Extension follows request from North Slope Tribal leaders WASHINGTON — Following discussions with Tribal leaders, Alaska Native Corporations, local leaders, and organizations in Alaska, Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis announced today that the Bureau of Land Management will extend the public comment period for the proposed National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Rule by an […]
Harvest limit of 2 bull caribou announced for fall federal subsistence hunt FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F on August 1, 2023. BLM made the decision under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, after consultation with […]
Work is part of collaborative and partnership-driven Restoration Landscape strategy ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District and Trout Unlimited, are restoring mining-impacted streams along the upper Yukon River watershed. Projects will improve water quality and fish habitat along Nome and Wade Creeks as part […]
The fire prevention order is in effect until October 31 unless rescinded FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fairbanks District issued a fire prevention order prohibiting campfires, fireworks and explosives on federal lands in a fire-prone area of black spruce near Fox, Alaska, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]