Sale of Federal Land in Deschutes County

The Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages 1.6 million acres of public land in central and north-central Oregon. A portion of this land base is configured in small, isolated parcels that generally do not provide significant resource, public, or tribal benefits, and are not cost effective to manage. This sale project involves 5 such parcels that have been identified as suitable for sale in the Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision dated September 2005.  The project is considered to be consistent with the objectives, goals, and decisions of the land use plan.

Alternative Bidding Procedures

This notice (PDF) initiates an alternative bidding procedure that will extend until December 30, 2010. For additional information contact Philip Paterno at the Prineville District Office, 541-416-6724, philip_paterno@blm.gov.

Federal Register

• Federal Register Notice (PDF)

Parcel Maps

The parcels are located in Deschutes County and are situated in the vicinity of La Pine, Redmond, and Bend. The project would be carried out in accordance with section 205 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act of July 25, 2000 (FLTFA) (43 U.S.C. 2304), which allows the proceeds from the sale to be used to acquire important resource lands elsewhere.  The revenue will be available to the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture for acquiring in-holdings within certain federally designated areas that contain exceptional resource values.

• La Pine Vicinity Map (PDF)
• La Pine Parcel Map (PDF)
• North Bend Vicinity Map (PDF)
• North Bend Parcel Map (PDF)
• West Redmond Vicinity Map (PDF)
• West Redmond Parcel Map (PDF)
• Yucca Avenue Parcel Map (PDF)

Contact Information

If you have questions about the proposed land sale process or would like to be placed on an electronic or postal mailing list for future updates, please contact the BLM at or_land_sale@blm.gov.