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<title>OR/WA BLM News Releases</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:27 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/</link>
<description>The most recent Oregon/Washington BLM news releases.</description>
<managingEditor>ORwaland@blm.gov (ORWA BLM)</managingEditor>
<webMaster>BLM_OR_SO_Web_Services@blm.gov (Oregon Washington BLM Web Team)</webMaster>
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<title>Alcohol Ban in Effect at Lower Lake Creek Falls</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU_Lower_Lake_Creek_Falls_Alcohol_Ban_May.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU_Lower_Lake_Creek_Falls_Alcohol_Ban_May.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eugene District ban on the possession or consumption of alcohol at the Lower Lake Creek Falls recreation site is now in effect.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Southwest Gerber Habitat Restoration EA</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/files/5142013_-Southwest_Gerber_Habitat_Restoration_EA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/files/5142013_-Southwest_Gerber_Habitat_Restoration_EA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Lakeview, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Klamath Falls Resource Area (KFRA) of the Lakeview District, (BLM) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) and corresponding draft Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) for the Southwest Gerber Habitat Restoration EA.]]></description><category>Lakeview</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Meet the Pioneers at Oregon Trail Center Memorial Day Weekend</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/MeetthePioneersr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/MeetthePioneersr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is offering two days of special programs featuring historic re-enactors and demonstrations of frontier life Saturday and Sunday May 25 and 26.]]></description><category>Vale</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>South Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Centers Combine</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/files/051313-Dispatch-Center.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/files/051313-Dispatch-Center.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Lakeview, Ore. - Klamath Falls (KFICF) and Lakeview (LIFC) Interagency Fire Centers will be consolidated in into one facility located in Lakeview, Ore., to provide south central Oregon with improved initial attack dispatching and logistical support for emergency management.]]></description><category>Lakeview</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Joe Reinarz as the new Interagency Fire Staff Officer</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/files/05062013_-_JOE_REINARZ.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/files/05062013_-_JOE_REINARZ.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Lakeview, Ore. - The Fremont-Winema National Forest and Lakeview District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) welcome Joe Reinarz as the new Interagency Fire Staff Officer. Reinarz will be responsible for overseeing both agencies' fire staff and resources across a combined 5.8 million acres.]]></description><category>Lakeview</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>RAP Camp Extends Application Deadline</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/files/RB-FS-OR-100-FY2013-008_RAP_CAMP_2013__Extension.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/files/RB-FS-OR-100-FY2013-008_RAP_CAMP_2013__Extension.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Klamath Falls, Oregon - Resources and People (RAP) Camp will be extending the due date for student applications until May 31, 2013, or until all vacancies are filled. Applications are now being accepted from students between the ages of 13 to 18 from both rural and urban areas.]]></description><category>Roseburg</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Fee Season at Yakima River Canyon Begins May 15</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY13NR_0010_Yakima_River_Canyon_Fees.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY13NR_0010_Yakima_River_Canyon_Fees.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin charging fees at Umtanum, Lmuma Creek, Big Pines and Roza Recreation Sites on Sunday, May 15. Site use fees are charged from May 15 through September 15. Fees charged at the four recreation sites include a $15 per site overnight fee and a $5 per-vehicle day use fee.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Join BLM for Open House at New River ACEC</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/coosbay/files/OR120-13-10_nropenhouse.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/coosbay/files/OR120-13-10_nropenhouse.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The public is cordially invited to join the Bureau of Land Management for a day of fun activities at the New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern Open House on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.]]></description><category>Coos Bay</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>ODFW Hunt Units and 2012 Fires</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale/newsroom/files/ODFW_HuntUnits_Fires2012.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale/newsroom/files/ODFW_HuntUnits_Fires2012.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Map of ODFW Hunt Units and 2012 Fires on the Vale District]]></description><category>Vale</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Free wild horse manure available to the public</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_MaureDay_2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_MaureDay_2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Anyone interested in obtaining free, quality fertilizer for their spring gardening can make a trip to Oregon's Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines on Saturday, May 11 for a load or two of wild horse manure.]]></description><category>Burns</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Map and Routes Available Online</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-13-08_B2H_Preferred_Routes_5-13.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-13-08_B2H_Preferred_Routes_5-13.