Comments accepted on preliminary environmental analysis through September 25 GLENNALLEN, Alaska – This week the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released for public comment a preliminary environmental assessment on guided helicopter skiing on BLM-managed lands in Thompson Pass and Valdez. Four heli-ski tour operators’ Special Recreation Permits (SRPs) were active from 2005 until May 2025. This preliminary environmental […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Due to reduced wildland fire activity and successful suppression efforts on the Himalya Road Fire group, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office issued a fire closure order to reduce the area closed in the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area. Fire order AK020-25-007 immediately opens public […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska –To protect the public and provide for firefighter safety in light of ongoing wildland fire activity associated with the Obrien fire (#172), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office is closing the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area surrounding the Wickersham Dome Trailhead at mile 28 Elliott […]
Proposal would reopen over 80% of the reserve, advancing American Energy Dominance and national security WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior Tuesday announced a new step to support American energy independence and unleash the vast resource potential of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. A draft analysis released for public comment today supports the selection of […]