Public Input & Actions

The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a wild horse and burro gather of up to 270 animals in the Centennial Herd Management Area (HMA) in San Bernardino and Inyo counties, beginning on Saturday, October 4.

ALTURAS, Calif. – Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management Applegate Field Office will conduct prescribed burns to reduce hazardous fuels near the community of Cassel in Shasta County, starting as early as October xx. The carefully managed broadcast burns will be conducted on 120 acres of BLM-managed public lands west of the Cassel community and will be implemented when weather and fire activity permits. Smoke may be visible throughout the Burney Basin, and to motorists on State Routes 299 and 89.

The Bureau of Land Management’s adjusted recreation permit fees at Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area take effect on October 1. The recreation permit fees are $55 for off-site weekly permits, $70 for on-site weekly permits, and $185 for season permits.

The Bureau of Land Management Northern California District is currently managing an active wildland fire emergency within the Poodle Mountains Wilderness Study Area, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Gerlach, Nevada.

The Bureau of Land Management will begin removing a rockslide that has closed part of the Bizz Johnson National Recreational Trail since January. Work starts Aug. 13 in partnership with the Lassen National Forest and the Lassen Land and Trails Trust, a nonprofit that supports trail management.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed mining project for the Persistence Mine operation in San Bernardino County, Calif. Gold Discovery Group has requested approval of their plan of operations for a 128-acre placer gold mining operation on BLM-managed public land in the Atolia area.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management reminds claimants who wish to retain mining claims on public lands through the 2026 assessment year to pay a Maintenance Fee or file a Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification (Small Miner’s Waiver) on or before Sept. 2, to prevent the mining claim from being declared forfeit and void.

SUSANVILLE, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management is issuing seasonal fire restrictions effective today for public lands in Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou and Shasta counties in California and Washoe County, Nevada, due to wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round, statewide fire prevention order. The fire orders for Applegate and Eagle Lake field offices will remain in effect until further notice.

These plats of survey of lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management, CA State Office, Sacramento, CA, 30 calendar days from the date of this publication.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive geothermal lease sale on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, offering 13 parcels totaling 23,000 acres across Imperial, Lassen, and Modoc counties. The auction will be held online via EnergyNet.

BARSTOW, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has approved St. Cloud Mining’s mining exploration project adjacent to its existing mine in Inyo County. The exploration will occur within the BLM’s Amargosa North Area of Critical Environmental Concern and result in less than one acre of surface disturbance.