California
Bakersfield Field Office
Resource Management Plan Revison
Resource Management Plan Revison
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently revising two existing plans Resource Management Plans (RMPs); the 1997 Caliente RMP and portions of the 1984 Hollister RMP, to address the availability of new data and updated policies, emerging issues, and changing circumstances that have occurred during the 14 plus years since the Record of Decisions (RODs) for these plans were signed. The Planning Area, located in central California, comprises approximately 17 million acres of land. However, the Decision Area, (i.e. that for which the BLM has administrative authority) is approximately 400,000 acres of surface estate and 1.2 million acres of federal mineral estate. This does not include the California Coastal National Monument (for which an RMP was completed in September, 2005) or the Carrizo Plain National Monument (for which an RMP was competed in April, 2010). PLEASE NOTE: Due to a change in our email server, the email address in the Federal Register Notice no longer works. Please provide email comments to: cacalrmp@blm.gov |
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Planning Documents
| Bakersfield RMP Scoping ReportThe Bakersfield Resource Management Plan (RMP) scoping report summarizes the results of the formal scoping period conducted in 2008, including public meetings, coordination with other agencies, and formal public comment period. This report, completed in December 2010, is available here for download. |
| Bakersfield Draft RMP / Draft EISThe Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) describe and analyze alternatives for the planning and management of public lands and resources administered by the BLM, Bakersfield Field Office. This document is now available for download below. |
 | The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations. A Notice of Intent to Prepare a Resource Management Plan was published in 2008 to begin the formal scoping period. A second Notice of Availability was public September 9, 2011 anouncing the publication of the Draft RMP / Draft EIS for public review and initiating the 90-day public comment period (see also). PLEASE NOTE: Due to a change in our email server, the email address in the Federal Register Notice no longer works. Please provide email comments to: cacalrmp@blm.gov |
Public Participation & Meetings
The management of public lands increasingly requires a partnership between all responsible and interested parties. Other organizations provide valuable assistance to the Bureau, often providing expertise, funding, and an on-the-ground presence. However, it is the individual members of the public who are often most knowledgeable about resources in a given area, the problems or opportunities that may exist there, and how management can be improved.
A formal public scoping period was conducted for the plan revision in 2008, details of which can be found in the Scoping Report. Now the Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been issued, the next stage of the public participation process is underway; the formal public comment period. This period began with the Federal Register publication of the Notice of Availability of Draft RMP/Draft EIS on September 9, 2011 and will conclude on December 9, 2011.
During this public comment period, we ask you to review the document, the proposed actions and the analysis, and provide constructive feedback specifically addressing the adequacy of the Draft RMP/Draft EIS or the merits of the alternatives discussed or both. Comments are accepted via Mail or email. However, we ask to aid in the review and analysis of your comments, your comments are provided in an electronic format.
Public Meetings
Public meetings to provide an overview of the Draft RMP/Draft EIS and allow the opportunity to ask specific questions and submit public comments are scheduled as follows:
October 12, 2011 - 2pm - Bakersfield Field Office
October 12, 2011 - 6pm - Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308
October 13, 2011 - 6pm - San Luis Obispo, Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
October 17, 2011 - 6pm - Kern Valley Community Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella, CA 93240
October 18, 2011 - 6pm - Three Rivers Memorial Building, 43490 Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, CA 93271
October 19, 2011 - 6pm - Taft Chamber of Commerce, 400 West Side Highway, Taft, CA 93268
October 20, 2011 - 6pm - Sierra Unified School District (Board Room), 29143 Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651
Contact Us
Please direct comments and question to;
Bakersfield RMP Revision
Bureau of Land Management
3801 Pegasus Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 391.6022
email: cacalrmp@blm.gov
Bakersfield Draft RMP/Draft EIS
The Bakersfield Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is now available for download and public review. The official public comment period began with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register on September 9, 2011, and will end December 9, 2011. For downloading convenience the document is available both in its full three volumes as well as broken down into smaller sections (more suitable for download on slower connections). In addition, maps larger than those presented in the document are available for download to aid in reviewing. All documents are in the Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader available for download here.
