BLM El Centro Field Office - America's Great Outdoors, U.S. Bureau of Land Management California

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
California

El Centro Field Office

$Peninsular bighorn sheep in the Jacumba Mountains. Photo credits: CBP\Kevin Gellar$
$Banner Canyon. Photo credits: BLM\Erin Dreyfuss$
Imperial Sand Dunes. Photo credits: Imperial Valley Press (used with permission)
$Desert Globemallow. Photo credits: BLM\Erin Dreyfuss$
$Wind Caves, Coyote Mountains Wilderness. Photo credits: BLM\Valerie Kastoll$

The Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office manages approximately 1.4 million acres of public lands spread across two counties: Imperial and San Diego. Approximately 95% of the BLM ECFO managed lands lie within Imperial County. The resource area is bordered by the U.S./Mexico International border to the south and the Riverside County line to the north. More info...

Map of Land Status within El Centro Field Office resource area

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$Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area. Photo credits: BLM\Tim Williamson.$
Long Term Visitor Areas
Every year, thousands of visitors come to enjoy the natural beauty and recreational opportunities offered at BLM´s Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVAs), where visitors may camp for as long as seven months (9/15 - 4/15). There are three LTVAs located within the El Centro resource area: Hot Springs, Tamarisk and Pilot Knob. More info...

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Renewable Energy Priority Projects

Solar Projects
Lead
Last Updated
SDG&E Ocotillo Sol
Noel Ludwig
1/19/12
Wind Projects
Lead
Last Updated
Ocotillo Express
Cedric Perry
10/12/11
Geothermal Projects
Lead
Last Updated
West Chocolate Mountains Renewable Energy Evaluation Area
Joseph Vieira
7/1/11

Approved Renewable Energy Projects
Type
Project Name
Date Approved
Last Updated
Solar Centinela
Project is on Private Land with BLM Transmission Component
12/28/11
12/28/11
Solar
Imperial Solar Energy Center (CSolar) West
Project is on Private Land with BLM Transmission Component
8/25/11
8/25/11
Solar
Imperial Solar Energy Center (CSolar) South
Project is on Private Land with BLM Transmission Component
7/14/11
7/15/11
Solar
Imperial Valley Solar
10/5/10
6/20/11
Wind Tule Wind Energy / ECO Substation Project
12/19/11
12/19/11
Transmission
Sunrise Powerlink Project
1/20/09
2/4/11
Geothermal Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area
7/2/08
7/2/08

Other Ongoing Projects

Type
Project Name
Lead
Last Updated
EA
IID Dixieland 230kV Transmission Line
Jayme Lopez
9/30/11
RAMP/EIS
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
Greg Hill
4/29/10

Bureau of Land Management
El Centro Field Office
1661 S. 4th Street
El Centro CA 92243
Phone: (760) 337-4400
Fax: (760) 337-4490
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., M-F
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