The Bureau of Land Management is following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and working with state and local health authorities to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission. We encourage visitors to contact or visit the website of their local BLM state or district office for the latest office hours and availability. To protect the health of those who live, work and visit our national parks and facilities, face masks are required in all BLM-managed buildings and facilities. Masks are also required on BLM-managed public lands when physical distancing cannot be maintained, including narrow or busy trails, overlooks, and historic homes. Updates about the overall BLM response to COVID-19 are posted at https://www.blm.gov/alert/coronavirus-advisory.
Spotlight
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In 2016, the BLM completed the first phase of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, focused on 10.8 million acres of public lands in the desert regions of seven California counties – Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego. It is a landscape-level plan that streamlines renewable energy development while conserving unique and valuable desert ecosystems and providing outdoor recreation opportunities. The Trump Administration moved to scrap the carefully developed plan, thereby undermining opportunities for renewable energy development and enduring conservation measures. In a Federal Register notice to be published in the coming days, the Department will formally revoke the Bureau of Land Management’s comment period on the Trump administration’s draft environmental impact statement to amend the DRECP.
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To protect the health of those who live, work and visit BLM-managed public lands and facilities, and in support of President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing, the Bureau of Land Management is immediately implementing a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors in all BLM facilities and buildings. Additionally, masks are required outdoors on public lands where physical distancing is not feasible.
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The Federal grazing fee for 2021 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 USDA Forest Service.
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President Joe Biden will sign an Executive Order today that will help restore balance on public lands and waters, create jobs, and provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
Quick Facts
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The BLM manages one in every 10 acres of land in the United States, and approximately 30 percent of the Nation’s minerals. These lands and minerals are found in every state in the country and encompass forests, mountains, rangelands, arctic tundra, and deserts.
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Congress tasked the BLM with a mandate of managing public lands for a variety of uses such as energy development, livestock grazing, recreation, and timber harvesting while ensuring natural, cultural, and historic resources are maintained for present and future use.
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Visitors to the public lands enjoy countless types of outdoor adventure – participating in activities as widely varied as camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, boating, whitewater rafting, hang-gliding, off-highway vehicle driving, mountain biking, birding and wildlife viewing, photography, climbing, all types of winter sports and visiting natural and cultural heritage sites.
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The BLM manages cultural and paleontological resources to benefit the public, ensuring the cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, and scientific values are preserved, and the recreational and economic benefits are realized for today’s communities as well as future generations in compliance with Federal laws and regulations.
Popular Links
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Find your next adventure on BLM-managed public lands. Experience the opportunities for camping, hiking, fishing, OHV, boating, hunting, horseback riding, climbing, and more.
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Each day, the Bureau of Land Management employees, volunteers and partners conserve public lands, build our nation’s energy infrastructure and support local economies, advance scientific discovery and much more. Read our blog stories about the BLM in your community and learn how to get involved.
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Find out how you can be part of the BLM team that's helping to support a stronger America.
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The Bureau of Land Management manages and conserves public lands, primarily in twelve western states and Alaska, for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The BLM uses digital media tools to connect you with those lands and to keep you informed about activities on public lands.
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Want to dive deeper into our efforts to manage sustainable, working public lands? Our public room offers maps, reports, fact sheets and more.
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Review and comment on BLM NEPA and planning projects. This site helps you search for projects by geographic location, project resource type, year, and other terms.
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Partnerships and inclusion are vital to the BLM's work. Learn more about volunteer opportunities that contribute to sustainable, working public lands.
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As stewards, we are always looking for ways to make public lands stronger and more productive. Read more about our local public land management efforts.
