Public Input & Actions

REDDING, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service will begin prescribed fire operations throughout Shasta, Tehama, Trinity and Butte counties as weather, fuel, and air quality become favorable. Operations will start as early as Oct. 12 and will continue throughout the fall and winter. These treatments are carefully planned to reduce hazardous fuels, protect nearby communities, and restore native ecosystems. Information about specific upcoming and active burns is available online.

The BLM is developing a proposal to improve forest habitat on about 1,600 acres near Eagle Point. The area is overly dense with vegetation, increasing susceptibility to wildfire.

The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close portions of the Millican Plateau and North Millican OHV Trail Systems Oct. 23–25 to accommodate an annual side-by-side race hosted by King of the Kastle, LLC.

The Bureau of Land Management has issued a Proposed Decision on an Environmental Assessment (EA) to issue a grazing permit on four grazing allotments. The allotments are Basalt, Belleville, Little Huntoon and McBride Flat and lie entirely on BLM-managed lands in Mineral County, NV.

Four Popular BLM Recreation Sites Prepare for Winter Operations

The Bureau of Land Management has issued a Decision to conduct emergency stabilization and burned area rehabilitation (ES&R) on BLM-managed lands impacted by the 2026 Bug and Stallion fires in Washoe County, Nevada and Lassen and Sierra Counties, California.

The BLM reminds community‑minded individuals to apply for open positions on the Utah Resource Advisory Council and the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council.

The BLM extends an invitation to apply for special recreation permits on the eight-mile Chimney Rock Segment of the Lower Crooked Wild and Scenic River and 100 miles of the Lower Deschutes Wild and Scenic River.

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service is preparing two prescribed burns, scheduled to take place between early October 2026 and April 2027.

The Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center is gearing up to inspire the next generation of explorers, and local fourth graders are first in line. Rangers with the Bureau of Land Management’s Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center invite fourth grade teachers to schedule a free Ranger-led presentation to receive Every Kid Outdoors pass for their students.

October 1-20, 2026, portions of Ridge and Rotary trails near Steamboat Springs are closed for fuels reduction work. The Beall Trail is fully reopened.