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Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office

The Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office has jurisdiction from the southern California coast to the desert, managing about 1.7 million acres of public lands within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. About 1.5 million acres are within the California Desert Conservation Area and 137,000 acres are within the South Coast Resource Area. 

The lands administered include Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Sand to Snow National Monument, California Coastal National Monument, and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, which offer vast recreational opportunities for the public and a diverse range of landscapes, plants and wildlife.

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    The monument spans across the transitional zone where the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts come together, offering stunning landscapes, rich biodiversity, and unique geological features. The Monument contains habitat across the unique and remarkable desert landscape, providing critical landscape connectivity and critical habitat for several threatened and endangered species such as the Agassiz’s desert tortoise and the desert pupfish.
    Chuckwalla National Monument
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    Rising abruptly from the desert floor, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument reaches an elevation of 10,834 feet. Providing a picturesque backdrop to local communities, visitors can enjoy magnificent palm oases, snow-capped mountains, a national scenic trail, and wilderness areas.
    Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
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    The Monument is an ecological and cultural treasure and is one of the most biodiverse areas in southern California, supporting more than 240 species of birds and 12 threatened and endangered wildlife species. Its designation protects hundreds of sacred American Indian petroglyphs, archaeological, and cultural sites.
    Sand to Snow National Monument
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    Big Morongo Canyon Preserve/ACEC is well recognized as an important wildlife corridor that links BLM's San Gorgonio Wilderness with the San Bernardino National Forest and Joshua Tree National Park.
    Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
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    Leadership

    Brandon Anderson

    Field Manager
    Phone:
    760-833-7100
    Fax:
    760-833-7199
    Email:

    Daniel Kasang

    Associate Field Manager
    Phone:
    760-833-7100
    Fax:
    760-833-7199
    Email:

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    Contact

    Mailing Address:
    1201 Bird Center Drive
    Palm Springs, CA 92262
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 760-833-7100
    Hours:
    Public Room: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Closed on federal holidays.

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    If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

    NOTICES

    After public consultation, The Bureau of Land Management has developed and submitted off-highway vehicle grant proposals to California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. Anyone interested can review and comment on the preliminary applications from March 4 to May 5, by visiting the grants section at https://ohv.parks.ca.gov, or by submitting written comments to the field offices by mail or email.

    The United States Navy is initiating an environmental investigation along the Bradshaw Trail and adjacent area. - Bradshaw Trail Temporary Closure Information

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