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National Office, California

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

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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

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

Pit River Campground Remains Closed Due to Flood Damage

FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Pit River Campground, along the banks of the Pit River, remains closed to the public until the extensive flood dama

California

BLM to Start Pile Burning Near Pine Hill Preserve to Improve Public Safety

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif – In the coming weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will start burning small brush piles to get rid of fire fuel to improve public safety, and as a result, residents of the Cameron Park area near the BLM Pine Hill Preserve may start seeing and smelling smoke.