2018   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

BLM Conducts Final Public Scoping Meeting for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program

ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting the final public meeting at the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C. to provide input on the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program environmental impact statement (EIS).  Public comments will be accepted through various other means until June 19, 2018.   ​Anyone desiring to provide public testimony can sign […]

BLM Extends Public Scoping Period for Proposed Greater Mooses Tooth 2 Draft Supplemental EIS

By BLM on May 5, 2018   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

BLM Extends Public Scoping Period for Proposed Greater Mooses Tooth 2 Draft Supplemental EIS

ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing an extension of the public scoping period for the Greater Mooses Tooth 2 (GMT2) draft supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) to May 17, 2018.  “At the request of our stakeholders, we have decided to extend the comment period from May 7 to May 17, 2018.” […]

BLM Alaska to Analyze Proposed Access Road to Ambler Mining District

By BLM on Mar 1, 2017   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

BLM Alaska to Analyze Proposed Access Road to Ambler Mining District

ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tuesday opened a 90-day public scoping period on a proposed 211-mile controlled industrial access road in the southern foothills of the Brooks Range. The BLM published a Notice of Intent Tuesday in the Federal Register to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) identifying and analyzing concerns and […]

BLM-Alaska Seeks White Mountains Artist in Residence

By BLM on Dec 31, 2014   Events/Notices  

FAIRBANKS — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking an artist for its week-long Artist-in-Residence program in the White Mountains National Recreation Area this winter. The Artist in Residence program is open to emerging or established artists working in nearly any media – including painting, printmaking, photography, writing, and music. The BLM provides transportation between […]



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