BLM California News Releases

BLM Announces Public Review of Calnev Pipeline Expansion Conformity Determination Report

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:58:55 -0600

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability for public review a Draft General Conformity Determination Report and three draft general conformity certifications for the proposed Calnev Pipeline Expansion Project. The documents can be viewed online at: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/barstow/calnev_page.html

BLM Issues Final Plan for Managing Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:46:16 -0600

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released its final decision for managing about 215,000 acres of BLM-administered public lands in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area and surrounding public lands in southeastern Imperial County, Calif. The Approved Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan, which is accompanied by a Record of Decision, also includes amendments to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan.

BLM, Tribes Continue Dialogue on Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:54:30 -0600

WASHINGTON – Building on the eight outreach sessions held last year with Tribal communities and the 22 formal one-one-one tribal consultations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled two additional regional outreach meetings with Tribal representatives to discuss how the Bureau's proposed hydraulic fracturing rule would strengthen oil and gas operations on Indian trust lands.

ISDRA Subgroup Public Meeting

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:58:17 -0600

The Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA) Subgroup to the Desert Advisory Council (DAC) has scheduled a public meeting for June 27, 2013 at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) El Centro Field Office, 1661 S. 4th St., El Centro, CA 92243 from 4 to 6 p.m.

BLM Ukiah Field Office Plans Prescribed Burn at Payne Ranch

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:06:27 -0600

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ukiah Field Office and the Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit of Cal Fire will conduct a prescribed burn June 18 or 26 in the Bear Creek area, assuming air quality and fire prescription conditions are suitable.

Planning for Access at Case Mountain

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:06:58 -0600

The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Bakersfield Field Office is planning a public meeting in early July, date and location to be announced, to present alternatives for managing Case Mountain. The alternatives are being developed using feedback from a public workshop held in Three Rivers on May 29 where plans for the BLM-administered public lands were discussed.

Summer Lecture Series at Headwaters Forest Reserve

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:02:37 -0600

A series of free summer lectures about local history and natural resources will be offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at the Headwaters Forest Reserve Education Center on various weekends beginning June 15, and continuing until mid-October. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The education center is about a half-mile from the parking area at the Elk River Trailhead southeast of Eureka.

Media Advisory: BLM Offering Horses, Burros for Adoption at Mustangs Festival in Napa

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:47:03 -0600

Editors, News Directors, Assignment Editors: Public adoptions of wild horses and burros various events centered on mustangs and burros are highlights at Napa Mustang Days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 14-16, at the Napa Valley Horsemen’s Arena, 1200 Foster Rd., Napa.

BLM Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:56:40 -0600

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is extending the public comment period on its proposed revised rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on public and Indian trust lands. Notice of the 60-day extension, which extends the comment period deadline to August 23, 2013, will be published in the Federal Register on Monday, June 10.

Fire Restrictions for Lands Managed by Arcata Field Office

Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:50:25 -0600

Effective Monday, June 10, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing fire restrictions for lands managed by the Arcata Field Office in Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity and Mendocino counties. The restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.