BLM Opening New Headquarters in Colorado

The Department of Interior’s Bureau (DOI) of Land Management (BLM) will move its headquarters from Washington, DC, to Grand Junction, CO, the agency said.

“This relocation strengthens our relationship with communities in the West by ensuring decision makers are living and working closer to the lands they manage for the American people. This effort will also save a great deal of money that can be reinvested in our field operations,” said DOI Secretary David Bernhardt, who signed an order Monday formally establishing the new headquarters.

Most assigned staff will be on duty in the Grand Junction office by the end of August, BLM said.

BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 Western states, including Alaska, and administers 700...