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California, Northern California DO

Volunteers welcome for National Public Lands Day events in Trinidad, King Range

ARCATA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will welcome volunteers at two North Coast public land improvement projects to observe National Public Lands Day.

California, Northern California DO

Volunteers welcome for National Public Lands Day cleanup in Susanville

historic Susanville Railroad Depot

California, Northern California DO

Volunteers welcome for National Public Lands Day event near Redding

Clear Creek GorgeREDDING, Calif.

California

BLM approves Case Mountain vegetation and forest health plan

An image of the Case Mountain Giant Sequoia Grove.

California

BLM reopening sections of recreation trail network

An image of the Cloverdale trail network after the Carr Fire.

California

BLM to host veterans’ fishing day at the Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area

An image of the Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area.

Northern California DO

BLM reopens Pit River Campground

Pit River Campground along river.

California

Interagency team assessing watershed impacts from Mendocino Complex fires

An image from the Mendocino Complex Fire (Jeff Tunnell/BLM).

Northern California DO

BLM assessing recreational trail damage from Carr Fire

Carr Fire trail damage.

Northern California DO

BLM, Susanville Indian Rancheria will start video monitoring at vandalized cave site

Vandalism repair before and after on rocks.

California

Burned Area Emergency Response Team begins work on Carr Fire area

An image from the Carr Fire.

California

BLM initiates nuisance burro gather along Colorado River

An image of a BLM wild burro.

California

BLM temporarily closing Pit River Campground due to Hat Fire

An image of the BLM Pit River Campground and Day Use Area.

California

BLM reopening recreation areas along Clear Creek and in Cloverdale area

An image of the entrance to the Clear Creek Gorge.

California

BLM reopening Cache Creek, Indian Valley and Walker Ridge after Mendocino Complex Fire

A view of the Cache Creek Management Area.

California

BLM recreation sites reopen along the Merced River after Ferguson Fire

An image of the Merced River Recreation Management Area.

California

BLM concludes emergency burro gather in Piute Mountain Herd Area

An image of BLM Piute Mountain Herd Area wild burros. Photo by David Briery, BLM.

California

Desert Quartzite Solar Project draft environmental analysis available for public comment

A view of the Desert Quartzite Solar Project proposed site (BLM).

California

Campgrounds Reopen, Closures Lifted and Modified in Whaleback Fire Area

An image of Rocky Point at Eagle Lake.

California

BLM Bakersfield seeks input for potential hydraulic fracturing impacts analysis

Image of oil and gas production in the BLM Bakersfield Field Office boundaries (John Ciccarelli, BLM).

California

BLM temporarily closing Cache Creek Management Area due to danger from Mendocino Complex Fire

An image of the Mendocino Complex Fire.

California

BLM Ukiah Field Office increases fire restrictions and further limits target shooting

Image of Mendocino Complex Fire.

California

BLM temporarily closing Indian Valley Management Area due to fire proximity 

An image of the Mendocino Complex Fire.

Northern California DO

BLM temporarily closing public lands near Whaleback Fire at Eagle Lake

Helicopter flying over Whaleback Fire.

California Desert DO

BLM announces approval of $2.5 billion renewable energy transmission and water pipeline in Riverside County, California

Eagle Mountain in the California desert.