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 […]
FAIRBANKS — The BLM has received a proposal from Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc. to conduct mineral assessment work near the Fort Knox gold mine on BLM-managed lands withdrawn for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA utilizes adjacent federal lands for its Fairbanks Satellite Operations Facility. Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc.’s proposed work […]
The debate over whether Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is a “Welfare Rancher,” “Lawless Renegade,” “Deadbeat,” or a “Patriot Freedom Fighter” rages on, but the rancher at the heart of the dispute over grazing rights lost much of the support from Republican leaders yesterday after making remarks about the benefits of slavery. Bundy’s remarks, made to his […]