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Vale, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has identified the preliminary preferred alternatives for the proposed Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line (B2H Project). The preferred routes, along with the map being released today, are the ones that BLM will contemplate in the development of the draft Environmental Impact Statement that will be released later in 2013.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Holds Public Forums to Kick Off Updates to Onshore Oil and Gas Orders</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OO.PR_.4_.30_.2013_final_.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OO.PR_.4_.30_.2013_final_.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun gathering stakeholder feedback on updates to several Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Orders (Orders) that would help ensure that the American people get a fair return for the development of these resources on public lands.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Steens Mountain Advisory Council meets May 9, 10</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_SMAC_May2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_SMAC_May2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The next Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) meeting is set for Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, at the Frenchglen School, Hwy 205 South in Frenchglen, Oregon.]]></description><category>Burns</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>New Rule for Renewable Energy</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/New_Rule_for_Renewable_Energy.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/New_Rule_for_Renewable_Energy.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[In support of the Administration's strategy to develop environmentally responsible renewable energy on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing a regulation that will facilitate right-of-way applications for lands with wind and solar energy development potential.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>USFWS, BLM, USFS Leadership Travel to Pacific Northwest to Discuss Northern Spotted Owl Recovery, Forest Health</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI-USFS.PR_.CH_.4_.26_.2013_.FINAL_.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOI-USFS.PR_.CH_.4_.26_.2013_.FINAL_.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[USFWS, BLM, USFS Leadership Travel to Pacific Northwest to Discuss Northern Spotted Owl Recovery, Forest Health
Washington, D.C. - As part of the Administration's on-going commitment to improving forest health in the Pacific Northwest, recovering the northern spotted owl, and supporting sustainable economic opportunities for local communities, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe, Bureau of Land Management Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze, and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell this week travelled to California, Oregon and Washington to meet with employees from both the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture in an effort to underscore what they see as an historic opportunity for forest ecosystem progress.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Section of Row River Trail Temporarily Closed on Track to Reopen May 17</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU_Row_River_Trail_Temp_Closure_03-13_AMD.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/EU_Row_River_Trail_Temp_Closure_03-13_AMD.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[A construction project that closed 4.5 miles of the Row River Trail on March 11 is scheduled to reopen May 17, 2013.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Public Input Requested on Proposed Geothermal Exploration</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Midnight_Mahogany_Geothermal2.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Midnight_Mahogany_Geothermal2.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Hampton, Ore. - The Prineville District, BLM is requesting public input on a proposed project that would authorize the drilling, testing and monitoring geothermal exploratory wells on private and BLM-administered lands in Harney and Lake Counties near Glass Buttes, Oregon (south of Highway 20; 70 miles southeast of Bend, Oregon and 50 miles northwest of Burns, Oregon). If approved, the project would evaluate the potential of geothermal resources in the area.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Prineville Issues Priest Hole Recreation Site Plan Decision</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/MR_Priest_Hole.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/MR_Priest_Hole.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Mitchell, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office is issuing a decision to implement a combination of actions in the Priest Hole Recreation Area located 12 miles northwest of Mitchell, Oregon. All of the actions are designed to improve the recreational experience while protecting wildlife habitat and water quality. After careful analysis and considering public input, BLM decided to implement a scaled-down version of the original proposed action.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Scaredman Campground Closed</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/files/RB-OR-100-FY2013-007.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/files/RB-OR-100-FY2013-007.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Roseburg, Oregon - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roseburg District, will close the Scaredman Campground through the 2013 season due to increasing budget constraints. The campground is located 40 miles east of Roseburg on Highway 138.]]></description><category>Roseburg</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Hyatt Lake Boat Ramps Will Open on April 25</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/boatrampopennr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/boatrampopennr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Medford, Ore. -- Anticipating help from Jackson County, the State of Oregon Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), as well as the angling community, the Medford District Bureau of Land Management plans to open the Hyatt Lake boat ramps and parking lot on April 25. The volunteers will help with the patrol of the campground and lake while the BLM will install a portable toilet and plow the ramp and parking areas.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center to Remain on Curtailed Hours</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/BudgeUncertianities.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/BudgeUncertianities.