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BLM and Dolan Springs Trails Committee partner to host community cleanup event Sept. 28

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DOLAN SPRINGS – The Bureau of Land Management’s Kingman Field Office will be partnering with the Dolan Springs Trails Committee to complete a community cleanup in the Mt. Tipton area on Saturday, September 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Volunteers should be prepared to drive on primitive roads to access worksites or be shuttled by BLM staff to project work locations.

Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes, dress in layers, bring a wide-brimmed hat, sunblock, a snack, and plenty of water. BLM will provide tools, gloves, and extra water.

Attorney General supporting Hualapai Tribe in case to protect critical water supply

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PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of the Hualapai Tribe’s request for a preliminary injunction in Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland and Arizona Lithium, Ltd. The amicus brief urges the court to take action to protect Arizona’s water resources from potentially irreversible damage posed by exploratory drilling near the Hualapai Tribe’s sacred spring, Ha’Kamwe’. “The sacred Ha’Kamwe’ spring has sustained the Hualapai people for generations, and its protection is critical for the Tribe,” said Attorney General Mayes. “The failure to properly evaluate the impact of this project on such an important water…

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Burro gather input sought

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MOHAVE COUNTY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) are seeking public comments on a joint environmental assessment for proposed wild burro gathers within and outside the Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Management Area on the jointly managed Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.

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BLM to gather wild burros near Lake Havasu City

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LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin gathering wild burros this week in response to public safety concerns along State Route 95 just north of Lake Havasu City. The BLM will focus gather efforts in areas where burros are impacting local roadways and damaging private property.

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BLM initiates environmental analysis of the Socorro Solar Energy Project

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LAKE HAVASU, Ariz. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input to inform development of an environmental assessment for the proposed Socorro Solar Energy project in southeastern La Paz County. As currently proposed, the Socorro project would produce up to 350 megawatts of renewable energy from solar photovoltaic modules on up to 5,850 acres of public land.

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BLM Arizona schedules Resource Advisory Council meetings

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PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona Resource Advisory Council (Council) will meet July 16, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST); October 29-30, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MST each day; and December 11-12, 2024, from 8:00 to 4:30 p.m. MST.