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Lakeview Newsroom

Bureau of Land Management offices post News Releases to share news or let you know upcoming plans for their area. If you have questions regarding a specific News Release, contact information is at the top of each News Release. Please feel free to contact the Lakeview Office with your questions or comments, at (541)947-2177 or by email.

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Lakeview News Releases in 2010
Nov 25 2009	BLM Distributes Payments to Counties
Nov 23 2009	Secretary Salazar to Hold Media Teleconference to Discuss Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Leasing and Development
Nov 04 2009	Increase in Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Application Fees
Nov 03 2009	Veterans Fees Waived Next Wednesday
Oct 14 2009	Department of the Interior Launches Work Plan for BLM Western Oregon Forests
Oct 05 2009	Wildfire Danger Continues to Decrease Across South Central Oregon
Oct 02 2009	BLM Herbicide Plan Available for Public Review

Lakeview News Releases in 2009	Show \| Hide
Sep 30 2009	Controlled Burns to Reduce Wildfire Threat
Sep 29 2009	Fire Safety Still Encouraged Despite Fire Restrictions Being Lifted
Sep 29 2009	Wildfire Danger Level Decreases in South Central Oregon
Sep 23 2009	Some Fees Waived for Public Lands Day
Sep 22 2009	Timber Sold in Klamath County
Sep 09 2009	Do Your Part to Preserve and Protect the Wood River Wetland
Sep 09 2009	"Helping Hands" Needed for Trail Maintenance Project
Sep 09 2009	Public Use Restrictions Still in Effect for South Central Oregon
Sep 01 2009	Nat'l Wild Horse Board meets in Virginia
Aug 28 2009	Mining Fees Due 9/1/2009
Aug 21 2009	Wild Horse Raffle Raises $1,570 for Youth Scholarship Program
Aug 17 2009	Marcilynn Burke Named Deputy Director of BLM
Aug 07 2009	Confirmation of Bob Abbey for Director of the Bureau of Land Management
Jul 31 2009	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for August 13 and 14
Jul 27 2009	Solar Energy Comment Period Extended
Jul 23 2009	Public Use Restrictions Go Into Effect for South Central Oregon
Jul 21 2009	Woodcutting Temporarily Prohibited on Public Lands in South Central Oregon
Jul 20 2009	Interior Withdraws Legally Flawed Plan for Oregon Forests, Presses For Sustainable Timber Harvests
Jul 13 2009	Fire Danger Level Increases on Public Lands in South Central Oregon
Jul 07 2009	Ruby Pipeline Project: Draft EIS Available for Public Review
Jun 29 2009	BLM Announces Adjustments to Mining-Related Location and Annual Maintenance Fees
Jun 29 2009	DOI Fast-Track Initiatives for Solar Energy Development on Western Lands
Jun 26 2009	Fire Danger Increases Across South Central Oregon
Jun 19 2009	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council to Review Draft Vegetation Treatment Plan
Jun 11 2009	Secretary Salazar Announces $381.6 Million in 2009 PILT Payments to Local Governments with Federal Lands
Jun 03 2009	National Geological Carbon Capture Program Can Help Develop Cleaner Energy, Reduce Greenhouse Gases
May 19 2009	John Giller Accepts Interagency Fire Management Position in South Central Oregon
May 07 2009	Interior Releases Budget Numbers
May 05 2009	BLM Announces $3.5 Million Stimulus Investment Across Klamath and Lake Counties
May 05 2009	ARRA Stimulus Projects Funded
Apr 24 2009	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for May 7 and 8
Apr 14 2009	BLM Conducts Controlled Burning to Reduce Threat of Wildfire
Apr 13 2009	BLM Still Needs Oregon Advisors
Apr 09 2009	BLM Personal-Use Firewood Permits Available April 15
Apr 03 2009	Public Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Juniper Reduction Plan
Mar 30 2009	President Signs Legislation that Enhances Protection for Public Lands in Oregon and Washington
Mar 09 2009	Oregon BLM Needs Advisors for East Oregon Lands
Mar 04 2009	BLM Prepares for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Feb 12 2009	Northwest Firefighters to Help in Australia
Feb 11 2009	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for February 26 and 27
Feb 11 2009	BLM to Host Open House
Feb 06 2009	BLM Executes Addendum to National Agreement and Conducts Tribal Outreach
Jan 30 2009	BLM and Forest Service Announce 2009 Grazing Fee
Jan 21 2009	BLM to Establish Special Offices to Expedite Development of Renewable Energy
Jan 14 2009	Energy Corridors Designated in Eleven Western States
Jan 14 2009	New Purchases of Western Land Parcels with High Conservation Values
Jan 07 2009	First Phase of Fire Retardant Cleanup Accomplished
Jan 05 2009	BLM Director Names New National Landscape Conservation System Director
Dec 31 2008	BLM Western Oregon Plan Decisions Released
Dec 16 2008	BLM Geothermal Lease Sale
Dec 15 2008	BLM Annouces Rare Species Guidance
Dec 11 2008	BLM Selects New Lakeview District Manager
Dec 04 2008	Columbia Forest Products High Bidder on BLM Timber Sale
Dec 04 2008	BLM Announces Final Rule for Land Withdrawals
Nov 20 2008	2008 PILT Payments Distributed
Nov 19 2008	BLM Christmas Tree Permit Sales Begin November 24
Nov 06 2008	BLM Waives Recreation-related Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day
Nov 04 2008	Western Oregon Plan Revision Protest Period
Oct 31 2008	Wildland Firefighting Equipment Destroyed
Oct 31 2008	Full Compensation for Payments In Lieu of Taxes
Oct 30 2008	Final Right-of-Way Rental Fee Regulations
Oct 23 2008	Geothermal Energy and Power Generation on Federal Lands
Oct 09 2008	Final BLM Western Oregon EIS Released
Oct 06 2008	Wildfire Danger Decreases Across South Central Oregon
Oct 03 2008	BLM Conducts Prescribed Burning to Improve Resource Values
Oct 01 2008	Partnership's Vision Becomes Reality