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (NHOTIC) traditionally at this time of year is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Due to budget uncertainties NHOTIC will continue to be opened from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily until further notice.  The budget constraints are having an effect on BLM's ability to hire the necessary number of seasonal employees needed to have the facility open the extra hours.]]></description><category>Vale</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>BLM plans road maintenance near Diamond, Oregon</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_RdMaintenance_April2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_RdMaintenance_April2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces plans for maintenance on the Kiger Mustang View Road and the Smyth Creek Road.  Both roads are located off of Happy Valley Road, near the town of Diamond, Oregon.]]></description><category>Burns</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Millican Road Juniper Woodcutting Rules</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/BLM-Millican-woodcut-regs.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/BLM-Millican-woodcut-regs.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Millican Road Juniper Woodcutting Area Unit 3 opens May 1st, 2013. Harvest limit for the Millican Road Woodcutting Area is 4 cords per household per year for personal-use only.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Millican Road Juniper Woodcutting Map</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/images/Unit_3_Millican_Road_Juniper_Project.jpg</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/images/Unit_3_Millican_Road_Juniper_Project.jpg</guid><description><![CDATA[Millican Road Juniper Woodcutting Area Unit 3 opens May 1st, 2013. This is the corresponding area map.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Delayed Opening for Hyatt Lake Campground and Boat Docks</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/hyattdelaynr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/files/hyattdelaynr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Medford District Bureau of Land Management is delaying the opening of the Hyatt Lake campground and boat docks until at least May 15 due to budget uncertainties.  The facility traditionally opens in mid-April at the start of fishing season.  The BLM cannot hire the necessary number of seasonal employees needed to prepare the campground, plow the roads, assemble the floating boat dock, and perform other required tasks before opening the area for recreational use.]]></description><category>Medford</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Volunteers Aid Prineville BLM in Cline Buttes</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/CB_Volunteer_Day.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/CB_Volunteer_Day.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Redmond, Ore. - Volunteers from organizations around Central Oregon are gathering to help put the finishing touches on the Maston Trail area and begin the trail building process in the Historic Tumalo Canal Trail area this Saturday, April 13. Both Trail Use Areas are part of the Cline Buttes Recreation Area located west of Redmond near Eagle Crest.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar to Discuss President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Budget_Press_Release_4-9-13.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Budget_Press_Release_4-9-13.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will provide an overview of the Obama administration's proposed fiscal year 2014 budget for the Department of the Interior in a 1:30 p.m. EST teleconference.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Prineville BLM Looking for Campground Hosts</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Camp_Hosts.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Camp_Hosts.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Central Ore. - The Prineville District, BLM is looking to fill several volunteer campground host positions for the 2013 recreation season. Hosts are needed on the John Day, Lower Deschutes and Crooked Rivers and provide a valuable service in exchange for receiving a free campsite.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Representatives Needed for Steens Mountain and Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Councils</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_RACandSMACNomCall_April2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_RACandSMACNomCall_April2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting public nominations to positions on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) and the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC).]]></description><category>Burns</category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Public Input Requested on Tumalo Thinning, Trails Project</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Tumalo_ProjectMR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Tumalo_ProjectMR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Tumalo, Ore. - The Prineville District, BLM is requesting public input on a proposed project that analyzes alternatives to thin trees and removes biomass on up to 725 acres of an 800-acre BLM parcel located 3 miles southwest of Tumalo, Oregon. Proposed actions would protect existing old-growth trees and increase the amount and diversity of understory shrubs and grasses.  Over time, the resulting forest/woodland structure and composition would more closely resemble historic mature ponderosa pine, juniper woodland and shrub-steppe plant communities.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>RAP Camp Applications Due May 6</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RB-FS-OR-100-FY2013-006_RAP_CAMP_2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RB-FS-OR-100-FY2013-006_RAP_CAMP_2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[RAP CAMP APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 6, 2013
