Burns District Office

The Burns District is located in southeastern Oregon, extending from the Oregon-Nevada border on the south into the Blue Mountains on the north, a distance of nearly 200 miles. There are over 3.36 million acres of public land and it is divided into two Resource Areas: Three Rivers Resource Area, roughly 1.68 million acres in the northern portion of the District; and Andrews Resource Area, 1.68 million acres of public land in the south. Within the District boundary there are also large areas of private, other Federal and State lands.

 

The Alvord Desert WSA consists of a prominent basin and a desert plateau lying east of the ridge of Steens Mountain.
recreation on the Alvord Desert wilderness study area
Originating on the western slopes of the Steens Mountains, the Blitzen River and its many tributaries flow 91 miles to the nearby Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
bend in the river with trees on a hillside
Riddle Brothers Ranch was part of Oregon's last frontier. It is a uniquely preserved complex of buildings which give testimony to ranch life.
The Frederick Riddle ranch house at the Riddle Brothers Ranch National Historic District. Greg Shine, BLM.
The CMPA encompasses an extraordinary landscape with deep glacier carved gorges, stunning scenery, wilderness, wild rivers, a rich diversity of plant and animal species.
mountain landscape with brush and sky

Leadership

Don Rotell

District Manager