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Renovations are completed at the permanent Bureau of Land Management Malta Field Office located at 501 S. 2nd St. Staff has been moving files and equipment from the temporary Highway 2 facility back to the renovated S. 2nd St. building. Anyone needing to do business with the BLM Malta Field Office can now visit the 501 S. 2nd St. location. Renovations began in October 2107 to the building built in 1968. "We appreciate the patience of our community while we updated our facilities to better serve...
Approximately 400 people attended the scoping meetings about the American Prairie Reserve’s grazing permit change proposal. The four meetings were held by the Bureau of Land Management. The strong attendance clearly indicated the level of interest in the proposal the American Prairie Reserve (APR) submitted to the BLM asking to modify grazing permits. “The BLM thanks the public for taking part in the scoping meetings. Your input is an import part of this Environmental Assessment process,” said BLM North Central Montana District Manager Mark...
The area burned by the July Fire will reopen for public use May 11. The July Fire area of the Little Rocky Mountains in Phillips County, Mont., had been closed since September due to public safety concerns. Fire had weakened roots and limbs on a significant amount of standing timber throughout the burned area. “Many of the hazard trees that posed an imminent public safety threat have fallen over winter,” said Bureau of Land Management Malta Field Manager Tom Darrington. Soils became unstable due to the weakened root structures. Emergency Sta...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking for the public's help in determining what it should analyze as it considers proposed changes to several grazing leases. American Prairie Reserve (APR) controls private properties tied to 18 BLM grazing allotments in Fergus, Petroleum, Phillips, and Valley Counties. They have submitted a proposal asking the BLM to modify their grazing permits. APR is seeking permission to: change the class of livestock from cattle to bison; allow for season-long...
As time marches on, buildings show signs of age and their uses change. The Bureau of Land Management Malta Field Office has temporarily changed its home to 47285 Highway 2, Malta, Mont., (the former Noble Energy Building), while renovations are being made to the permanent 501 S. 2nd St. location. The BLM Malta Field Office is expected to be housed at the Highway 2 location for about nine months to a year. The building being renovated was built in 1968. "We appreciate the patience of our communit...
Each generation is blessed with a few great men who impact the world around them so profoundly that, after they return to dust, plaques are forged in bronze to carry the torch of the memory of them through time to future generations. In honor of Donald R. "Buff" Buffington, the Bureau of Land Management installed a plaque at Buff's Picnic Area, the recreation site named after him. "His name can still be heard in the halls of the BLM Malta Field Office today, 30 years after he retired," said BLM...
Editor's Note: Submitted at 2300, July 5, 2017, by BLM On Wednesday, strong winds increased fire activity on the southwest edge of the July Fire, while steering the fire away from the small towns of Zortman and Landusky, and the Little Rockies Christian Camp south of Landusky. The last known acreage was 1,669 Independence Day evening 4. However, the fire grew in size overnight and throughout the day July 5. An update on size was not available at the time of this release. The gusty northwest...
July Fire UPDATE: ( WARNING - Potential evacuation of Landusky, Montana) Winds have shifted and are now coming of of the east-southeast pushing the July Fire northwest towards Landusky. Phillips County Sheriff's Deputies have made contact with residents of Landusky and told them to get Ready to evacuate. The fire spread overnight to within 1.5 miles of Little Rockies Christian Camp south of Landusky. The camp is currently vacant and the caretaker has left. Wildland Firefighters and equipment...