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December 2000
12/22 - Secretary Babbitt make monument recommendations to President Clinton
12/18 - Public Land Safety Hazard Eliminated
12/12 - BLM announces guided hikes to view Bald Eagles
12/8 - Volunteers remove abandoned vehicles from South Cow Mountain recreation area
12/8 - Eagle Scout candidate, Scout troop honored forAlturas trail project
12/5 - Prescribed fire planned for South Cow Mountain
12/4 - BLM publishes draft National Off-Highway Vehicle Strategy, opens 30-Day public comment period
November 2000
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11/27 - Prescribed burning planned for High Rock Canyon
11/27 - Sylvia Baca named Acting Director of BLM
11/22 - Public Comment Period Extended for Proposed Cadiz Groundwater Storage Project
11/20 - Agencies Release Final Environmental Impact Statement on Changes to Survey and Manage Measures in the Northwest Forest Plan
11/20 - BLM Publishes Final "3809" Surface Mining Regulations
11/20 - Guided hiking season ends at Headwaters Forest Reserve
11/17 - BLM prepares for visitors at Imperial Sand Dunes
11/17 - Commercial and personal use mushroom permits available from Bureau of Land Management
11/16 - BLM Announces New Date for Publication of Draft National Off-Highway Vehicle Strategy
11/14 - BLM seeking new member for Northeast California Advisory Council
11/14 - Public Meeting Scheduled for Proposed Cadiz Groundwater Storage Project
11/9 - BLM implements interim closure at Imperial Sand Dunes
11/7 - Final EIS/EIR for Proposed Imperial Project Gold Mine Available
11/2 - President protects three new natural areas
11/1 - BLM Director Tom Fry announces departure from Bureau
11/1 - Wild Horse and Burros coming to Tulare - Adopters wanted
October 2000
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10/27 - Federal agencies propose plan for Fort Irwin expansion
10/27 - Indian Pass Area of Imperial County Closed to New Mining Claims
1-/25 - BLM doing road work in Clear Creek
10/25 - BLM implementing outreach to inform public of partial closure at Imperial Sand Dunes
10/23 - Wildlife Conservation Board names AL Wright as its Executive Director
10/23 - Public meeting planned to discuss Soda Bay bath
10/19 - Cadiz Water Project's Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement Published
10/17 - BLM to hold planning meeting for South Fork American River
10/17 - Scotch Broom targeted at Dave Moore Nature Area
10/13 - Fire permit and burning season permit suspension ended
10/12 - BLM District Advisory Council to meet in Barstow
10/12 - BLM Director Lauds Congress, Administration for Agency's Funding Increases in Interior Appropriations Bill
10/4 - Free horse training demonstrations coming to Vallejo
10/2 - BLM Bodie Hills Advisory Group - Public meeting
10/2 - Narcotics task forces seize large quantity of marijuana in Lassen County; one arrested
September 2000
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9/28 - BLM, Honey Lake Power propose juniper management tests
9/27 - BLM to hold planning meeting for South Fork American River
9/25 - BLM will provide 30-day public comment period on draft off-highway vehicle (OHV) management strategy
9/25 - BLM lifts fire restrictions in northeast California and northwest Nevada
9/25 - Off-highway vehicle events scheduled for Cow Mountain
9/20 - Kennedy Meadows community meeting
9/20 - BLM distributes nearly $134 million in "PILT" checks to local governments
9/20 - Secretary Babbitt announces new appointments to BLM Resource Advisory Councils in California
9/18 - Salton Sea test base transferred from Navy to BLM
9/15 - Donation fund established for wild horses and burros
9/14 - BLM asks for oil industry input on next lease sale
9/14 - BLM to offer free delivery for wild mustangs and burros adopted at special 1-day event
9/13 - Disease ruled out as cause of deaths at BLM corrals
9/12 - Thousands volunteer for nationwide "Work Day"
9/8 - BLM investigating wild horse deaths
9/7 - BLM to hold 2nd planning meeting for South Fork American River
