On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management bills.

The Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs invite the public to participate in a virtual meeting to discuss energy development in a sensitive cultural area of New Mexico.

Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Vice Chair Deb Haaland (D-N.M) strongly criticized the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) efforts to open sacred tribal lands in New Mexico to new oil and gas extraction during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Amid a public health emergency that requires people to stay home, the Trump administration has not provided updates as to how it will adjust plans for Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

The health and safety of our visitors and staff remains the number one priority of the Bureau of Land Management.

March 20, 2020 Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior Secretary Bernhardt Encouraging Public Lands Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic Washington, D.C. – Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement today on Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s recent message to the American people encouraging visits to public lands during the coronavirus pandemic.   “While I understand the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2020 BLM to temporarily suspend entrance fees on public lands across America WASHINGTON – After careful consideration and at the direction of Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, the Bureau of Land Management will temporarily suspend the collection of all entrance fees until further notice. As a result, site-specific standard […]