BLM Accepting Bids for Commercial Pine Nut Harvest
ELY, Nev.--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting sealed, written bids for the commercial harvesting of pine nut units in the BLM Battle Mountain, Elko and Ely districts. The deadline to submit a bid is 9:30 a.m. PDT, Tuesday, Aug. 8. Public lands provide valuable, tangible goods, and materials we rely on and use every day to heat our homes, build our roads, and feed our families.
 
Bids should be mailed to the BLM Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV : Katie Walsh. A separate certified check, bank draft, cashier’s check, or money order in the amount of $300 payable to the Bureau of Land Management, USDI must accompany the bid for each sale area. The $300 bid deposit will be applied toward the purchase price, refunded, or retained for application toward payment of damages.


An oral auction is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. PT, Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the BLM Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way, in Ely. A written bid and security deposit are required to participate in the oral auction.


The prospectus, advertisement, bid forms, maps and sample contract are available at the BLM Ely District Office. For more information, contact Katie Walsh, BLM Ely District natural resource specialist, at  or [email protected]
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​BLM to Hold Public Hearing on use of Motorized Vehicles and Aircraft to Manage Wild Horses and Burros
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ELY, Nev.-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a public hearing to discuss the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the monitoring and management of wild horses or burros on public lands in Nevada. The hearing is scheduled at 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, at the White Pine County Library,

The purpose of the hearing is to receive information and public comment on the use of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to inventory wild horse or burro populations and the use of helicopters to gather and remove excess animals. The hearing will also consider the use of motorized vehicles to transport gathered wild horses or burros as well as to conduct field monitoring activities.

Before helicopters or motorized vehicles can be used, a public hearing is required in order to comply with Section 404 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The BLM proposes to use a helicopter, fixed wing aircraft and other motorized vehicles to estimate population numbers and obtain seasonal distribution information for wild horse and burro herds throughout Nevada. 

Also proposed is using a helicopter to assist in gathering excess wild horses and burros on gathers and complexes throughout the state during the coming year. The actual number of areas where gathers will be conducted or inventoried will depend on a number of factors including funding.
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For more information, contact Ben Noyes, BLM Ely District wild horse and burro specialist, at .