9/6 - Fire restrictions lifted in some areas, retained in others
9/5 - Emergency gather underway to save wild horses and burros - Wild mustangs and burros headed to Ramona
9/1 - Wild horses up for adoption at California Correctional Center (9-15-00)
9/1 - New visitor facilities under construction in King Range (Black Sands Beach)
August 2000
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8/31 - National Public Lands Day 2000 at Fort Ord
8/31 - BLM offers guided hikes to historic town site
8/29 - Draft EIS for proposed mine expansion released for public review
8/28 - Public Lands Day event to improve Dave Moore Nature Area in Coloma
8/25 - Emergency closure ordered for Soda Bay baths
8/25 - BLM horse gathering scheduled for High Rock Canyon region
8/24 - Mike Pool selected as new director of BLM´s California State Office
8/23 - BLM to begin planning for South Fork American River
8/23 - BLM closes all areas in Northeast California to woodcutting
8/22 - Stewardship steering committee plans Fall tour and business meeting
8/22 - Improvement projects planned for Sacramento River trail
8/18 - Public meetings planned to discuss federal land ownership
8/18 - Northeast CaliforniaAdvisory Council to meet in Susanville, August 29
8/18 - BLM publishes rule implementing law raising acreage limits on sodium operations
Sodium Operations Questions and Answers
8/18 - Fire restrictions set for BLM lands in northwest California
8/17 - BLM offers $5,000 reward for campground vandalism information
8/9 - BLM schedules open house to obtain comments on resource management grant applications
8/7 - BLM offers reward for those responsible for wildland fire
8/7 - Special fire restrictions in effect
8/7 - BLM advisory group meets in Bishop (Aug. 11-12)
8/3 - Media Advisory: Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program adoption at Mountain Valley Ranch in Ramona
8/3 - Wild Mustangs and Burros headed to Ramona
8/3 - Public meeting scheduled for Draft LEIS for proposed Timbisha Reservation
8/1 - BLM will brief land use committee on land tenure plan
8/1 - BLM approves Soledad Canyon sand and gravel project in Los Angeles County
July 2000
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7/27 - Public takes ownership of desert wilderness and wildlife areas
7/27 - Fire restrictions begin August 1 in Northeast California - Susanville Interagency Fire Center
7/18 - Agencies provide public adiitonal time to comment on Tibisha-Shoshone Darft LEIS
7/17 - BLM will share Native American photos in open house
7/13 - Backpackers must take steps to keep bears out of camp
7/12 - BLM, partners open Sacramento River Rail Trail
7/11 - BLM and Forest Service schedule open house to solicit comments on OHV regional grant applications
7/7 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Sacramento River Rail Trail opening set for July 12
7/7 - Comment period extended to August 18, 2000 for Headwaters Forest Plan
7/6 - Public invited to open house meeting on Clear Creek OHV funds
7/5 - BLM Northwest Advisory Council to meet in Eureka July 13 & 14
7/5 - Public meeting set to review off-highway vehicle grant request for Fort Sage
7/3 - Clear Creek road work to cause delays
7/3 - BLM to implement shooting restrictions on public land near Twentynine Palms
7/3 - BLM extends public comment for Ord Mountain Route Designation Project
7/2 - BLM to hold public meeting on OHV grant for South Cow Mountain and Knoxville
June 2000
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6/30 - Fire restrictions set for BLM lands; Shasta, Butte, Tehama, Trinity, Siskiyou counties included
6/28 - BLM modifies closure for Willow Fire area
6/28 - BLM and wildlife refuge will share ranger services
6/27 - Be careful what you drink at Kaweah
6/27 - Work set to begin on Bizz Johnson Trail bridges
6/26 - BLM schedules Open Houses to solicit public comments on OHV grant applications
6/26 - Media day for fire-fighting helicopter
6/23 - Comment Period Extended for Timbisha Shoshone Draft LEIS
