The latest information about COVID19 impacts to BLM Colorado offices and areas is available here.
Spotlight
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The Andy Senti Public Information Center in the BLM Colorado State Office is a great place to find resources and information about your public lands. Staff can assist you with research and interpretation of BLM records and answer general questions about all BLM programs. We also offer maps of public lands in Colorado and a wide array of publications and brochures to help you plan your next trip outside and are open to the public Monday-Friday from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
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District managers have been hired for the Upper Colorado River and Northwest districts after a successful realignment of BLM Colorado’s district and fire unit boundaries to improve safety and efficiency.
Elijah Waters has been selected as the new district manager for the Northwest Colorado District and Greg Larson named as the district manager for the new Upper Colorado River District. Both report for duty on January 17. Waters will be stationed in Craig and Larson will be stationed in Grand Junction.
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BLM Colorado implements seasonal closures across the state to reduce disturbance to wintering wildlife during the most stressful time of year. Closing areas to human activity is important to allow deer and elk to conserve energy and survive the winter. Learn about what areas are closed for each Field Office by visiting the Seasonal Closures page for more information.
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Fire management in Colorado is an interagency partnership among federal, state and local entities. BLM-managed lands within Colorado are broken into four Interagency Fire Management Units: Northwest Colorado Fire Unit in Craig, Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Unit in Grand Junction, Southwest District Fire Unit in Montrose and Front Range District Fire Unit in Canon City.
Offices
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2850 Youngfield St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-239-3600Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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455 Emerson St.
Craig, CO 81625 -
3028 E. Main St
Canon City, CO 81212 -
2465 S. Townsend Ave.
Montrose, CO 81401 -
2815 H Road
Grand Junction, CO 81056970-876-9095
Popular Links
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More than 1/4 of BLM lands in Colorado are managed specifically for recreation and tourism. About six million visitors per year come to BLM Colorado lands to hike, mountain bike, whitewater raft, camp, fish and more!
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BLM Colorado administers 51 coal leases encompassing 80,203 acres. Currently, six producing coal mines on public lands in Colorado directly contribute about $784 million per year to Colorado's economy.
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The BLM Colorado solid minerals program consists of locatable minerals, solid leasable minerals, and mineral materials. Rockhounding and recreational gold panning are generally considered recreational activities.
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BLM Colorado offers a variety of GIS data sets for download and as web services that can be viewed within web mapping applications. This interactive map shows the statewide data sets available at this time.
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BLM Colorado manages three 14ers and 30 13ers. Handies Peak, which rises 14,048 feet above sea level, is the highest point of land the BLM manages in the contiguous United States.
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BLM Colorado's Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has the highest known density of archaeological sites in the nation. It is one of the most studies archaeological landscapes in the nation, with more than 6,000 archaeological sites recorded to date and up to 100 per square mile in some places.
