Spokane, WA. - Please save the date for a public discussion of the newly established San Juan Islands National Monument. Join the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with our State Director and District Manager, in welcoming our interim Monument Manager. In preparation for next steps with the National Monument, the BLM will host open discussions and answer questions with local communities.
Spokane, WA. - Ellensburg - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be replacing bridge decking on the Umtanum footbridge in the Yakima River Canyon from Tuesday, April 2 through Friday, April 6, 2012. The Umtanum footbridge is located at BLM's Umtanum recreation site, at milepost 16 on Canyon Road (Highway 821), between Ellensburg and Yakima, WA. The footbridge will be closed on an intermittent basis while the new decking is installed, but will be open for brief periods during the day to allow visitors to cross.
SPOKANE, WA -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District has prepared an environmental assessment that describes the effects of approving a plan of operations for mining of barite ore. The previously mined 18-acre site is located on Flagstaff Mountain, which is about three miles southwest of the town of Northport, Washington, in Stevens County.
Spokane, WA - The Bureau of Land Management Spokane District is seeking nominations for several vacating positions on its 15-member Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (EWRAC), which advises the BLM on public land issues. As published in a notice in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations through June 22, 2015.