6/23 - Chemehuevi Tribe asks BLM to complete obligations of Indian Relief Act
6/23 - BLM to issue permit to establish emergency desert water stations
6/23 - Next monthly Bizz Johnson Trail shuttle set for July 1
6/22 - Headwaters planning comment period extended
6/22 - King Range visitors urged to be safe during July Fourth celebrations
6/19 - BLM creates National Landscape Conservation System
6/16 - Fire restrictions set for BLM lands
6/16 - Public meeting planned on off-highway vehicle grants for Samoa Dunes
6/16 - BLM seeks nominees for California Desert Advisory Council
6/16 - Public meeting scheduled on Knoxville Management Plan
6/9 - BLM brings wild horse adoption to Bishop June 17 & 18
6/8 - New public use rules proposed for several King Range recreation sites
6/7 - BLM, Historical Society to retrace explorer´s route
6/6 - Fort Ord habitat restoration -- Local volunteers needed June 17
6/1 - Local Rancher Carl Twisselman honored by BLM
May 2000
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5/31 - Agencies announce decisions on proposed geothermal projects
5/30 - Final EIS for proposed Soledad Canyon Sand and Gravel Project available for public review
5/30 - BLM proposes new manual and handbook guidance relating to Land-Use Planning, seeks public review and input
5/26 - Central California state and federal agencies announce fire season open
5/26 - Bizz Johnson trail shuttle service begins
5/26 - State and Federal Agencies declare fire season open
5/26 - BLM seeks comments from Californians on how to ensure environmentally responsible off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation on public lands
5/25 - BLM celebrate National Trails Day on the de Anza Trail
5/24 - Wild horses and burros gallop into Bishop -- Adoptors wanted!
5/23 - Draft Environmental Impact Statement for proposed Tibisha reservation in Death Valley released for public review -- Public meetings to be held
5/17 - BLM Releases EA for Ord Mountain Route Designation Project for Public Review -- Two Open Houses Scheduled
5/16 - BLM To Evaluate Campground Water Systems
5/15 - Headwaters Forest Reserve Management Plan public scoping meetings announced
5/15 - District Advisory Council to Discuss BLM OHV Strategy at Ridgecrest Meeting
5/12 - BLM offers guided hikes into Headwaters Forest Reserve
5/11 - BLM Carrizo Plain farm tour May 21
5/11 - BLM offers wild horses via satellite
5/10 - BLM to lead historic bike ride to observe National Trails Day
5/3 - Volunteers needed for cleanup project at El Mirage
5/3 - BLM extends deadline for Central California Advisory Council nominations
5/2 - BLM extends comment period on proposed shooting restrictions near Twentynine Palms -- Schedules open house
5/2 - Deadline extended for BLM Northeast Advisory Council nominations
5/2 - Environmental Assessment for Indian Pass withdrawal available for public comment
5/2 - Public meeting set on grant request
5/2 - Experimental stewardship committee meets May 11-12 in Cedarville
5/1 - BLM steering committee schedules public meeting; May 4, 2000
5/1 - BLM seeking volunteers for King Range
April 2000
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4/27 - Prescribed fire planned for South Cow Mountain
4/24 - Volunteers honor memory of the "Moose" at annual cleanup; Jawbone Canyon, April 29-30
4/24 - Wild Horses and Burro adoption opportunities planned - Horse, Burros available in Chico, Susanville via Satellite
4/20 - Media Advosry: Wild Horse and Burro Adoption at Lake Perris Fairgrounds
4/20 - Living Legends of the American West available for Adoption; Lake Perris Fairgrounds, April 29 and 30
4/14 - Hobo Camp to open for the season
4/14 - BLM seeks comments on 2001 OHV grant
4/13 - Free horse training demonstration set for Chico - BLM offers wild horses, burros for adoption May 6 and 7
4/12 - Lake Havasu Boy Scout Troop 55 lend a hand for public lands
4/12 - BLM will lead wildflower hikes at Cache Creek
4/10 - Environmental Assessment available on watershed restoration in Headwaters Forest Reserve.
