Quick Facts 15.2 million acres in California 1.6 million acres in northwest Nevada 44 million acres subsurface mineral estate underlying federal surface land, 2.5 million acres underling private lands, and 592,000 underlying Native American Tribal lands. 3 National Conservation Areas 3 National Monuments 145 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 71 miles of public land along six national wild and scenic rivers 79 wilderness areas covering 3.7 million acres 79 wilderness study areas covering 1.4 million acres 502 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 16 field offices 900 employees

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

Bureau of Land Management - California Public Lands

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History of the Bureau of Land Management

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