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California

BLM Seeks Desert District Advisory Council Nominations

The Route 66 Highway runs past Amboy Crater, photo by Bob Wick/BLM

California

BLM Seeks Northern California District Resource Advisory Council Nominations

Lost Coast Headlands, BLM photo

California

Record Number of Visitors Enjoy Carrizo Plain National Monuments Wildflower Bloom

A large field covered with wildlflowers.

California

BLM Offering Firewood Cutting Permits near Ferndale

A large pile of cut wood.

California

Leave No Trace Horse Camping Clinic Set for April 1 in the Sacramento River Bend Area

Horseback riders on a trail in the Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area.

California

Public Riding and Driving Limitations are in Place for Motorcycle Races at Fort Sage OHV Area

Two motorcycle riders on a dirt road leading through a mountain area overlooking a valley.

California

Sheehy fitness park dedication set for April 1

A stone memorial marks the location of the Luke Sheehy Memorial Fitne

California

BLM Crews to Complete Pile Burning Project near Alturas

A very hot fire burns a pile of tree trimmings.

California
A large bighorn sheep (BLM Photo)

BLM announces proposed actions for Bighorn Sheep efforts in San Bernardino County

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, in cooperation with the BLM, will initiate a capture of Desert Bighorn Sheep within four wilderness areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management in San Bernardino County.
California

California Desert District welcomes new associate district manager

A man stands in a desert landscape.

California

Access Limited on Parts of Little South Fork Elk River Trail

A group of people hike on a trail surrounded by ferns and other vegetation through a lush forest

California

Winter Storms Damage Sections of Bizz Johnson Trail; Visitors Urged to Use Caution

March 2017 winter storms wash out a section of the Bizz Johnson Rail Trail near the Susanville River.

California

BLM Releases Alternatives Overview for Palen Solar Photovoltaic Project

Solar panels in the desert. Photo by Tom Brewster Photography.

California

BLM Clarifies Request for Applications for the Mojave Trails National Monument Subgroup

Small dunes formed by north winds pushing sands off the Cadiz Dry Lake have a beautiful spring di

California

Desert Advisory Council Seeks Applications for DRECP Implementation Subgroup

A photo collage with a desert tortoise, joshua trees, wind turbines, and solar panels.

California

BLM Proposes Forest Restoration Actions at Headwaters Forest Reserve

Ferns and other plants grow among the trunks of tall redwood trees.

California

BLM Hosting Nature Hikes to Alabama Hills Movie Locations

A hiker explores the rounded, weathered contours of unique rock formations at the Alabama

California

USFS and BLM 2017 Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Applications are Available for Public Comment

Jeeps on a dirt road in a mountain area. Photo courtesy of U.S.

National Office, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Eastern States, Idaho, Montana-Dakotas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon-Washington, Utah, Wyoming

Ryan Zinke Sworn In as 52nd Secretary of the Interior

Today, Ryan Zinke (pronounced Zink-EE) was confirmed and sworn in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior.

California

Talk will Focus on Elusive Mountain Lions, Fishers

A juvenile fisher stands near pinecones on a rocky mountainside.

California

Update on BLMs Record of Decision on Tortoise Relocation onto Public Lands

A desert tortoise walking on rocks (Laura Patterson/BLM)

California

BLM Reopens its Desert Discovery Center

A group of Americorps interns and volunteers stand in from the of the Desert Discovery Center sign.

California

Desert Advisory Council Seeks Applications for Mojave Trails National Monument Subgroup

Collage of photos of sand dunes, mountains, historic image of planes flying over troops,

California

BLM Announces Public Meetings on Draft Plan for Oil and Gas Leasing in Central California

Dirt roads through a dry hillside with little vegatation in San Benito County, California.

California

Alabama Hills Volunteer Day Planned

Rounded, weathered granite rock formations in the Alabama Hills form a sharp contrast wit