Klamath Falls, Oregon - It's that time of year for students to sign up for the 22nd annual Resources and People (RAP) Camp held the week of June 16 at Camp Esther Applegate located at Lake of the Woods, Oregon. Applications are now being accepted from students between the ages of 13 to 18 from both rural and urban areas.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>WHAB Advisory Board Members Selected</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHABAdvBdSelections.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHABAdvBdSelections.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management announced today that the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture have made selections for three positions on its National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.  Timothy J. Harvey of Campton, New Hampshire, has been re-appointed for the position representing Humane Advocacy; Rick Danvir of Evanston, Wyoming, has been appointed for the category of Wildlife Management; and John Falen of Orovada, Nevada, has been appointed for the position representing Livestock Management.  Each individual will serve a three-year term on the Advisory Board.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Federal agencies plan for spring prescribed fires</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_SpringPrescribedFire_March2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_SpringPrescribedFire_March2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Fire crews from the Burns Interagency Fire Zone expect to carry out several prescribed fires within Harney County this spring.  If weather permits, officials say the projects could start this month.]]></description><category>Burns</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>San Juan Islands Among 5 New National Monuments</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/sanjuans/index.php</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/sanjuans/index.php</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama today signed proclamations establishing five new national monuments, using his authority under the Antiquities Act, which celebrate our nation's rich history and natural heritage. The monuments, located in Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio and Washington, help tell the story of significant people and extraordinary events in American history, as well as protect unique natural resources for the benefit of all Americans. The designations were made with bi-partisan support from congressional, state and local officials, local businesses and other stakeholders and are expected to promote economic growth in the local communities through tourism and outdoor recreation.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Section of Row River Trail temporarily closed for construction project in March and April</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/Eugene_Press_Release_RRT_March_2013_closing.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/files/Eugene_Press_Release_RRT_March_2013_closing.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - A construction project will close nearly five miles of the Row River Trail from March 11 through April 30.]]></description><category>Eugene</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Spring Break Activities for Families at Trail Center</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/Springbreak.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/Springbreak.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is hosting several workshops and activities for families with youngsters during Oregon Spring Break March 24-30.

On March 25 and 27, there will be workshops to make a &quot;Jacob's Ladder,&quot; a popular frontier folk toy. This is for ages 6 and up, and costs $5.00 for all materials and instruction. Pre-registration is required.  On March 26 visitors can make a beeswax candle, all materials provided for $2.00.  On March 28 learn to make a historic style rag doll, $3.00 for all supplies. These are drop-in workshops; no registration required.  All workshops run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.]]></description><category>Vale</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>BLM, USFS, and NACo Renew Public Lands Partnership</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM-NACo-FS_MOU_Press_Release_FINAL_31413.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM-NACo-FS_MOU_Press_Release_FINAL_31413.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and NACo Renew Public Lands Management Partnership
Sign MOU to Continue, Strengthen Working Relationship

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Forest Service (FS) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) have officially renewed their longstanding partnership thatallows them to tackle public lands issues across boundaries.
By signing the Memorandum of Understanding, the BLM and FS recognize the important role counties play in locally based decision-making and the need to emphasize a landscape-level approach across local, state and federal boundaries.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>DOI Approves Three Renewable Energy Projects</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/03-13-13_Renewable_Energy_Final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/03-13-13_Renewable_Energy_Final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the approval of three major renewable energy projects that, when built, are expected to deliver 1,100 megawatts to the grid - enough to power more than 340,000 homes - and help support more than 1,000 jobs through construction and operations.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Snowy Plover Nesting Season Begins on Area Beaches March 15</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/coosbay/files/13_plover_season.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/coosbay/files/13_plover_season.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The nesting season for the western snowy plover, a small shorebird that lays its eggs and raises its young in the open dry sand, begins on area beaches March 15 and runs through September 15. Some area beaches have access and recreational restrictions in place during this time to help protect the nests, eggs and chicks of these threatened birds.]]></description><category>Coos Bay</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board webcast set for March 4, 5</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHBAdvBdMtg_1March2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHBAdvBdMtg_1March2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management will webcast the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board's day-and-a-half meeting set for March 4-5 in Oklahoma City.  The live webcast, accessible at http://www.blm.gov/live/, will stream online the proceedings of the Advisory Board, which meets Monday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, March 5, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., local time.