Quick Facts 15.2 million acres in California 1.6 million acres in northwest Nevada 47 million acres subsurface mineral estate underlying federal surface land, 2.5 million acres underling private lands, and 592,000 underlying Native American Tribal lands. 1 National Conservation Areas 3 National Monuments 145 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 100 miles of public land along eight national wild and scenic rivers 87 wilderness areas covering 3.8 million acres 72 wilderness study areas covering 1.1 million acres 580 miles of Scenic & Historic Trails 13.5 million barrels of oil produced annually 3.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas produced annually $31 million in receipts annually 58,000 ounces of gold produced annually 525,000 animal unit months of forage for livestock 6,200 rights-of-ways for roads and powerlines 11 million acres available for open a nd limited off-road vehicle recreation Home to 2,400 wild horses and 1,200 burros 1.5 million board feet of timber harvested annually 800 wildlife species in California 22,000 mining claims 20 major planning efforts 3 District Offices/15 Field Offices  900 employees

BLM manages 15.2 million acres of public lands in California - nearly 15% of the state's land area - and 1.6 million acres in northwestern Nevada.  BLM California also administers 47 million acres of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal surface land, 2.5 million acres underlying privately owned land, and 592,000 acres of Native American tribal land where BLM has trust responsibility for mineral operations.

Bureau of Land Management - California Public Lands

Field Office Addresses

History of the Bureau of Land Management

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