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More than 6,500 acres along Blackfoot River purchased by BLM
The public now has access to more high-quality hunting and hiking in western Montana, as the Bureau of Land Management has just acquired more than 6,500 acres along the Blackfoot River. These 6,576 acres mark the second and final phase in the...
Garnet Ghost Town re-opens as wildfire threat dwindles
GREENOUGH – Garnet Ghost Town reopened for visitors after the Bureau of Land Management issued a new area closure in the Anderson Hill Fire vicinity. The new closure is much smaller and allows the public to access Garnet while also providing space...
Garnet Ghost Town re-opens as wildfire threat dwindles
GREENOUGH – Garnet Ghost Town is once again open for visitors after the Bureau of Land Management issued a new area closure in the Anderson Hill Fire vicinity. The new closure is much smaller and allows the public to access Garnet while also...
BLM closes Garnet Ghost Town and surrounding area due to wildfire
Due to a wildfire burning about a mile east of Garnet Ghost Town, the Bureau of Land Management has temporarily closed the historic site and surrounding area for public safety and to allow firefighters to conduct suppression activities. The closure... Full story
Missoula BLM taking comments on $5 million road project
POTOMAC - The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is seeking the public’s input on a proposed $5-million Federal Lands Transportation Project to improve 5.7 miles of Johnsrud-McNamara Road. The office has prepared an Environmental...
BLM completes Upper Belmont acquisition adding 1,120 acres
MISSOULA – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) acquisition of 1,120 acres in the Lower Blackfoot River drainage secures permanent public access to the land. Using $868,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the transaction finalizes a...
Comments sought on Blackfoot River float-in sites proposal
MISSOULA - The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office, in partnership with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, is asking for public comment on a proposal to allow overnight and/or multi-night float trip experiences at four float-in sites...
Discussion begins for Johnsrud-McNamara road project
MISSOULA – The Missoula Field Office and Federal Highway Administration will hold an open house in Missoula to discuss a proposed $5 million Federal Lands Transportation Project to improve 5.7 miles of Johnsrud-McNamara Road. The meeting, open to...
Proposal to open access to acres in Belmont Creek to the lower Blackfoot River
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced the next steps in a collaborative effort with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) aimed at acquiring 13,000 acres of private lands within the Lower Blackfoot River watershed, in the...
BLM Focus Groups to Discuss Recreation
MISSOULA – The Bureau of Land Management wants to hear the public’s opinions on what they think is great about the great outdoors. The BLM Missoula Field Office will hold a series of focus groups, engaging the public in a conversation about...