Lakeview News Releases in 2008	Show \| Hide
Sep 22 2008	BLM Initiates Prescribed Burning to Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Sep 22 2008	Dave Harmon Logging High Bidder on BLM Timber Sale
Sep 22 2008	Wildfire Danger Level Decreases in South Central Oregon
Sep 22 2008	Falling Temperatures and Increasing Moisture Levels Bring Relief From Fire Restrictions
Sep 09 2008	Columbia Forest Products Only Bidder on BLM Timber Sale
Sep 08 2008	"Lend a Hand" to the Completion of Local Restoration Projects
Aug 20 2008	Fire Crews get Upper Hand on Containing the Wildcat Fire
Aug 18 2008	Fire Crews Fighting to Contain a Wildfire West of Lakeview
Aug 15 2008	Butter Profits "Spread" Amongst Three Scholarship Recipients
Aug 13 2008	Harshman-Ward Honored for Federal Interagency Business Management
Jul 25 2008	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for August 7 and 8
Jul 15 2008	Fire Danger Level Increases on Public Lands in South Central Oregon (2008)
Jun 19 2008	BLM to Analyze Effects of Herbicide Use on Public Lands in Oregon
May 22 2008	Wildflower Tour Hosted in Silver Lake
May 16 2008	BLM Seeks Public Input on Recreation Plan
Apr 25 2008	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for May 8 and 9
Apr 04 2008	"Once in a Lifetime" Fossil Discovery
Feb 08 2008	February Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Meeting Cancelled
Oct 24 2007	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for Nov. 8 and 9 in Hines, Oregon
Oct 16 2007	Fall Prescribed Burning Initiated

Lakeview News Releases in 2007	Show \| Hide
Sep 27 2007	Fall Prescribed Burning to Begin Next Week
Sep 19 2007	Moisture Brings Fire Danger Relief
Sep 07 2007	Volunteers Needed for Local National Public Lands Day Event
Sep 07 2007	National Public Lands Day Volunteer Opportunity
Sep 07 2007	BLM Offers Fourth Biennial Pedaling Through the Past Bike Tour
Sep 07 2007	South Central Oregon Still in Fire Season
Aug 29 2007	4-H Equestrian Scholarship Recipient Announced
Aug 29 2007	BLM Administered Lands in Klamath County Subject of Meeting
Aug 10 2007	Fire Danger Rises to Highest Level on Public Lands
Aug 10 2007	BLM Completes Emergency Wild Horse Gather
Aug 06 2007	Temporary Closure of Gerber Reservoir Campgrounds
Jul 20 2007	Fire Danger Level Rises Even Higher On Public Lands
Jul 13 2007	Public Use Restrictions Go Into Effect For South Central Oregon 2007
Jun 07 2007	Military Aircraft Crash Scenes Declared Historic Sites
Jun 07 2007	Military Aircraft Crash Scenes Declared Historic Sites
Feb 02 2007	Spring Burning Begins Early This Year

Lakeview News Releases in 2006
Aug 25 2006	Walters Cabin Timber Sale Results
Aug 22 2006	Fire Update for August 22, 2006
Jun 29 2006	Fire Update June 29, 2006

Announcements

BLM Distributes Payments to Counties

Date: 11/25/09

The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act was reauthorized as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 signed into law in October 2008 (Public Law 110-343). The reauthorized act provides declining payments to 18 westside Oregon Counties from Fiscal Year 2008 through 2011. Eligible counties in Oregon and several other “transition” States will receive declining payments from Fiscal Years 2008 to 2010 based upon their Fiscal Year 2006 payments. Then, in Fiscal Year 2011, counties will receive payments based on a new formula detailed in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The Act included other changes, such as limiting how counties may spend their Title III project funds. The Oregon/Washington BLM made payments to each of the eligible western Oregon counties for Fiscal Year 2009 on November 25, 2009.

News Release (PDF)
Official 2009 Payments (PDF)

Secretary Salazar to Discuss Next Steps for Western Oregon Forest Management

Date: 10/14/09

On Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar hosted a news media teleconference to discuss a schedule of timber sales on public lands in Western Oregon and initial steps for forest management in the area.

To provide additional certainty to local mills and local communities, the BLM released a list of about 60 proposed timber sales scheduled over the next 12 months. The program of work reflects an interim approach as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife continues to work on refinement of the northern spotted owl recovery plan via a number of technical workgroups.

BLM Prepares for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Date: 3/4/09

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office has announced that it will offer four parcels totaling approximately 5,342 acres, in Oregon, at its March 12, 2009 Oil and Gas Lease Competitive Sale. All four parcels to be offered are in Wheeler County near Mitchell, Oregon. The sale will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, March 12, at the Robert Duncan Plaza Building, 333 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon in the 3rd floor conference rooms.