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Categorical Exclusion for road maintenance withdrawn</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/CMPA_CXWithdrawal_Feb2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/CMPA_CXWithdrawal_Feb2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bums District is notifying the public that it has withdrawn a document entitled Categorical Exclusion Environmental Review and Approval for CMPA Road Maintenance, DOI-BLM-OR-8070-2011-0033-CX, dated June 13, 2011. This document (the CX) was unnecessary and is causing public confusion. The BLM never intended that the CX serve as an authorization or as a route maintenance decision. Nor have any BLM ground-disturbing activities relied on the CX for authorization.]]></description><category>Burns</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Prineville BLM Grazing Renewal Environmental Assessment</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Grazing_Renewal_EA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Grazing_Renewal_EA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- The Prineville BLM is currently developing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze requests to renew grazing permits and leases on 39 allotments throughout Central Oregon. The purpose of the EA is to provide a process for the BLM to consider actions to existing allotments such as changing season of use, constructing new or maintaining existing infrastructure such as fences, cattle guards and water sources, as well as adjusting the number of livestock allowed in an allotment. These actions can be taken to meet the Standards and Guidelines for Healthy Rangelands, as required by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Taylor Grazing Act.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Impound of Unauthorized Livestock on the Vale District</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale/newsroom/files/Impoundment.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale/newsroom/files/Impoundment.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Vale District announced today that unauthorized livestock have been found on public lands in the Albisu-Alcorta Allotment, Louse Canyon Community Allotment, Campbell Allotment, Star Valley Community Allotment, and Sherburn Allotment.  The unauthorized livestock consists of a number of unidentified cattle and horses and are considered to be in trespass.  Notice is hereby given that unauthorized livestock (horses, burros, cattle, or sheep) found on the Bureau of Land Management land in the above described allotments may be impounded without further notice.]]></description><category>Vale</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Salem BLM Needs Campground Hosts</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/files/Salem_BLM_Recruiting_Campground_Hosts_2-13.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/files/Salem_BLM_Recruiting_Campground_Hosts_2-13.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM is looking for spring and summer campground hosts at Molalla River, Yaquina, Elk Horn, Wildwood, and Quartzville. Hosts will greet campers, help solve problems, clean campsites, restrooms and other facilities.]]></description><category>Salem</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Extends Transmission Line Project Comment Period</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY13NR_0008_VPH_Comments_Extended.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/files/FY13NR_0008_VPH_Comments_Extended.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District has extended the public comment period for the Vantage to Pomona Heights 230kV transmission line project Draft Environmental Impact Statement from Tuesday Feb. 19 to Friday March 8.]]></description><category>Spokane</category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;Wagon's Ho!&quot; Kid's Exhibit Re-opens at Trail Center!</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/KidsExhibit.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/KidsExhibit.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is reopening the popular annual children's exhibit &quot;Wagon's Ho! An Interactive Oregon Trail Experience&quot; on February 16. The special exhibit runs until June 4.]]></description><category>Vale</category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Representatives Needed for Steens Mountain Advisory Council</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_SMACNomCall.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_SMACNomCall.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting public nominations to fill five positions on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) with terms that end in 2013.]]></description><category>Burns</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>BLM issues stronger wild horse and burro policy</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_WHB_IM_Press_Release_FINAL.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_WHB_IM_Press_Release_FINAL.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management today announced internal policy changes to its national Wild Horse and Burro Program that continue to strengthen the humane treatment of animals and increase public transparency.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>BLM and Forest Service Announce 2013 Grazing Fee</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2013_BLMPressRelease.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2013_BLMPressRelease.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Federal grazing fee for 2013 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 U.S. Forest Service.  The 2013 fee is the same as last year's.]]></description><category>State Office</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Seasonal Closures in Place on Prineville BLM</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Wildlife_Closures_2013.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Wildlife_Closures_2013.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office is implementing a series of wildlife closures to protect several species of birds of prey during sensitive nesting periods. Harassment by humans - unintentional or deliberate - is a leading cause of nest failure or abandonment. People walking or riding near a nest - or even being within view of an eagle on a nest - can cause an adult bird to abandon the nest. This means eggs can get cold, young don't get fed, and the nest is open to predation. All public uses will be prohibited in the closure areas including hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and OHV riding/driving.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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