Complete Documents
Bakersfield Draft RMP/Draft EIS - Volume One (14145 Kbs)
Bakersfield Draft RMP/Draft EIS - Volume Two (1839 Kbs)
Bakersfield Draft RMP/Draft EIS - Volume Three (24525 Kbs)
All Oversized Livestock Grazing Maps (5862 Kbs)
All Oversized Travel Management Maps (49516 Kbs)
Document Sections
Abstract (145 Kbs)
Dear Reader Letter (Kbs)
Complete Table of Contents (733 Kbs)
Executive Summary (194 Kbs)
Readers Guide to the Document/Acryonyms and Abbreviations (317 Kbs)
Chapter One - Introduction (1222 Kbs)
Chapter Two - Alternatives (4994 Kbs)
Chapter Three - Affected Environment (8663 Kbs)
Chapter Four - Environmental Consequences (1240 Kbs)
Chapter Five - Consultation and Coordination (247 Kbs)
Chapter Six - Bibliography (307 Kbs)
Appendix A - Air and Atmospheric Values (403 Kbs)
Appendix B - Biological Resources (681 Kbs)
Appendix C - Visual Resource Inventory (3080 Kbs)
Appendix D - Wildland Fire Ecology and Management (235 Kbs)
Appendix E - Comprehensive Trail and Travel Management (421 Kbs)
Appendix F - Livestock Grazing (948 Kbs)
Appendix G - Minerals Management (508 Kbs)
Appendix H - Recreation and Visitor Services (665 Kbs)
Appendix I - Area of Critical Environmental Concern Report (15787 Kbs)
Appendix J - Wild and Scenic Rivers Suitability Report (3102 Kbs)
Appendix K - Wilderness Characteristics Inventory (369 Kbs)
Appendix L - Best Management Practices/Standard Operating Procedures (430 Kbs)
Appendix M - Reasonably Foreseeable Development Scenario (399 Kbs)
Appendix N - Supplementary Rules (347 Kbs)
Appendix O - Lands and Realty (814 Kbs)
Livestock Grazing Maps
Travel Management Maps
Alternative A | Alternative B | Alternatives C/D | Alternative E |
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The following maps are identical to those within the document itself, however, here they are provide at a larger size and higher resolution to allow closer inspection of details provided by each map using the "Zoom" feature of the Adobe Reader software.
1.1 Planning Area
1.2 Decision Area
2.1 Areas Suitable for Managing Fire for Resource Benefit
2.2 Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area
2.3 San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area
2.4 Visual Resource Management (Alternative B)
2.5 Recreation Management Area Designations (Alternative B)
2.6 Temblor Range Special Recreation Management Area
2.7 Recommended ACECs (Alternative B)
2.8 Lands Managed for Wilderness Characteristics (Alternative B)
2.9 Visual Resource Management (Alternatives C & D)
2.10 Recreation Area Management Designations (Alternatives C & D)
2.11 Recommended ACECs (Alternatives C & D)
2.12 Lands Managed for Wilderness Characteristics (Alternatives C & D)
2.13 Visual Resource Management (Alternative E)
2.14 Recreation Management Area Designations (Alternative E)
2.15 Chimney Peak Special Recreation Management Area / Chimney Peak Byway
2.16 Recommended ACECs (Alternative E)
3.1 Air Basins
3.2 Air Quality: 8 Hour Ozone Non-Attainment Areas
3.3 Air Quality: PM10 Non-Attainment and Maintenance Areas
3.4 Air Quality: PM2.5 Non-Attainment Areas
3.5 Mandatory PSD Class I Areas
3.6 Areas of Ecological Importance
3.7 Special Management Areas (Alternative A)
3.8 Prime or Important Farmland
3.9 Serpentine Soils
3.10 Soils Susceptible to Erosion
3.11 Valley Fever Endemic Soils
3.12 Visual Resource Inventory Classes
3.13 Hydrology
3.14 Ground Water Basins
3.15 Fire Management Units
3.16 Fire History
3.17 Fire Regime Condition Class (FRCC)
3.18 Designated Utility Corridors
3.19 Renewable Energy: Solar Potential
3.20 Wind Energy Potential
3.21 Areas Currently Closed to Oil and Gas Leasing (showing Oil and Gas Potential)
3.22 Areas Currently Closed to Geothermal Leasing (showing Geothermal Potential)
3.23 Lands Closed to Solid Leasable Minerals (showing potential valuable lands)
3.24 Areas Currently Withdrawn from Location of Mining Claims (showing Locatable Mineral Potential)
3.25 Lands Closed to Salable Minerals (showing Salable Mineral Potential)
3.26 Existing Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
3.27 Proposed New or Expanded Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
3.28 Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers
3.29 National Landscape Conservation System
3.30 Heavily Developed Oil Fields
Project Timeline
It is anticipated the Bakersfield Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement will be completed in the following timeframe.
| Date | Action |
| 3/4/2008 – 5/5/2008 | Scoping Period |
| 12/15/2010 | Scoping Report completed |
| 9/9/2011 | Draft RMP/Draft EIS released for review and comment (Notice of Availability published in Federal Register) |
| 9/9/2011 - 12/9/2011 | Public comment period on Draft RMP/EIS. This will include public briefings and a written comment period. |
| 1/2012 - 3/2012 | Planning team analyzes comments and develops proposed RMP and Final EIS. |
| 4/2012 | Proposed RMP/Final EIS issued. |
| 9/2012 | Record of Decision signed, RMP Approved |
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