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California

BLM Initiates Fire Restrictions for Public Lands Managed by Redding Field Office

A large cloud of smoke rises over land dotted with trees. BLM photo.

California

BLM Opens Protest Period on Proposed Amendment to Headwaters Management Plan

Large redwood trees grow on a green hillside.

California

BLM Extends Land Withdrawal for Red Rock Canyon State Park

Giant red rock hills in front of green hillsides.

California

BLM Continues Firewood Cutting Program at Lost Coast Headlands near Ferndale

Downed firewood with the ocean in the distance. Photo by Courtney Boyd, BLM.

California

BLM Announces New Daily Fees for Developed Campgrounds in the Eastern Sierra

Trailers at campsite with mountains in the distance. Photo by Steve Nelson, BLM.

California

BLM Pit River Campground Opens for Summer Season

High and raging water flows down the Pit River during the winter and early spring 2017.

California

BLM Applegate Field Office to Close for Renovations

Sign in front of the Applegate Field Office in Alturas, California.

California

Historic Trinidad Lighthouse Open June 18; Summer Tour Schedule Set

Sun fading away over the Pacific Ocean near the Trinidad Lighthouse.

California

Free Guided Hike to Focus on Regrowth after Wildfire

New growth at the bottom of a tree trunk burned out by a wildfire.

California

BLM Plans Prescribed Burn at Bear Creek Unit, Colusa County

A prescribed fire burns in the Bear Creek area in Colusa County.

California

BLM Announces Fire Restrictions for Lands Managed by Central Coast Field Office

A wildfire burns in a dry hillside.

California

Volunteers Welcome at Bald Mountain Trail Improvement Project Day

Three volunteers contsruct trails in the new Bald Mountain trail system by clearing rocks and smoothing the trails.

California

BLM Initiates Emergency Fire Prevention Closure for Whitewater Canyon, Riverside County

Whitewater Canyon (Steve Razo/BLM)MORENO V

California

BLM Initiates Stage III Fire Restrictions in the California Desert District

A view of a desert area with joshua trees, shrubs, and a dry, rocky terrain.

National Office, California

BLM Honors Outstanding Volunteers at 'Making a Difference' Awards Ceremony

WASHINGTON, D.C.

California

BLM to Host Public Meeting to Discuss Point Arena-Stornetta Special Recreation Permits

Runners participate in the annual Waves to Whales Fun Run at the Point Arena.

California

Bus Shuttles Offered for Bizz Johnson National Recreational Trail

A group of people ride bicycles along a dirt trail surrounded by tall trees.

California

BLM Seeks Volunteers for Trail Improvement Project on National Trails Day

A woman clears a trail using a hand tool.

California

BLM Bakersfield Field Office Issues Fire Restrictions

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bakersfield Field Office is issuing fire restrictions effective immediately for federal public lands in several Central Ca

California

BLM to Co-Sponsor Tire Amnesty Week

A group of people stand and sit in a pile of tires collected for recycling. Photo by Georgette A.

California

Wild Horses and Burros Available for Adoption in Plymouth

Four wild horses stand in tall bushes.

California

Headwaters Forest Reserve Trails are Open

Tall trees reach to the sky from the bottom of a forest where ferns and othe vegeation carpet the ground.

California

Long-Term Camping Opportunities Available in the Eastern Sierra

A BLM sign at the entrance to the Goodale Creek Campground with snow covered mountains in the background (BLM Photo).

California

Improvement Work to begin at Rice Canyon OHV Area

A motorcycle rider on a dirt trail rides past a sign marking the open OHV area boundary.

California

Shooting Area Access to be Restricted during Improvement Project

A group of people target shoot in a mountain area (Eric Coulter/BLM)