4/7 - BLM lifts seasonal road restrictions at Delta Lake, Nelson Corral
4/6 - BLM will hold community meeting in Petrolia
4/5 - Scotch Broom targeted at Dave Moore Nature Area
4/5 - Iowa Hill resident guilty of timber theft
4/3 - Trained wild horses up for adoption near Susanville
March 2000
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3/29 - Wild Horses coming to Chico, available for adoption
3/29 - Popcorn prescribed fire planned for Spring ignition
3/28 - Wild Horses available with a few clicks (April 12)
3/21 - BLM considering Rock Bar Bridge repair
3/20 - BLM seeks nominations to Central California Advisory Council
3/20 - Northwest California Advisory Council to meet in Redding
3/20 - Karen L. Barnette named BLM Deputy State Director
3/16 - Adopt-A-Horse or Burro program gallops into Burbank
3/16 - Media Advisory: Wild Horse and Burros adoption at Los Angeles Equestrian Center
3/12 - Adopt-A-Horse or Burro program returns to Lake Perris Fairgrounds
3/09 - BLM seeking nominations for Northwest and Northeast Resource Advisory Councils
3/09 - Public meeting to review `Inimim Forest timber management plan
3/09 - Wild Horse and Burros in Roseville
3/06 - BLM offers reward for stolen kiosks
3/06 - BLM to hold oil and gas lease sale in Bakersfield, 3/16/00
3/02 - Elk behavior is topic for next rangeland speaker
3/01 - Central California Resource Advisory Council to meet in Cameron Park
3/01 - Williams named chair of experimental stewardship steering committee
February 2000
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2/29 - Wild Horses & Burros in Roseville looking for adopters
2/22 - BLM Desert District Advisory Council to meet in Desert Hot Springs
2/22 - BLM seeks public comment on proposed fiber optic cable project
2/18 - Federal land managers propose policy to help clean up America´s waters
2/17 - Secretary Babbitt´s Speech Transcript: "From Grand Staircase to Grand Canyon Parashant: Is There a Monumental Future for the BLM?"
2/17 - BLM announces hiking access to south part of Headwaters Forest
2/17 - BLM Northeast Resource Advisory Council meets March 10 in Susanville
2/16 - BLM extends public comment on draft EIR.EIS for proposed MWD-Cadiz project
2/16 - Babbitt unveils, defines contours of historic new national system of conservation lands
2/15 - BLM announces seasonal road closures in Modoc and Lassen counties
2/14 - 2000 grazing fee announced
2/10 - Experimental stewardship committee to meet in Cedarville (2-24-00)
2/10 - Seasonal wood cutting closure set for some BLM lands
2/7 - BLM requests $141 million increase in budget to meet public land management challenges
2/2 - Adopt-A-Horse or Burro program headed to Los Angeles Equestrian Center (March 25 -26)
January 2000
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1/31 - BLM to hold oil and gas lease sale in Bakersfield
1/31 - BLM seeking member for Resource Advisory Council
1/28 - Most weather restrictions lifted at Clear Creek
01/25 - BLM environmental assessment released on Marijuana eradication
01/19 - Public takes title to almost 225,000 acres of inholdings spread across California Desert
01/19 - Henson elected chair of BLM Northwest Advisory Council
01/14 - BLM receives important legal opinion involviing proposed Glamis Imperial Mine in California Desert
01/13 - BLM announces trail restrictions to protect Bighorn Sheep
01/11 - Establishment of the California Coastal National Monument
01/11 - California Coastal National Monument Fact Sheet
01/11 - Pinnacles National Monument Expansion
01/11 - Pinnacles National Monument Expansion Fact Sheet
01/10 - Administrative record file for Molycorp waste discharge pipeline releases available for public review
01/10 - Secretary of the Interior appoints new Desert District Advisory Council members
01/10 - BLM announces guided hikes to view wintering bald eagles
01/10 - OHV management strategy to be developed by BLM
01/08 - Public comment sought on plan to remove gypsum from public land
01/05 - King Range NCA to have new trail facilities
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