BLM Director Bob Abbey encouraged veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces to recreate on BLM-managed or other Federal lands on November 11, saying, “We want to thank the men and women who have served or are serving our country through military service. This is a small, but special way in which we can express our gratitude and our appreciation to them.” ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/CDPA.html http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/CDPA.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:15:10 -0600 The National Park Service (NPS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today mark the 15th anniversary of a landmark public lands act that set aside entire landscapes of the California Desert for future generations as parks and wilderness areas. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/whbredlands.html http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/whbredlands.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:10:50 -0600 Strength, endurance, and spirit are qualities embodied in wild horses and burros that roam America’s rangelands.  These living legends are available for adoption at Sundance Ranch in Redlands, Calif. on Nov. 7, 2009, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program. The mustangs and burros were gathered from public lands in California and Nevada, have been wormed and vaccinated, and are in excellent health. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/NC10-07_Weaverville_rxburn.html http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/NC10-07_Weaverville_rxburn.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:00:40 -0600 A prescribed fire to reduce accumulated brush and downed tree limbs in the Weaverville Community Forest in Trinity County will be conducted by crews from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) during the week of Nov. 2, weather permitting.
 
The 70-acre burn is planned for an area south of the community of Weaverville near the Timber Ridge subdivision, east of Democrat Ridge Road and west of West Weaver Road.
 
Crews will use the fire to clear out slash from a timber thinning project conducted in the summer of 2007.  Removing the brush and limbs will reduce wildfire danger and improve the health of the forest.
 
Burning will occur only on days when weather and fuel moisture conditions allow for safe and successful burning.
 
The 900-acre community forest is managed under a stewardship partnership involving the BLM and the Trinity County Resource Conservation District.  The forest is managed to preserve open space, provide recreation opportunities close to town, and for a sustainable supply of forest products including timber and firewood.
 
For more information, contact the BLM Redding Field Office, (530) 224-2100. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/NC1006_frenchgulch_rxburn.html http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/NC1006_frenchgulch_rxburn.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:55:30 -0600 Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will be burning slash piles near French Gulch beginning Thursday, Oct. 29, and continuing for three days, weather permitting. ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/SO10-01_BLM_USFS_RRAC_noms.html http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/SO10-01_BLM_USFS_RRAC_noms.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:10 -0600 VALLEJO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2009 – Nominations are now being accepted through December 11, 2009 for eight positions on the 11 member Pacific Southwest Region California Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC). ]]> http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/CC1006_dec_og_auction.html http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/october/CC1006_dec_og_auction.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0600
The Bureau of Land Management will hold an auction of oil and gas leases on federal land on Dec. 9 at the Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center, 801 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield. The room opens at 8 a.m. to allow bidders to register and obtain a bid number.  The competitive oral auction begins at 9 a.m.  ]]>