Public Input & Actions

To reduce the risk of human-caused fires, Bureau of Land Management officials have restricted certain activities on public lands Southwest Oregon.

The Bureau of Land Management is issuing seasonal fire restrictions effective Friday, June 6, due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round, statewide fire prevention order. The seasonal fire order will remain in effect until further notice.

The Bureau of Land Management is issuing seasonal fire restrictions effective Friday, June 6, due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round, statewide fire prevention order. The seasonal fire order will remain in effect until further notice. The BLM-managed public lands affected by these fire restrictions are in the Mother Lode Field Office for Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Yuba counties.

The BLM is issuing a temporary road closure in Lapon Canyon, located in Mineral County, Nevada. The portion of the Lapon Canyon road that will be closed is the last 1.5 miles of the upper access to Lapon Canyon.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the proposed Redonda solar project on approximately 887 acres of public lands in Riverside County. If approved, the project could produce and store up to 250 megawatts of utility-scale energy.

The BLM will increase fees starting July 1 at Rob Jaggers Campground and Valley of Fires Recreation Area in Lincoln County, and the Haystack Mountain and Mescalero Sands North Dune off-highway vehicle areas near Roswell. 

The Bureau of Land Management is improving public facilities and access along the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail to enhance visitor safety and experience. The work is planned on public lands west of Susanville in Lassen County and includes installing new vault toilets, removing a rockslide, and upgrading parking areas. Trail users should expect short-term closures or limited access while construction is underway.

BLM and partners work to control cheatgrass across the High Desert District. Cheatgrass spraying is planned to occur June 2 through August, depending on weather conditions.

The Bureau of Land Management approved expansions of about six acres each to increase production of the PDZ and Teague zeolite mines near Jordan Valley in Owyhee County.

Due to rapidly increasing fire danger, interagency fire managers are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning June 1 at 12:01 a.m. on public lands in southwest Utah and northern Arizona.

BLM seeks public input on the herd management area plans for Antelope and Triple B complexes. The comment period closes on June 29, 2025.