BLM California News Releases

Horse and burro adoption in Los Banos

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:25:40 -0600

Residents of the Los Banos area will have the opportunity to add a horse or burro to their families when the Bureau of Land Management brings its Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program to the Against the Crooked Sky Horse Stables, 17982 West Cotton Road, Los Banos, on Saturday, March 20.

BLM land at Briceburg reopens

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:20:10 -0600

Storm damage has been repaired to lands along the Merced River at Briceburg managed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Mother Lode Field Office and roads are now open.

BLM seeks members for vacant seats on Northwest California Resource Advisory Council

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:30:20 -0600

The U. S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking northwest California residents interested in natural resource conservation to fill two vacant seats on its Northwest California Resource Advisory Council (RAC).

Northwest California Resource Advisory Council meets March 25-26 in Napa County

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:05:50 -0600

Members of the Bureau of Land Management Northwest California Resource Advisory Council will discuss a variety of public land topics, when they meet Thursday and Friday, March 25-26, in Middletown and St. Helena.

BLM realigns law enforcement program

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:50:30 -0600

The Bureau of Land Management today announced the realignment of its Office of Law Enforcement and Security (OLES) headquartered in Washington, D.C. The OLES program has remained largely unchanged since its inception nearly 40 years ago, and the realignment, effective immediately, is designed to improve program efficiency and effectiveness bureauwide by realigning jurisdictions and responsibilities formerly carried out by 11 special agents-in-charge (SAC) located across the country. The realignment is consistent with the Department of the Interior policy and does not affect program operations for rangers stationed in the field and managed by the BLM’s state offices.

Draft Environmental Study Released for Blythe Solar Project in Riverside County

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:10:50 -0700

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a staff assessment (SA) for the proposed Chevron Energy Solutions/Solar Millennium (CESSM) Blythe Solar Power Project in eastern Riverside County, Calif.

March oil and gas lease auction tops $1.9 million

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:50 -0700

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. – Nine oil and gas lease parcels in Kern and Sutter counties were auctioned for a total of $1,976,303, including administrative fees, by the Bureau of Land Management’s Bakersfield Field Office today.

BLM's Central California Advisory Council to meet in Bakersfield

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:40:30 -0700

Land management issues for the Bakersfield Field Office will be on the agenda when the Bureau of Land Management’s Central California Resource Advisory Council meets in Bakersfield on April 9.

Moroni trainer picks up BLM mustang for Norco Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:00:20 -0700

Ruth Livingston, of Moroni, Utah, received mustang no. 3416, a gelding from Nevada, from the Bureau of Land Management in mid-February as the first step in the Norco Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge.

Tucson trainer picks up BLM mustang for Norco Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:55:30 -0700

Lanny Leach of Tucson, Ariz., received mustang no. 3466, a gelding from Nevada, from the Bureau of Land Management in mid-February as the first step in the Norco Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge.