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<title>OR/WA BLM Public Newsroom - Medford</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:32:25 PST</pubDate>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford</link>
<description>The most recent Medford news releases.</description>
<managingEditor>Medford_Mail@blm.gov (Medford District)</managingEditor>
<webMaster>or_web_services@blm.gov (Oregon Washington BLM Web Team)</webMaster>
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<title>Increase in Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Application Fees</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/APDFee_Nov2009_v2.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/APDFee_Nov2009_v2.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Fiscal Year 2010 Interior appropriations bill -- enacted into law on October 30 -- directs the Bureau of Land Management to charge a $6,500 processing fee for each new oil and gas drilling permit application, known as an Application for Permit to Drill (APD).  The fee took effect November 2; the previous fee was $4,000 per APD.   The money generated by APD fees constitutes a reimbursement to the U.S. Treasury for the estimated cost of processing new APDs.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:40:27 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Veterans Fees Waived Next Wednesday</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Veterans_Day_November_11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Veterans_Day_November_11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for veterans and military personnel, along with their families, on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:06 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Department of the Interior Launches Work Plan for BLM Western Oregon Forests</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/western_oregon_forest_management_101409.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/western_oregon_forest_management_101409.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today launched a Fiscal Year 2010 work plan for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forests in western Oregon that will add economic certainty for local communities while protecting endangered species.   In addition to a proposed schedule of 62 timber sales under the Northwest Forest Plan, Salazar announced that federal field teams will identify future proposed timber sales with high likelihood of being sold and harvested and a special task force will take a fresh look at forest management issues in Oregon.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:02:48 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Herbicide Plan Available for Public Review</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-14_Draft_Veg_EIS_10-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-14_Draft_Veg_EIS_10-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Noxious weeds, invasive plants, and other weeds infest millions of acres in Oregon. It is estimated that approximately 1.2 million of the 15.7 million acres of BLM lands in Oregon are currently infested with noxious weeds and are spreading at an estimated rate of 12 percent per year. To address this issue, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for public review and comment. The BLM will be seeking public comments on the draft EIS for 60-days beginning on October 2, 2009 and closing on December 1, 2009.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:16:39 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Sponsors Rogue River Hike to Historic Cabin</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/histcabinnr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/histcabinnr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Come join the Medford BLM on an interpretive hike along the Rogue River Trail to the historic Whisky Creek Cabin. Learn about the history of the area, see wildlife, and view the beauty of the Rogue River Trail.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:39:29 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Some Fees Waived for Public Lands Day</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Fee_Free_day_9-26.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Fee_Free_day_9-26.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for visitors on Saturday, September 26, 2009, which is National Public Lands Day. Site entrance/standard amenity and individual day-use fees will be waived on this day; however, other fees, such as those for group day use, overnight camping, and cabin rentals, will remain in effect.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:09:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Volunteers sought for National Public Lands Day 2009 </title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/npld09nr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/npld09nr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Medford District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is looking for volunteers to participate in the 16th annual National Public Lands Day. In what has become the largest volunteer hands-on effort of its kind in the country, participants will come together to lend a hand to the very lands they use to hike, bike, climb, fish, swim, explore, picnic, or just plain relax. ]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:45:32 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Nat'l Wild Horse Board meets in Virginia</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHBAdvisoryBdMtg_9-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHBAdvisoryBdMtg_9-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on September 28, 2009, in Arlington, VA, to discuss  the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.  The meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, at the Hyatt Arlington.  The agenda of the meeting can be found in the August 27, 2009, Federal Register (http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-20675.pdf)]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:12:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Mining Fees Due 9/1/2009</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/mining_claim_release.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/mining_claim_release.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management reminds claimants that mining claim maintenance and location fees for Fiscal Year 2009 are due on Tuesday, September 1.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:18:19 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Marcilynn Burke Named Deputy Director of BLM</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Deputy_Director_Burke_Press_Release_8-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Deputy_Director_Burke_Press_Release_8-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Robert Abbey today announced Marcilynn Burke, an attorney and professor at the University of Houston Law Center, as deputy director for policy of the BLM.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:59:48 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Confirmation of Bob Abbey for Director of the Bureau of Land Management</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Director_Bob_Abbey_Press_Release_8-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Director_Bob_Abbey_Press_Release_8-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today praised the Senate's confirmation of Bob Abbey, a veteran public land policy leader and chief architect of the Great Basin Restoration Initiative, as Director of the Bureau of Land Management.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:59:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Solar Energy Comment Period Extended</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/09pr_SolarPEISCommentExtens_0727final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/09pr_SolarPEISCommentExtens_0727final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will extend the public comment period on solar energy study areas and maps by an additional 45 days. A notice published in the Federal Register on July 27 [74 FR 37051] provides for a public comment period ending on September 14, 2009.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:34:02 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Interior Withdraws Legally Flawed Plan for Oregon Forests, Presses For Sustainable Timber Harvests</title>
<link>http://www.doi.gov/news/09_News_Releases/071609b.html</link>
<guid>http://www.doi.gov/news/09_News_Releases/071609b.html</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - Because the previous Administration failed to follow established administrative procedure before leaving office, its plan to intensify logging in western Oregon - known as the Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR) - is legally indefensible and must be withdrawn, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said today.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Adjustments to Mining-Related Location and Annual Maintenance Fees</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Mining_Fee_Adjustment_6-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Mining_Fee_Adjustment_6-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management today published in the Federal Register a notice that it is adjusting for inflation its fees for the location (or &quot;staking&quot;) and maintenance of unpatented
mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites. The location fee will increase from $30 to $34 and the maintenance fee will rise from $125 to $140 for such unpatented claims, in which no Federal land has been transferred to the individual or company staking the claim.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:57:29 PST</pubDate>
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<title>DOI Fast-Track Initiatives for Solar Energy Development on Western Lands</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_Energy_Development_Press_Release_6-2009.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_Energy_Development_Press_Release_6-2009.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Under initiatives announced today by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), federal agencies will work with western leaders to designate tracts of U.S. public lands in the West as prime zones for utility-scale solar energy development, fund environmental studies, open new solar energy permitting offices and speed reviews of industry proposals.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:43:09 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Establishes Boundaries in the Soda Mountain Wilderness</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/wildimpnr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/wildimpnr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it has begun to mark and establish the boundaries of the newly created Soda Mountain Wilderness. Boundary markers will be installed at prominent access points and portions of seventeen roads will be barricaded.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:48:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Secretary Salazar Announces $381.6 Million in 2009 PILT Payments to Local Governments with Federal Lands</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_PILT_News_Release_6_09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_PILT_News_Release_6_09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that approximately 1,850 local governments with federal land in their jurisdictions will receive $381.6 million this year under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program to help offset forgone tax revenue.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:59:16 PST</pubDate>
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<title>National Geological Carbon Capture Program Can Help Develop Cleaner Energy, Reduce Greenhouse Gases </title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_Carbon_Capture_News_Release_6-3-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_Carbon_Capture_News_Release_6-3-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today sent Congress his recommendations for a national program to help reduce greenhouse gasses by selecting appropriate underground geological formations on public lands to inject and store carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and other carbon-dioxide producing facilities.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:04:58 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Free Fishing Day at Hyatt Lake</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/freefish09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/freefish09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[On June 6, join the Medford Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United Hunters and Sportsmen as they host Free Fishing Day at Hyatt Lake. The event will kick-off with a free breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. provided by the United Hunters and Sportsmen's Association. The BLM will provide participants with rods, reels, and bait. Free boat rides will be offered from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Other activities include making salmon print t-shirts, free prize drawings, and free camping for the entire weekend.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:48:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Take It Outside: Explore Lost Creek Lake and the Upper Rogue</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/mcgregor09nr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/mcgregor09nr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States Forest Service, Oregon State Parks, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Upper Rogue Regional Tourism Alliance and Upper Rogue Watershed Council invite the public to get outside this summer and join the celebration of Lost Creek Lake and the Upper Rogue River! This year's events include abundant outdoor adventures for the entire family.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:45:24 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Interior Releases Budget Numbers</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_Budget.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI_Budget.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama's proposed $12 billion budget for the Department of the Interior in FY2010 will allow the nation's largest land manager to play a central role in addressing the challenges of our times.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 12:24:49 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Stimulus Investment in Southern Oregon to Restore Landscapes, Develop Renewable Energy, and Create Jobs</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/medstim.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/medstim.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has announced that the Medford District will receive $6.212 million for the following nine projects:]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:45:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title>ARRA Stimulus Projects Funded</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-07_BLM_ARRA_5-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-07_BLM_ARRA_5-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office announced $32.4 million to fund 60 BLM projects in Oregon and Washington under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  These investments will restore landscapes and habitat, spur renewable energy development on public lands, and create jobs.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:10:39 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Medford District Resource Advisory Committee to Meet on April 14, 15, and 16</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/racmtg09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/racmtg09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management's citizen's Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will provide advice and recommendations on BLM and public-sponsored project proposals at the upcoming RAC meeting to be held on April 14, 15, and 16. The RAC will review and concur on Fiscal Year 2009 and 2010 Title II projects designed to benefit the lands and programs of BLM in Curry, Josephine, Douglas, Klamath, and Jackson counties.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:40:47 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Comment Period for Draft Timber Mountain Recreation Management Plan Extended</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/timbmtexnr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/timbmtexnr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Medford District Bureau of Land Management has extended the comment period for the Draft Timber Mountain Recreation Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement by 30 days. The comment period will now end on May 13, 2009. &quot;We recognize that many people have an interest in this plan and we want to make sure everyone has a chance to study the Draft EIS and offer their comments,&quot; said Tim Reuwsaat, District Manager.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:28:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM OHV PUBLIC COMMENT FORUM ON APRIL 2</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/pubcomohv.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/pubcomohv.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a public comment forum on April 2, 2009 at the Medford Interagency Office, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon. The forum is an opportunity for the public to express opinions on the draft Timber Mountain Recreation Management Plan, which has been developed to guide off-highway vehicle (OHV) use in the Timber Mountain Special Recreation Management Area, also commonly referred to as John's Peak.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:47:45 PST</pubDate>
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<title>President Signs Legislation that Enhances Protection for Public Lands in Oregon and Washington</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-06_OmnibusLandsBill.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-06_OmnibusLandsBill.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama today (Monday, March 30) signed into law an omnibus lands bill that enhances protection for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management across the West, including Oregon and Washington.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:04:21 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Table Rocks Hike Season Spring 2009</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/tablehikenr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/tablehikenr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Wildflowers are beginning to show their color, vernal pools are buzzing with life, spring time is returning to the southern Oregon landscape, and it is once again time for the annual spring Table Rocks guided hike season. From April 1st through June 5th, the Medford District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and The Nature Conservancy are offering the public two separate interpretive hiking opportunities, one on the weekdays and one on the weekends.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:40:53 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Prepares for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-4_Oil_and_Gas_Lease_Sale_3-09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-09-4_Oil_and_Gas_Lease_Sale_3-09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release Summary: 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.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:35:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM To Reduce Fuel Hazard and Increase Forest Health Through Controlled Burns This Spring</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/burns09nr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/burns09nr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[In an effort to reduce the potential for large wildfires and restore fire adapted ecosystems, the Medford District BLM will continue an aggressive fuels reduction program this spring. The Medford District has been working to reduce fire hazards on public lands since 1996. In total, almost 2,450 acres will be burned this spring. The controlled burns will primarily be understory burns, which treat the landscape as a whole and remove excess fuels from the ground.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:29:11 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Rogue River Restoration Proposal</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/gpiorivernr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/gpiorivernr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grants Pass Resource Area, is proposing the Rogue River Corridor Restoration Project located on BLM lands along the Hellgate Recreation Section of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River Corridor. The proposed project extends from White Horse Park to Grave Creek.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:27:24 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Seeking Input on the Draft Timber Mountain Recreation Management Plan</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/timbmtdeis.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/timbmtdeis.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is distributing copies of the draft Timber Mountain Recreation Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and inviting all interested publics to review the document and provide comments.  The draft Timber Mountain Recreation Management Plan has been developed to guide off-highway vehicle (OHV) use in the Timber Mountain Special Recreation Management Area, also commonly referred to as John's Peak.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:41:55 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Northwest Firefighters to Help in Australia</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/2-09_BLM_FS_Firefighter_Deployment_Australia.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/2-09_BLM_FS_Firefighter_Deployment_Australia.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[About 25 firefighters from the Pacific Northwest will assist with managing and suppressing wildfires in Australia, according to officials at the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (NWCC) in Portland, a regional center for mobilizing resources.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:22:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Executes Addendum to National Agreement and Conducts Tribal Outreach</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/PressRelease6Feb09-NTC.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/PressRelease6Feb09-NTC.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[In recognition of their important partnership, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers announced today an addendum to the 1997 national Programmatic Agreement (PA).]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:54:51 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM and Forest Service Announce 2009 Grazing Fee</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2009_BLMPressRelease_tg.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2009_BLMPressRelease_tg.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Federal grazing fee for 2009 will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the Forest Service.  The grazing fee for 2009 is the same as it was in 2008.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:48:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM to Establish Special Offices to Expedite Development of Renewable Energy</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/january/NR_01_16A_2009.html</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2009/january/NR_01_16A_2009.html</guid><description><![CDATA[In a move aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy on public lands, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today issued a Secretarial Order that authorizes the Bureau of Land Management to establish coordination offices that will expedite the permitting of wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal projects, along with needed electrical transmission facilities, on BLM-managed lands. The Secretary's action advances the Interior Department's efforts to achieve the goal that Congress set in Section 211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which calls for the development of 10,000 megawatts of non-hydropower renewable energy projects on the public lands by 2015.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:28:11 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Energy Corridors Designated in Eleven Western States</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Westwide_energy_ROD_press_release_1_14_09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Westwide_energy_ROD_press_release_1_14_09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today signed a Record of Decision (ROD) amending 92 land use plans in support of the designation of more than 6,000 miles of energy transport corridors on Federal lands in 11 Western States.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:29:36 PST</pubDate>
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<title>New Purchases of Western Land Parcels with High Conservation Values</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/FLTFA_Release_1_14_09.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/FLTFA_Release_1_14_09.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer announced today that four Federal land-management agencies are in the process of acquiring 12 pieces of property in seven Western states with $4.7 million from a special land conservation fund.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:26:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Director Names New National Landscape Conservation System Director</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Rountree_Announcement_5Jan2009.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Rountree_Announcement_5Jan2009.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director James Caswell today appointed Carl Rountree to lead the National  Landscape Conservation System.  Rountree, a natural resources civil servant for more than 30 years, currently serves as the budget officer in the agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:15:51 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Western Oregon Plan Decisions Released</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-08-25_WOPR_ROD_News_Release_12-08.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-08-25_WOPR_ROD_News_Release_12-08.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Portland, OR - The BLM has issued the six Records of Decision (ROD) for the Resource Management Plans (RMP) that were developed under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. With this action, the BLM has completed its revision of the land use plans that will guide the management of 2.6 million acres in western Oregon in the BLM's Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, and Coos Bay Districts, and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District. The RMPs also comply with all applicable Federal laws including the O&amp;C Lands Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Title II Money Available for Special BLM Projects</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/rac08.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/rac08.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The public is invited to submit funding applications for Title II natural resource projects designed to benefit the land and resources of the Bureau of Land Management, Medford District and the rural economies of Josephine, Jackson, Douglas, Curry, and Klamath Counties.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:58:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Annouces Rare Species Guidance</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/6840_Special_Status_Species_Press_Release_12_15_08.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/6840_Special_Status_Species_Press_Release_12_15_08.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced new guidance for its management of federally threatened, endangered, or otherwise rare species and the ecosystems upon which they depend on BLM-administered lands.  After a two-year process, the BLM has completed a revision to its 6840 Manual for Management of Special Status Species, providing further policy and guidance for the conservation of BLM special status species and their habitats.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Final Rule for Land Withdrawals</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Withdrawal_News_Release_12-08.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Withdrawal_News_Release_12-08.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will publish tomorrow, December 5, in the Federal Register a Final Rule eliminating the portion of existing regulations providing for committee-directed emergency withdrawal of lands from the operation of various public land laws.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2009 Rogue River Float Lottery Begins</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/rrlottery09nr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/rrlottery09nr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[December 1, 2008 - December 1 marks the first day for noncommercial boaters to apply for a chance to float the wild section of the Rogue River during the 2009 season. Permits are required to float the wild section (Grave Creek to Watson Creek) from May 15 through October 15.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2008 PILT Payments Distributed</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/11-20-08PILT.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/11-20-08PILT.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that the Department of the Interior has distributed an additional $138.7 million in supplemental payments to about 2,200 county and other local governments, providing them full compensation for taxes that could not be levied on federal lands in their jurisdictions during fiscal year 2008.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Waives Recreation-related Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2008/november/NR_08_11_2008.html</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2008/november/NR_08_11_2008.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for veterans and military personnel, along with their families, on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Western Oregon Plan Revision Protest Period</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-08-20_WOPR_Protest_Period_11-08.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-08-20_WOPR_Protest_Period_11-08.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Portland, OR - Today the Bureau of Land Management made a decision to move forward with a 30day public protest period related to the recent release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The 30-day protest period will commence once a notice has been published in the Federal Register.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Public Invited to Annual Rogue River Users Meeting On November 5</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/rivermtgnr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/rivermtgnr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Grants Pass, OR - The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest invite the public to the annual Rogue River Users Meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Grants Pass Interagency Office at 2164 NE Spalding Avenue.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Full Compensation for Payments In Lieu of Taxes</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOIPILTNewsRelease10-08.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOIPILTNewsRelease10-08.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that more than $1.5 billion will be distributed through 2012 to local governments that qualify for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which provides compensation for taxes that could not be levied on federal lands in their jurisdictions.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Final Right-of-Way Rental Fee Regulations</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Final_ROW_PressRelease_10-30-08.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Final_ROW_PressRelease_10-30-08.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management today announced final regulations that revise the rental fees it charges companies or individuals for rights-of-way so that these fees more adequately reflect changes in land values over the past two decades. The BLM, which is publishing its regulatory revision in tomorrow's Federal Register, undertook this rulemaking effort in accordance with Section 367 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which directs the Department of the Interior to revise the existing rental fee schedule for linear rights-of-way to reflect current land values. The BLM published proposed regulations and solicited public input on this subject in December 2007; the agency received 12 response letters and used these comments extensively in developing the final rule.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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